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HeliSkiing in Chile
Powder South offers Heli-Packages in the Chilean Central Andes, primarily between latitude 32 degrees and 35 degrees south. We are based outside of Santiago, Chile where we have access to thousands of hectares of unlimited terrain, literally about 500,000 hectares/ or 1 million Acres! With all 4 areas we use from the Lodge. Our terrain offers the most beautiful faces, steep couloirs, exciting ridges, big bowls and even volcanoes
Such terrain includes the Aconcagua, Juncal and Rio Colorado Valleys to the north, the Olivares, Parraguirre, and Tupungato Valleys located centrally, and the Aparejo, Marmolejo, Pangal, Rengo to Tinguiririca Valleys to the south each uniquely different from one another. This is an amazingly vast mountain region offering a variety of endless terrain from glaciated Andean peaks to steep ridges and gullies, with elevations ranging from 2,500 meters (8,250') to 4,500 meters (14,850'), a combination of some of the world's most exciting heli-skiing/snowboarding terrain imaginable, surrounded by a breathtaking backdrop of 6,700 meter (22,000') peaks.
We have the privilege of maritime snow pack, which is dry due to the high altitude dry snow, synonymous with champagne powder at its best. Snow accumulation comes from the Pacific Ocean, a mere 100 miles (160 km) west of the Andes. Flying conditions are best during winter, due to an almost zero thermal reduction, a daily weather phenomena in summer, caused by heat and cumulus build-up in early afternoon.
