Valle Nevado, Chile

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Description of Valle Nevado:

Only 37 miles from Santiago, in the middle of the most spectacular scenery in the Andes, full of sunshine and the purest snow, you'll find Valle Nevado, the access gateway to the largest skiing surface in the Southern Hemisphere: The 3 valleys of the Andes.

Valle Nevado is designed down to the smallest of details for the unlimited practice of skiing, amusement, and relaxation. Excellent hotels, restaurants, bars, a pub and discotheque, a variety of shops, and much, much more all combine to create a skiing experience unparalleled by anywhere else in the world.

Just look at the statistics: 26,440 acres of skiing area, 67 miles of slope catering to every level of ability, 41 lifts allowing complete access with hardly ever any lines, and a vertical drop of over 4,000 feet. If you can't get enough skiing using the lifts, you can try heli-skiing through one of the mountain heli-skiing companies.

Snowboarding, cross-country skiing, riding in sleighs drawn by a team of huskies, instruction at every level and technique, and endless downhill runs all combine to make Valle Nevado the number 1 choice of those seeking the utmost in summer skiing.