South America Ski Touring

  • Duration 7 Days, 6 Nights
  • Backcountry Skiing

Join us in the south to ski in Argentina or Chile!

The Argentinian Andes and the Chilean regions of Biobio, Araucania, and Los Lagos are home to plants and animals found nowhere else in the world, deep mountain snow, and arguably the world’s best skiing from July to October.

Join us this upcoming September 26 – October 4, 2026 for a once in a lifetime ski touring trip! Please reach out to us for custom dates for 2026 and check out our blog about Skiing the Chilean Volcanoes and guide, Jordan Diefenderfer’s San Maipo Trip Report!

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Trip Details

Duration

7 Days, 6 Nights

Difficulty

Some backcountry skiing experience necessary

Maximum Guide Ratio

3:1

Included

  • IFMGA/AMGA certified & trained guide
  • Transportation and logistics while in SA

Not Included

  • Guide gratuity 
  • Snow travel equipment (splitboard or AT skis)
  • Avy equipment
  • Personal clothing/gear
  • Personal snacks and meals in town

Trip Itinerary

Day 0: Santiago – 90 minute flight to Pucon 

Day 1: Ski at Centro de Ski Pucon, ski area on a volcano

Day 2: Climb and ski Volcan Quetrupillan (ski through bamboo forests, good warm-up day) 

Day 3: Climb and ski Volcan Villarrica (active lava lake at the summit, but sometimes closed because of poisonous gas)

Day 4: Rest day at Termas Geometricas, one of the “hot spring wonders of the world” in a fern canyon with a hot river and icy waterfalls.

Day 5-6: Two day climb of Volcan Lanin with a stay in a mountain hut (old growth raucaria forest, bigger day)

Day 7: Rest day Termas de Huife, hot springs close to town

Day 8: Back to Santiago

Alternates in the region:

Option 1: Las Araucarias Ski Area / ski touring around Volcan Llaima in the araucaria forest

Option 2: Climb Mocho Choshuenco (moderate effort, jungle hike in)

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