Hotel Valle Nevado
Travel Blogs from Valle Nevado
Winter Wonderland
It was an early start to the day to get up to Valle Nevado. The bus picked us up at 7.15am and took us to the ski hire shop where we were kitted out in the necessary skis etc. Then it was back on the bus for the 2 hour drive to Valle Nevado which is 3000m above sea level. We started taking our altitude sickness tablets the day before we left and it …
Did I mention that it was SNOWING!
I was not going to do another entry for Valle Nevado but the last day has been FANTASTIC! But before I get into that, we decided to go for a swim in the outdoor pool. Yes, minus degrees and we went swimming in the outdoor heated pool. The steam was rising off it and it was so warm. Getting to the pool to get in however was freezing and of course …
Cold Chilean Beer!
Well the weather has been great! The week started with a storm that dropped a little over 2 feet of dry powder. So the following day was one of the best days i've had on ski's, just something special about having the mountain to myself with all that fresh pow pow.
The last couple of days have been blue bird and warmer, today it's 33F so …
Día 0 - Cansados pero listos
Cansados.... No creo que otro adjetivo describa como estamos hoy.
Sin embargo, hace rato que no sentía las mariposas en el estomago antes de zambullirme en algo.
Ahora al revisar los últimos preparativos: armar la mochila, comer algo, tratar de dormir. Mañana sólo quedan las 40 horas ...
A neve e o lenhador
... uns três ou quatros era uma missão improvável. Quando chegamos lá descemos pra pista de iniciantes com nosso instrutor que, tenho certeza, passou algum tempo pensando no visual de lenhador despojado que ele levava.
Suspensórios, barba a la Wolverine, touca, tava perfeito! O que não era perfeito, novamente, era seu método para ensinar a esquiar. Assim como o nosso instrutor de snow, o sujeito não tinha qualquer paciência, falava num espanhol lento, ...
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Amenities
- Swimming pool
- Room service
- Restaurant
- Fitness/Health center
- Free parking