Visitor reviews for Corralco-Lonquimay

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• January 01, 2009
  Thomas Buschor from CHILE
  

  The Lonquimay Volcano (Corralco-Lonquimay) is one of the most accessable volcano´s in Chile.
  One of the best for ski-touring. Easy to get there and most of the time, from June to November, with good snow.
  There is a lot of information in the guidebook from Frederic Lena from Belupress edition.
  Also stay at La Suizandina and get information on the surroundings and more on weather and snow conditions, access and ski-touring the Lonquimay volcano.

• August 06, 2008
  Phil Smith from Snoworks All Mountain Ski Courses from UNITED KINGDOM
  

  This is one of our favourite places and part of our 7 Volcanoes Adventure trip we organise every year. On arriving at Corralco you feel like you've arrived in paradise. One beautiful lodge surrounded by stunning araucarias trees. The volcano Lonquimay is spectacular. There are two ski lifts, but who needs more when you have the whole place to yourself. The one main chairlift opens up huge off-piste and you can ski to your heart content untracked snow. We've been lucky and countless times we've had powder all to ourselves.
  If you're fit and an experienced off-piste skier then you can get to the top of the volcano. The climb up will take about 3/4 hours. Be careful it's misleading as it gets pretty steep near the top. We always partner up with our Chilean team Cristian and Guido from Amity Tours. The crater at the top is enormous and the views spectacular. The best route down is on the south side. We're in the southern hemisphere so south facing is the equivalent of north facing for us in Europe. You can descend directly down the south face but again be careful. There is a rock band stretching across the face but enough room to ski through. The snow has always been fantastic and it's a great descent. We'll be back here every August and September on out Chilean adventure. Click onto the Snoworks website if you want more info or would like to join us. Phil

• July 21, 2008
  Mike Taylor - CASA Tours Guide from CANADA
  

  I visit this resort often, the first time being the day they celebrated their chair-lift installation, in 2003, with media crews on scene, and a classy jazz quartet (no less) to entertain. It's in a very cold and windy zone, which results in outrageously deep snow in places, sometimes on the access road. Phoning ahead of arrival is always wise, as sometimes during the quiet season, there's no one around to run the lifts (the other 2 being a beginner's j bar/tow rope, and a t-bar). This volcano offers a most rewarding summit, and is a real grunt of a hike. There is often significant ice and/or avalanche concern, as parts of the ascent are quite steep. In Sept of 2007 I was lucky enough to catch it on a rare knee deep powder day untouched by the wind. It was without a doubt my best run of the year. Of course a pisco sour at the hotel bar after the descent is always in good taste...