Chile Volcanoes Itinerary

Chile Volcanoes Itinerary

CALIFORNIA ALPINE GUIDES Chile Volcanoes Ski Patagonia, Chile ITINERARY Day 0 (Night before the trip begins): Travel from the United States via Santiago, Chile. Day 1 Arrive in Osorno, Chile. Travel to local hacienda, relax in hot springs. Day 2 Climb and ski the Volcano Casablanca. Then we visit some local hot springs and night at a local hacienda Day 3 Volcan Puyehue Start the morning by organizing our ski gear and loading it onto the pack horses. It is an approximately 4 hour horseback ride to get up to the mountain hut at 1,400 meters. Here your guide will set up what will be our rustic, yet cozy, home for the next few days. Night in the mountain hut. Day 4 Early in the morning, we start ski touring to the summit of Volcan Puyehue. From the top the view of the Patagonian Andes is spectacular! You can see other volcanoes in Argentina and Chile along the same fault line as Puyehue: Lanin, Osorno, Puntiagudo, and Tronador. According to conditions, we can ski from the summit into the crater of the volcano, skin/boot pack out of the crater, choose another line, and ski down again! The lines we ski, and the number of runs we ski, is dependent on skiers' skill level and endurance. This is a long day on the volcano and we ski back to the hut. Spend the night in the mountain hut. Day 5 Ski and hike down to the gaucho's ranch. Options are to relax that afternoon or drive to Pucon. The drive to Pucon is 5 hours. Night in a cozy hosteria. Day 6 Climb up Villarica volcano (2,840 meters). Afternoon is spent in the local hot springs, relaxing, and visiting the nice town of Pucon. Night in hotel in Pucon. Day 7 Travel to Volcan Osorno and travel to hut. Day 8 Climb up and ski down Osorno. Back to hut Day 9 Travel to city of Osorno and farewell dinner Flights out the next day. Itinerary subject to change .

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