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Valle Nevado - a ski and adventure
trip like no other! Take a break from
those long, hot days of summer in the
northern Hemisphere. Go south to
Chile and ski the Andes Mountains
for an exciting and scenic experience.
As the second highest mountain
range in the world, Valle Nevado has
numerous trails. If that is not
enough, helicopters offer additional
terrain! photos / Valle Nevado
FWSA SUMMER
2023 CHILE
SKI/ADVENTURE
You asked...we will still deliver! Once
again, due to the uncertain times, we have adjusted
our travel schedule. But...we are planning
the 2023 FWSA summer ski/adventure
trip to Valle Nevado, Chile with additional skiing
available at La Parva & El Colorado.
Valle Nevado is South America's premier
ski resort, offering access to over 7,000 acres
of terrain and has the most modern lift operation
on the continent. They are proud of the
fact that there are no lift lines, a laid-back environment
with entertaining ambience and
delicious gourmet food. The awe-inspiring
peak of El Pomo towers above the twin valleys
in which the three best ski areas of South
America will be found. You will be flying into
Santiago, then travel 90 minutes to the ski
area of the world-famous Andes Mountains.
The resort is known for its wide-open terrain and snow quality due to the
resort's altitude, southern orientation, and its extensive snowmaking system.
This area will provide you amazing views,
varied terrain, and an incredible experience
during our summer...their winter.
POST TRIP
After Valle Nevado, we will be traveling
to the Atacama Desert, which in some parts
is compared to the surface of Mars. The Atacama
Desert is a desert plateau covering a
total area of 40,541 square miles, stretching
600 miles from southern Peru into northern
Chile, west of the Andes Mountain Range.
The Atacama Desert is the driest place in the
world, as well as, the only true desert to receive
less precipitation than the polar deserts.
Most of the desert is composed of stony ter26
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This trip
will be limited, so when the registration materials
are available, do not hesitate to save
your spot!
rain, salt lakes, sand, and felsic lava that flows
towards the Andes.
According to the New York Times, it is the
#2 place to visit. It is a 2-hour plane ride from
Santiago to Calama. Calama is known for the
largest open pit copper mine in the world and
the Atacama Desert receives worldwide recognition
for its focus on astronomy. Astronomy
prevails there because this desert sits at
6,000 feet, which offers exceptional skies and
330 clear nights each year. We will have the
opportunity for hiking, biking, and adventuring
out to see unique environmental landscapes.
Their sand dune terrain makes you
think of Mars. There are salt flats, lagoons
inhabited with flamingos, areas with geysers,
unique flora and fauna, various animals to see
and so much more!
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