I found out that La Parva is over 10,000 feet - that must have been why I was out of breath and not from my lack of exercising! Santiago is only 1700 feet, which means the ride up to the slopes is pretty nauseating at times! There is basically one rode from Santiago to several of the ski areas and the road has each switchback numbered, all the way past 45!
Anyway, we had a great time & I felt surprised every time I looked up! See for yourself!
The Chilean Flag in a beautiful setting. This picture looks pretty, but man, was it cold! I think it was around 15 degrees Fahrenheit (-8 C). The flag is flying straight out, so one can see how hard the wind was blowing.
The town of La Parva!
A Chacarero sandwich, filled with meat & veggies. This particular one had green beans, tomatoes, and fresh aji peppers.
4 comments:
wow---looks beautiful!
You guys are so lucky! How are the trails ranked there? Do they use different colored circles rather than different shapes?
Yeah, it was lots of fun. On the signs they use colors only, but on the maps they have shapes too. Green circle is the easiest, then blue square, then red square, then black diamond. I'm not sure how that compares to the states, but there you go.
Yikes! It is definitely winter there. Glad to hear Brad is a proper ski bunny now.
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