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  • August 21, 2012
    Tomasso from Chile

    Pros:
    - way less congested than the resorts near Santiago (El Colorado, La Parva, Valle Nevado)
    - great scenery

    Cons:
    - an absolute lack of security; in 2011 an Argentine girl died when she was strangled by the lift's rope of Roca Jack .. those dangerous lifts are still in place, and there's hardly a sign telling you how the five skiers have to download

  • Portillo Clasificaciones

    En base a voto(s) Voto

    Acceso: 3.2

    (1) Al menos una parada durante la noche, (2) requiere un día entero, (3) requiere más de la mitad de un día -puede que tenga tiempo para dar algunas vueltas (4) llegada a la hora de almuerzo y esquí toda la tarde, (5) hay un aeropuerto principal a una hora de Portillo .

    		 Transporte público: 3.6

    (1) No hay autobuses o taxis hacia Portillo, (3) Los autobuses o trenes disponibles son lentos o poco frecuentes, (5) Es fácil llegar al complejo, tránsito frecuente de autobuses y conecciones de trenes.
    Escenografía: 4.7

    (1) Un resort desagradable en una localidad sin mayores atractivos, (3) vista de montaña y resort de nivel regular (5) un escenario espectacular y una hermosa localidad histórica.

    		 Alojamiento: 2.9

    (1) No hay lugares donde alojarse en o cerca de Portillo , (3) algunos lugares para hospedarse en el resort, (5) una amplia variedad de alojamientos adecuados para satisfacer todos los presupuestos.
    Habitaciones Baratas: 2.4

    (1) Presupuesto de alojamiento no disponible (3) Apenas uno o dos albergues, se sugiere reservar por adelantado, (5) varias hostales y pensiones a precios módicos disponibles.

    		 Hoteles de lujo: 2.9

    (1) Alojamiento de alto nivel no disponible, (3) Apenas uno o dos hoteles de alto nivel, se sugiere reservar por adelantado, (5) algunos hoteles de lujo en Portillo.
    "Ski-in"/"Ski-out": 3.7

    (1) La zona de esquí se encuentra lejos de cualquier alojamiento, (3) un autobús de esquí le lleva de forma gratuita a la zona de esquí en un viaje corto, (5) alojamiento de esquí "Ski-in"/"Ski-out"está disponible.

    		 Cuidado de los niños: 4.2

    (1) No hay ninguna guardería en Portillo, (5) el resort tiene excelentes guarderías, incluyendo al menos una a un precio muy razonable.
    Nieve segura: 3.4

    (1) Ocasionalmente se presenta suficiente nieve para esquiar, (2) a menudo está cerrado debido a la falta de nieve, (3) ocasionalmente sufre de una falta de nieve, (4) rara vez sufre de una falta de nieve, (5) Portillo se presenta nieve segura incluso en las temporadas más pobres.

    		 Cañones de nieve: 2.3

    (1) Portillo depende completamente de nieve natural, (3) hay sólo algunos cañones, (5) hay cañones de nieve en todas las pistas.
    Aplanadoras de Nieve: 3.9

    (1) No hay aplanadoras de nieve en Portillo, (3) ocasionalmente algunas pistas quedan sin aplanar y en mal estado, (5) todas las pistas en Portillo se aplanan diariamente.

    		 Refugio: 2.9

    (1) No hay ningún lugar para esquiar cuando está ventoso o la visibilidad es mala, y a menudo se cierran los elevadores, (3) hay algunos árboles de escasa visibilidad pero a veces los elevadores cierran, (5) Portillo es principalmente en el bosque donde puede esquiar en días de luz plana y ventosos, rara vez cierre de elevadores.
    Opciones cercanas: 1.7

    (1) Si las condiciones de nieve son pobres en Portillo, va a ser pobre en todas partes cercanas, (3) existen buenas alternativas a una hora en automóvil, (5) otros lugares en el mismo paquete proporcionan una rica variedad de condiciones de nieve segura para esquí.

    		 Clasificación regional: 4.1

    (1) Portillo usualmente tiene pobres condiciones de nieve en comparación con otros centros turísticos en la región, (3) tiene condiciones medias para la región, (5) usualmente tiene las mejores condiciones de nieve en la región.
    Eleva al personal: 4.3

    (1) El personal en Portillo es descortés e ineficiente, (5) Eleva al personal en Portillo son agradables, alegres y con ganas de ayudar.

    		 Multitudes/colas de espera: 4.3

    (1) el resort siempre está concurrido y suelen haber largas colas, (3) ocacionalmente tranquilo durante fines de semana y vacaciones escolares, (5) poco concurrido y colas de espera son muy raras.
    Escuelas de esquí: 3.6

    (1) Ninguna escuela de esquí disponible, (2) una o dos escuelas de esquí pero sólo en el idioma local, (3) algunas escuelas de esquí pero solicite por adelantado instructores multi-lingües.

