El Colorado
Chile · Metropolitana · Single resort
El Colorado is a ski resort in Metropolitana (Chile). It has 67.6 km of downhill runs and 14 lifts. The runs go from 2413 to 3481 m (1068 m vertical).
Piste difficulty split
- Easy: 14.7 km (22%)
- Medium: 11.5 km (17%)
- Hard: 23.7 km (35%)
- Expert: 17.8 km (26%)
Details
- Night skiing: No
- Steepest spot: 63% (32°)
- Mostly facing west (31% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.
Lifts: 14
Chairlift: 4
- Cóndor · Chairlift · 1,500 pers./h · Seats: 3 · 2822–3201 m
- El León · Chairlift · 1,500 pers./h · Seats: 3 · 2916–3222 m
- Pingüino · Chairlift · 1,500 pers./h · Seats: 3 · 2771–2960 m
- Cururo · Chairlift · 1,200 pers./h · Seats: 2 · 2759–2941 m
- Colorado Chico 2 · 1,000 pers./h · 2772–3015 m
- Colorado Chico 1 · 1,000 pers./h · 2771–3012 m
- La Liebre · 1,000 pers./h · 2896–3317 m
- La Copa · 1,000 pers./h · 2981–3256 m
- Los Zorros 1 · 1,000 pers./h · 2588–2754 m
- Los Zorros 2 · 1,000 pers./h · 2589–2753 m
On site
- 24 car parks
- 4 restaurants & bars by the slopes
- 2 mountain huts
- 1 rental shops
- 1 stops
Historical conditions and snowfall
- November: Snowfall in the month (average) 2 cm, Snow depth 3 cm
- December: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 2 cm
- January: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
- February: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 1 cm
- March: Snowfall in the month (average) 1 cm, Snow depth 2 cm
- April: Snowfall in the month (average) 2 cm, Snow depth 4 cm
Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 3233 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.
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