Friday, August 29, 2008

Portillo Packed Powder




Continuing from the last entry, Portillo Ski was kind enough to invite the surfingchile.blogspot.com up for a weekend on the slopes,
while staying in the Inca Lodge.

First things first
the Snow

Packed powder, beautiful long runs, almost no one else there, let alone crowds.
Clear blue skies, good fast Poma lifts, and tows on the very steep and challenging runs that Portillo is famous for.

The Inca Lagoon was completely covered in snow, normally you can always see at least some of the water, and it's big, it's beautiful, and you can see it from just about anywhere, except the Juncalillo runs that go below the level of the hotel.

Both days were fantastic, cutting through the packed powder, unlike anything.

Apres ski was the heated outdoor pool, dinner, then hot tub, drinks and live music in the bar, partying it up in the disco.

Definitely a fantastic trip, and a top recommend for skiing in June, July, August, and September

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