Valle Hermoso
Ski resort · Del Bio-Bio, Chile
Valle Hermoso is a ski resort in Del Bio-Bio (Chile) with 26 km of runs and 11 lifts. You can ski between 1,523 m and 2,403 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 880 m. Its longest run is Tres Marías Bajas (2.2 km) and the steepest, Estadio Slalom, reaches ≈ 46% on its toughest stretch.
See Valle Hermoso on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 26 km
- Lifts
- 11
- Elevation
- 1,523–2,403 m
- Vertical drop
- 880 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Green1.1 km
- Blue8.0 km
- Red15 km
- Black2.0 km
The steepest runs at Valle Hermoso
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- Estadio Slalom Red≈ 46% · 25°
- Águila Red≈ 43% · 23°
- Benno Red≈ 39% · 21°
- Chueco Black≈ 38% · 21°
- Tres Marías Bajas Red≈ 37% · 20°
The longest runs
- Tres Marías Bajas Red2.2 km
- Bosque Nevado Blue2.2 km
- Tres Marías Bosque Blue1.8 km
- Travel del Burro Red1.8 km
- Pillín Red1.6 km
Lifts
8 chairlifts · 2 T-bar lifts · 1 J-bar lift.
When to go to Valle Hermoso
For snow, August: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is June.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 1,971 m (the resort's mean elevation is 1,963 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Resorts near Valle Hermoso
- Antuco55 km · 5.9 km of runs
- Caviahue110 km · 17 km of runs
- Corralco168 km · 26 km of runs
- Las Araucarias (Formerly Llaima)202 km · 11 km of runs
- Las Leñas228 km · 27 km of runs
- Centro Ski Pucón282 km · 11 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Valle Hermoso?
- In Del Bio-Bio, Chile. The nearest resort is Antuco, 55 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Valle Hermoso have?
- 26 km: 1.1 km of green runs, 8.0 km of blue runs, 15 km of red runs, 2.0 km of black runs.
- What is the elevation of Valle Hermoso?
- You can ski between 1,523 m and 2,403 m: a vertical drop of 880 m.
- How many lifts does Valle Hermoso have?
- 11: 8 chairlifts, 2 T-bar lifts, 1 J-bar lift.
- What is the steepest run at Valle Hermoso?
- Estadio Slalom (red), at ≈ 46% (25°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Valle Hermoso?
- For snow, August: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is June. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Valle Hermoso?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.