Skiing El Colorado
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Farellones,
Chile
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Almost every hostel or accommodation we emailed in South America either had changed ISPs and so their email address no longer worked or the management were very slow at responding to our emails to book beds. Refugio Aleman was no exception but it was a good place to stay. Of course a six bed dorm is not the most romantic accommodation at the snow but it was all our budget would allow. Our first dinner was a soup, a pasta main and some fruit and cream for dessert. The second dinner was a little disappointing. We were all waiting for our second course and discovered that the soup was the main.
The spring skiing was great for us. The slopes and lifts were not crowded and we were warm enough to ski in our new second hand pants and long sleeve cotton tops. We got to the point where we could ski straight onto the lifts.
The snow was slushy by mid-afternoon and had also iced over in shaded areas. The green runs were enough for us. The biggest challenge was returning to Farellones on a run that became narrower and then steeper. One side was very icy, so the run was even narrower. The ski-able side of the run was bordered by a high wooden fence. This was not really a challenge Jill enjoyed at the end of the first or second day. By day three she took it in her slide!