    		 Alquiler y Reparaciones: 4.0

    (1) No se consigue nada, ni siquiera cera de esquí o PTex. (3) hay algunas tiendas de esquí pero la renta de equipos debe ser reservada con antelación, (5) equipos de esquí de buena calidad a la venta o en alquiler y reparaciones son posibles durante la noche.
    Variedad de pistas: 3.3

    (1) Las pistas son habituales y sin rasgos distintivos, (3) las pistas son variadas pero no lo suficientemente extensas para una semana, (5) Portillo tiene interesantes y diversas pistas incluyendo bosques y altos terrenos alpinos.

    		 Principiantes: 3.3

    (1) Principiantes pueden sólo ver otros en esquís o snowboard, (3) algunas suaves laderas pero principiantes pueden aburrirse en menos de una semana, (3) extensas áreas de terreno suave.
    Intermedios: 3.3

    (1) Ningún terreno intermedio en Portillo, (3) esquiadores intermedios se aburrirán al cabo de unos días, (5) vastas zonas de cruce de pistas.

    		 Avanzado: 4.2

    (1) Nada para esquiadores y snowbordistas avanzados, (3) suficiente terreno empinado por algunos días y con algunos muy buenos para el esquí fuera de pista, (5) Suficiente áreas de terreno empinado y áreas fuera de pista para entretener a esquiadores avanzados al menos por una semana.
    Parque de Nieve: 1.2

    (1) Ni siquiera un trampolín en Portillo, (3) Parque de tamaño medio y bien cuidado, (5) enorme parque diseñado por expertos, con senderos para saltos y carreras de boardercross.

    		 Fuera de pista: 3.7

    (1) Ningún "fuera de pista"que valga destacar, (2) "fuera de pista" fuera de los límites, (3) alguna variedad de "fuera de pista" que permanece fresco durante uno o dos días, (5) una amplia gama de rutas "fuera de pista" que pueden permanecer sin marcas de tránsito por varios días.
    Travesía: 1.6

    (1) No hay ningún lugar para esquí de fondo alrededor de Portillo, (3) hay algunos senderos para esquí de fondo disponibles, (5) la zona cuenta con muchos senderos espectaculares y bien mantenidos para esquí de fondo.

    		 Luge/Tobogán: 1.0

    (1) No designado "luge" o carreras de trineo, (3) hay carreras de trineo en tobogan abiertas a menudo, (5) Portillo cuenta con instalaciones largas y bien mantenidas para "luge" y carreras de trineo en tobogan accesible a todas las edades.
    Gastronomía de montaña: 2.7

    (1) Ningún lugar para comprar alimentos en las pistas, (3) algunos lugares para comer arriba en la montaña pero a menudo muy caros y concurridos, (5) existe una gran variedad de excelentes restaurantes de montaña justo al lado de las laderas para satisfacer todos los presupuestos.

    		 Dónde Comer: 3.5

    (1) Lleva tu propia comida, no hay ni siquiera una tienda. (5) Una gran variedad de lugares para comer y beber en el resort, desde comida rápida a restaurantes de lujo.
    Después del esquí: 3.3

    (1) Nada para hacer, ni siquiera un bar (3) hay algunos bares en el resort pero nada especial, (5) clubes y bares permanecen abiertos hasta muy tarde y tienen un ambiente agradable.

    		 Otros deportes: 3.1

    (1) Ningún otro servicio deportivo aparte de los elevadores, (3) el resort tiene sólo una pequeña piscina pública, (5) cuenta con todo tipo de instalaciones deportivas, incluyendo una piscina de tamaño completo.
    Entretenimiento: 2.4

    (1) Además de la nieve y caminar no hay nada más que hacer aquí, (3) el no-esquiador encontrará cosas para hacer por pocos días pero puede que se aburra después de una semana, (5) la zona turística es un lugar fascinante para visitar, más allá de los deportes de invierno.

    		 Paseos de invierno: 1.7

    (1) Caminatas con accesos muy limitados y ningún sendero con raquetas (3) un par de senderos escénicos para caminatas con o sin raquetas (5) diversos y extensos senderos para caminatas de invierno en todos los niveles.
    Valor del Pase de Esquí: 3.6

    (1) Un pase de esquí de 1 semana está sobrevalorado en comparación con el número de elevadores disponibles, (3) el pase de esquí tiene un valor relativamente aceptable y abarca un número razonable de elevadores, (5) el valor de los pases de esquí es excelente en relación calidad-precio y cubren un gran número de elevadores que abarcan un área extensa.

