El Colorado (Chile)

El Colorado is a ski resort about 40 km outside of Santiago, Chile.

Understand
El Colorado has restaurants, equipment rental, and ski and snowboard schools.

Get in
El Colorado is easily accessible from Santiago by road.

By bus
Numerous companies offer service between different points in Santiago and El Colorado, and a round trip ticket usually costs around 12,000 pesos.

By road
El Colorado is only accessible by a narrow mountain route with over 20 switchbacks. Motorists should also be sure to check whether the road is operating in both directions; on weekends during the winter season, the road often operates in one direction (towards El Colorado in the morning, and back to Santiago in the afternoon).

Fees
Ski lift ticket prices (as of 2021):
 * 65 years or older 40,800 pesos
 * 25–64 years old 54,000 pesos
 * 13–24 years old 40,800 pesos
 * 5–12 years old 35,900 pesos
 * 0–4 years old 9,000 pesos

Get around
All parts of the hamlet of El Colorado are accessible by foot. During the season, the ski resort operates a shuttle connecting the hamlet with the mountain base.

Do
Skiing, snowboarding, sun bathing, etc.

Eat
El Colorado ski resort has several restaurants at its base and on the mountain.