Friday, August 29, 2008

Portillo Ski Season 2008


This last weekend I was invited by Portillo for a weekend of snowboarding.

I had never experienced the Portillo hotel experience and I must say, very different from the day trip.

Service is great, everyone on the staff ends up recognizing the guests, and its a rare trait these days. On the lifts, you just let them know you're with the hotel and you feel a little extra special treatment even here. For instance, they'll only need to see you ski pass once, and they'll remember for the length of your stay.

We left a grey and cloudy Santiago to arrive to the perfect blue skies of the Portillo area. There had been a very heavy snowfall the previous Friday and the powder was packed, and very nice.

In the next installment, more on the snow, runs, and pool!


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