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Lagunillas ski resort

Snow-covered ski slopes at sunset above Lo Barnechea, Chile
Ski slopes above Lo Barnechea, near Santiago, Chile. Photo: Daniel Kist / Pexels.

The short answer

Lagunillas has about 5 km of mapped runs and 3 lifts, with skiing from about 2,208 m up to 2,481 m (8,140 ft), a vertical drop of 272 m. By mapped runs it is number 9 of the 9 Chile ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), about 52 km away in a straight line.

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Lagunillas: runs from 2,208 m to 2,481 m, a vertical drop of 273 m2,3002,400Top of the highest mapped run: 2,481 m (8,140 ft)Top 2,481 m · 8,140 ftBase 2,208 m · 7,244 ft273 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
2,481 m8,140 ft
Vertical drop
272 m892 ft
Mapped runs
5 km10 runs
Lifts
3mostly platter lifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 10% (0.5 km), Easy 15% (0.8 km), Intermediate 25% (1.3 km), Advanced 50% (2.6 km)Novice: 0.5 km, 2 runs (10%)10%NoviceEasy: 0.8 km, 1 runs (15%)15%EasyIntermediate: 1.3 km, 2 runs (25%)25%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.6 km, 5 runs (50%)50%Advanced

About 25% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 25% intermediate and 50% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20.5 km
Easy10.8 km
Intermediate21.3 km
Advanced52.6 km

Lifts

3 mapped lifts, most of them platter lifts.

Lift typeCount
Platter lifts3

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL)Santiago52 km
Governor Francisco Gabrielli (MDZ)Mendoza163 km
Suboficial Ay Santiago Germano (AFA)San Rafael205 km

Ski transfers to Lagunillas

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Lagunillas?

The highest mapped run starts at about 2,481 m (8,140 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,208 m (7,244 ft), a vertical of 272 m (892 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Lagunillas have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 5 km of downhill runs and 3 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Lagunillas?

Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 52 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Lagunillas piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.