    		 Valor (Nacional): 3.3

    (1) En general, Portillo es uno de los centros de esquí más caros en el país pero en sí no lo vale, (3) de promedio medio por el dinero que representa , (5) en general ofrece lo mejor en temas de resorts en el país.
    Valor (Global): 3.7

    (1) En general, Portillo es uno de los centros de esquí más caros del mundo, (3) en general ofrece relación media en cuanto a calidad-precio comparado con centros de otros países, (5) internacionalmente el resort ofrece una excelente relación calidad-precio.

    En base a voto(s) Voto

  • June 12, 2012
    Celso from Brazil

    Amantes da neve,

    alguém conhece algum site que tenha webcam's de Portillo ou pelo menos um bom relatório atualizado sobre a neve?
    Estou comprado para ir no final de agosto/2012 e como será minha primeira vez em Portillo gostaria de juntar algumas informações.

    abs e boas descidas.

    [note from the editor: if anyone is able to suggest a webcam please do let us know at help@snow-forecast.com]

    [nota do editor: se alguém é capaz de sugerir uma webcam, por favor deixe-nos saber em help@snow-forecast.com]

  • July 28, 2011
    Juan from Chile

    Exelentes canchas y muy buen servicio

  • June 29, 2011
    Mirko from Argentina

    Portillo, es conocido como el crucero que nunca se mueve.
    Todo funciona, todo esta incluido, el personal esta esperandote para ayudarte y super preparado !!!
    Solo 450 huespedes atendidos por igual numero de personal, atentos y dispuestos
    Es la ecuacion justa entre esqui, descanso, y vacaciones.
    No conozco otro centro de esqui parecido, y se los recomiendo, despues no querrar ir a otor lado..

  • September 22, 2010
    James Statham from Canada

    Just returned from Portillo and in a light snow year and had a great time.

    Portillo has the vertical of an eastern resort, but with western conditions - high alpine with chutes, steeps and the world famous Super C couloir.

    Tio Bob's is one of the best ski bar/restaurants in the world along with the Moosewirt in St. Anton and the Longhorn at Whistler/Blackcomb.

    More of the world's best skiers have skied here than anywhere else. Portillo is a legend. The only place better is Revelstoke.

  • August 27, 2010
    Arthur from Brazil

    Portillo is a nice place to come and have fun, with good food (all included) and a live band every night to distract people after ski. There's also a nice swimming pool and dance club. What is a bit dissapointing is that there are very few slopes, mainly two big ones and others small on the sides. This is really not enough to compare with the other large resorts available, even in Chile. Also there is no snow park, which can be frustrating specially to the snowboarders (like me). But overall we had fun, people were friendly in general. I hope the number of slopes increases in the future, it would make Portillo a real good option even worldwide. Today I think it's still limited.

  • August 17, 2010
    Rich from United States

    Portillo has a beautiful and cozy bar with a fireplace on the second floor (not a lounge like in the Minneapolis Radisson). There is tons of off-piste skiing accessible from the four (not two) multi-man slingshot lifts - only in use at Portillo - that gain 500-1,100 feet of vertical over a length of 1,100 to 2,100 feet. As for pitch, the top of Roca Jack is 50+ degrees, good enough for the Austrian Ski Team to use for downhill training every year. Finally, you drove yourself to Portillo, a place with zero use for a car, instead of taking one of the easily accessible drivers or shuttles? If you're going to diss a place, at least get the facts straight. Giving any bias, Portillo and its loyal guests - including some of the best skiers in the world - are probably glad to see the last of you.

  • June 30, 2010
    Martina Diez-Routh from United Kingdom

    I love Ski Portillo, it is a great place with spectacular scenery. For those comments I have been reading below that they did not like some aspects of it, I would say, you might have got a wrong selling speech. The hotel is old and not-fancy, with no TV, only one bar, one disco and a bar across the international route where the staff mainly goes with some adventurous guests, but the quality of snow usually is great, thanks to its altitude and lack of wind. The food is great and the chef gives you great options of all kinds of fish in Chile. You have four meals a day and then you can have one meal on the on-top mountain restaurant Tio Bobs with superbs views of the Laguna del Inca.
    The rooms are simple, with no TV, but that makes you want to go to socialise to their living room. It feels like if you were staying at home, like what old ski resorts use to be.
    Obviously, it is great to relax on the pools and now on their two hot tubs, and you can take their yoga and stretching sessions.
    Overall, Portillo is a great experience with magnificent vistas.

  • December 17, 2009
    Kevin Lee from Canada

    I keep reading that this area is one of the top 10 in the world. This really upsets me, because I made a point of travelling across the continent to ski it (travelled from Buenos Aires). It's a tiny small area, with nothing but blue runs. Nothing challenging, nothing steep, nothing long. The lifts are from the stone age, slow and clunky. When I was there half the resort was down due to a power failure for half the day. They harp on the "off piste" Well there are a couple of cable lifts that drag you literally only 2 or 3 hundred meters up a slope. From there you might get a half dozen turns on reasonable steepness. But I ask you, is it worth the time and expense for 6 turns? Also, at the end of the day I thought I'd drop into the lounge for a beer before driving back to the city (Santiago). Well to my disbelief there is no lounge. No where to sit and enjoy a cocktail or hot drink after a day of skiing? What's up with that? As I was walking through the hotel looking for the non-existent lounge, I was confronted by a nasty hotel worker who began shouting at me in Spanish, telling me I can't walk around the hotel. I was in the pubic area.
    All in all, I was not impressed. One of the worst 10 areas I've ever skied at, and I've skied hundreds.

