Antillanca ski resort explained

Antillanca
Location:Andes Mountains,
Chile
Nearest City:Osorno
Top Elevation:1540 m
Base Elevation:1040 m
Number Trails:14
Longest Run:2800 m
Liftsystem:1 chairlift, 4 surface lift
External Link:http://www.antillanca.cl/

Antillanca is a ski resort in the Puyehue National Park, Los Lagos Region, in southern Chile. The nearest city is Osorno, 98 kilometers away.

Antillanca gets its name from the Mapudungun "antü llangka", which means "pearl of the sun".[1]

Location

This ski resort is located in the Puyehue National Park, on the slope of the Casablanca Volcano, near the Puyehue and Aguas Calientes hot springs, all belonging to the Antillanca volcanic complex.

Runs and lifts

Antillanca has 14 marked tracks, 3 for beginners, 4 for intermediates, 6 for advanced and 1 for experts.[2] With a total of 400 hectares of skiable area, the longest is 2800 meters long. In addition to these, there are 14 other natural tracks of different levels of difficulty.[3]

There are 5 mechanical means that allow access to slopes, 1 two-seater chairlift and 4 ski lifts.

Services

The resort has several services associated with skiing and snowboarding: equipment rental, ski and snowboard school, mechanical workshop, among others. There is also a cafeteria and a medical center to support practitioners.

The complex also has a 45-room hotel and a refuge with 85 rooms. The hotel has a heated swimming pool, restaurant, bar, cafeteria and gym.[4]

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20060703105731/http://www.uach.cl/publicaciones/extension/toponimi.pdf Toponimia de Chile
  2. https://snowon.net/resort/antillanca/overview/ Antillanca Ski Resort - Overview
  3. https://snowon.net/resort/antillanca/trail-map/ Antillanca Ski Resort - Trail Map
  4. https://antillanca.cl/servicios/ Hotel Antillanca