La Parva is Santiago's weekend mountain: closest of the Tres Valles trio, just 90 minutes up the Camino del Cajón, with chalets clinging to a sun-drenched ridge between 2,662 and 3,630 metres. Long the favourite of Santiago families, it pairs gentle groomers with surprisingly serious alpine terrain above.
La Parva is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in Chile, in the Andes. The village sits at 2662 m and the lifts top out at 3630 m, with 28 km of pistes and 16 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 80/100, and the season usually runs Jun 21 → Oct 5.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 13.7k reviews
Strong value for La Parva, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.6/5 from 13,745 reviews). It sits about 3.6 km from the slopes. A budget-friendly option for La Parva, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Great · 559 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in La Parva.
Very good · 324 reviews
A dependable, well-reviewed choice for a stay in La Parva.
Very good · 270 reviews
Strong value for La Parva, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 163 reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in La Parva, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Excellent · 63 reviews
Strong value for La Parva, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 29 reviews
Strong value for La Parva, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Very good · 40 reviews
Strong value for La Parva, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 22 reviews
Strong value for La Parva, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
Excellent · 15 reviews
Strong value for La Parva, with a high guest rating that punches above its nightly price.
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Most lodging in La Parva is private chalets and apartments rather than hotels, and ski-in ski-out depends on which terrace you book. The upper buildings along Las Aguilas put you on the snow; lower addresses can mean a short shuttle or boot walk to the lifts.
La Parva grew up as a residential and private-club resort, and that DNA still defines it: clusters of chalets and apartments stack up the hillside, the lifts open onto largely uncrowded slopes, and the social heartbeat happens around pool decks and family terraces rather than big international hotels. The lift network reaches 16, which is generous for 28 km of marked pistes, meaning short queues and quick laps. Beginners and intermediates get long, mellow blues winding through the lower mountain, ideal for kids learning their first turns at altitude. Stronger skiers head to the Las Lomas sector, where wide alpine bowls and steep faces open up above 3,300 metres, and to the hike-to lines off Falsa Parva for genuine freeride. A short traverse links you into El Colorado and on to Valle Nevado, all under the shared Tres Valles ticket, so you can effectively ski one of the biggest connected areas in South America from a quieter base. The vibe is distinctly Chilean: empanadas at lunch, pisco sours at sunset, a friendly weekend crowd that thins on Mondays. For travellers wanting Andean altitude with easy Santiago access and a more local feel than Valle Nevado, La Parva is the natural pick.
Hotels and apartments around the lifts. Compare prices on Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
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La Parva offers 28 km of pistes across 16 lifts, from 2662 m to 3630 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Jun 21 to Oct 5, with a snow score of 80/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Most lodging in La Parva is private chalets and apartments rather than hotels, and ski-in ski-out depends on which terrace you book. The upper buildings along Las Aguilas put you on the snow; lower addresses can mean a short shuttle or boot walk to the lifts.
La Parva has 28 km of marked pistes served by 16 lifts, between 2662 m and 3630 m of altitude.
La Parva counts about 30 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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