  • September 20, 2009
    Brett from Australia

    Portillo is a great resort with excellent terrain. The food is top notch, bar the afternoon snack; bring some alcohol and some good books. The hotel at Portillo can organize a shuttle service for 12000 peso back to Santiago. Stayed in the Inca lodge. You can meet great people and the staff are friendly.

  • September 06, 2009
    Alix from Bolivia

    I am currently in Portillo and staying in the lodge: a less expensive option to the overpriced hotel. The weather is dreadful and I haven't been able to walk to or from the lodge to the hotel as the walkway hasn't been shoveled and I fall down to my waist trying to traverse the short distance. I've found the staff surly and the place dirty. The staff seem bored and are all sitting around in groups; it would be nice if someone would shovel the walk way. If I could get a shovel I would do it myself. The food for those staying in the lodge is exceptionally bad - stale bread rolls with butter for afternoon tea. All the attractions listed such as the cinema, library, game room etc are closed as are the lifts and runs. A very poor holiday experience all round.

  • June 15, 2009
    Bruce from United States

    Portillo now has off-piste as steep as Jackson Hole or the Palisades at Squaw. Riding the Va a Vients (a new advanced run for 2009) is an adventure.
    For adventuresome children, there is certainly enough to keep them occupied when not skiing (indoor soccer, basketball, a decent library, et. al.) For sedentary children, it would be 'boring'.
    For adults, a late evening at La Posada is a must.
    Instructors are excellent. Food and service are superb (get to know Senor Besa) and Henry and Miguel have done great things to the resort. Just remember, the rooms are simple and while there is no TV (a blessing from my perspective) there is good wireless connectivity.
    Access is two hours from Santiago, with some magnificent vistas.
    Just bring your game when skiing OB.

  • May 12, 2009
    Ignacio from Chile

    Portillo is among the best ski resorts in Chile, although it´s one of the last to have enough snow to ski. It´s not intended for family, mainly due to a lack of alternative activities (especially for children), but for intermediate and high level skiers and boarders. Last season I spent 2 weeks at Portillo, with large amounts of snow (even with closed roads for a few days)
    Undoubtedly the best family ski resort is by far Termas de Chillán, 400km south of Santiago.

  • September 15, 2006
    thomas hartman from United States

    Was at Portillo 8/5/06 to 8/12/06. Was very impressed with staff, food and with the hotel. It is an older hotel; 1950 era but was great for skiing. This place is for someone who wants to ski daily. Very limited in other things to do. So go there to ski, eat and rest. Nice bars for adults but limited night time things for teens or children. Bring good book to read or movies for own dvd player. Also instructors for skiing were the best so sign up for daily skiing instruction.

  • July 23, 2006
    Don from Chile

    Greg -
    On July 11th we were at 180cm of snow for a storm that eventually left 225cm. That provided a great base for the 130cm that we just got in last two days. The skiing is phenomonal, some of the best in recent memory for most people here. Tuesday and Wednesday are supposed to be big snow days again. As for work, the hotel is full of great folks from all over the world and as long as its not puking snow we have plenty of work and we're not going anywhere. To those one their way, we look forward to having you here and you should be excited.

  • July 20, 2006
    Chris NJ USA from United States

    Greg,

    Just days after your comment Portillo gets 7.5 feet - those who did leave will be kicking themselves now.
    *** I drove by Portillo in June 2000 - they were closed due to no snow. Had to go south to Termas de Chillan. It was well worth the effort.

  • July 07, 2006
    Greg Sumner from United States

    Ski Conditions (so far) this year (July 11 2006) are horrible, many guides are leaving and returning
    to their homelands for lack of work.

  • June 22, 2006
    Randy Havre from United States

    We've been traveling from Hawaii to Portillo for four summers now. The traverse off of Roca has great chutes. The service is excellent and no lines. Aloha.

  • July 21, 2005
    Rafael Ramos from Chile

    Portillo is one of the TOP 10 ski resorts in the World.
    Has the fastes run in the World: La Roca Jack.
    Accomodations are Top Class in its Old Grand Hotel Portillo.

  • August 17, 2004
    Dan from Argentina

    Expensive and not too interesing pistes........nice off piste though.............but there`s only one hotel and the prices it asks are massive (plus their rental prices are big too). NOT for the budget skiier/boarder. It is a beautiful place though.