Slope Breakdown
La Parva at a glance
La Parva is a ski resort in Chile, part of the Tres Valles ski area. It offers 38 km of slopes served by 15 lifts, with skiing between 2,662 m and 3,630 m (968 m vertical). That makes it the 2nd largest of the 3 ski resorts in Chile listed on Intski. The season usually runs from June to October. La Parva is an intermediate's mountain: roughly 53% of the slopes are red runs.
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 15 cm of new snow at the top (3,630 m) in the next 3 days, 13 cm at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Santiago (SCL) — about 47 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 83,000 CLP (2026 season). La Parva Ticket Fix (dated) adult.
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La Parva resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About La Parva
La Parva is both a small town and a ski resort about 50 km north-east of Santiago, the Chilean capital. It occupies the middle ridge of the three-valley group that makes up the Tres Valles area, with El Colorado on one side and Valle Nevado on the other.
Resort Highlights
The middle ridge of Chile’s Tres Valles
La Parva is both a small town and a ski resort about 50 km north-east of Santiago, the Chilean capital. It occupies the middle ridge of the three-valley group that makes up the Tres Valles area, with El Colorado on one side and Valle Nevado on the other. Its central position puts both neighbours within reach, which is worth knowing for anyone hoping to sample all three during a stay.
Andean altitude
Everything about La Parva starts with height. The lowest lifts load at 2,662 m, a base that many Alpine resorts would be content to call a summit, and the top station reaches 3,630 m, the maximum skiable height Wikipedia records for the resort. That is close to 1,000 m of vertical, all of it well above the 2,200 m line at which altitude begins to make a real difference to snow reliability, and it is the main reason the site rates La Parva as snow-sure. At these heights the views are wide open, and the scenic rating follows naturally.
The area covers 40 km of pistes with 14 lifts, and no breakdown into easy, intermediate and expert terrain is published in our data. Wikipedia’s older count of twelve lifts, two of them four- and three-seater chairs, with a combined lift line of 9,673 m, gives a sense of the scale: a compact, high resort rather than a sprawling one, and the current count of 14 suggests the network has grown a little since. The site also tags La Parva for its modern lifts. Wikipedia notes that the resort has mechanised equipment for maintaining and repairing the slopes, so grooming is part of the operation rather than an afterthought.
A southern-hemisphere season
La Parva runs from June to October, the southern winter, which makes it an option for skiers who want a second season while the Alps are in summer. Being 50 km from Santiago means a city base is realistic, and the resort is the sort of place that can be built into a wider Chilean itinerary rather than needing a dedicated week.
Practical notes
The town itself is small, and with El Colorado and Valle Nevado next door the wider Tres Valles group is where the choice lies for a longer stay. Santiago’s airport (SCL) is the nearest, roughly 47 km away as the crow flies, though the road up into the Andes is considerably longer than the straight line suggests.
Frequently asked questions about La Parva
El Colorado and Valle Nevado. La Parva sits on the middle ridge between them.
The lowest lifts start at 2,662 m and the top station is at 3,630 m, which Wikipedia gives as the maximum skiable height.
Both. It is a small town and ski resort about 50 km north-east of Santiago.
Fourteen in current data. Wikipedia's earlier count was twelve, two of them four- and three-seater chairs, covering 9,673 m of lift line in total.
La Parva has 38 km of marked slopes: 12 km easy (blue), 20 km intermediate (red), 6 km expert (black), served by 15 ski lifts.
The skiing in La Parva ranges from 2,662 m at the base to 3,630 m at the top — a vertical drop of 968 m.
The ski season in La Parva typically runs from June to October. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
La Parva works for beginners, though it is not a dedicated beginner resort: about 32% of the slopes (12 km) are easy blue runs.
La Parva has 6 km of expert (black) slopes — about 15% of the total.
An adult day pass in La Parva costs around 83,000 CLP (2026 season). La Parva Ticket Fix (dated) adult.
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