BOOK YOUR PORTILLO, CHILE SKI VACATION NOW TO GUARANTEE YOUR PLACE FOR NEXT SUMMER

09-20-2007

 

Portillo, CHILE (Sept. 17, 2007) – After completing the 2007 season with above average snowfall and all hotels booked to capacity, Ski Portillo Chile announces the 2008 ski season will run from June 21 – Oct. 4, 2008. Guests booking a 2008 ski-week prior to Oct. 31, 2007 will receive last season’s prices and save five to ten percent per person at Hotel Portillo, including seven-night accommodation, seven-day lift ticket, and four meals daily.

 

Named one of the Top 10 Ski Resorts in the World, Portillo is the oldest and most exclusive resort in South America and combines old-world elegance, breathtaking scenery and epic skiing. Portillo accommodates only 450 guests per week, so there are never lift lines or crowded slopes. Vast stretches of untouched terrain and freshly groomed runs beckon skiers of all abilities.    

 

For information or to book a vacation to Portillo (including flights), call toll-free from the U.S., 1.800.829.5325 or email reservas@skiportillo.com.  Visit www.skiportillo.com.

 

Portillo offers many special weeks during the season, including the following: 

Chilean Wine Week

Featuring daily wine tastings, wine knowledge courses, a guest ski/snowboard race and après ski wine party, Portillo’s seventh annual Wine Week showcases top traditional and up-and-coming Chilean wineries. (No extra cost)

 

Ski with the Superstars Week

Participants will have the opportunity to spend the week mastering the steeps and deeps of the Chilean Andes with top freeskiing champions, including Chris Davenport, Wendy Fisher, Shane McConkey and other top professional freeskiers.

 

RATES (based on ski-weeks purchased prior to Oct. 31, 2007)

 

 

HOTEL PORTILLO

Prices begin at US$1,300 a person at Hotel Portillo and include seven nights’ accommodation, seven-day lift tickets, and four meals daily.

 

In addition to the grand Hotel Portillo, there are options for the budget conscious. For die-hard skiers and snowboarders, the Octagon Lodge and Inca offer no frills, lower bills:

OCTAGON LODGE

Prices begin at US$800 per person and include accommodations with four bunk beds and a private bathroom, meals in the Hotel Portillo Dining Room and lift tickets.

INCA LODGE

With prices beginning at US$550 per person for a week of accommodations, lift tickets and meals, the Inca Lodge offers the lowest rates in Portillo.  Lodging accommodations consist of a small room with four bunk beds and community bathrooms as well as meals in the self-service restaurant.

 

CONVENIENT ACCESS

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