Santiago,
CHILE (September 2013) — For skiing and snowboarding aficionados, the ultimate
ski-in-summer experience is a ski week in Ski
Portillo, Chile. To make the ski week even more sublime, Ski Portillo
offers heliskiing
in the Andes Mountains from mid-June until the end of September, providing
guests access to endless untracked powder terrain in the surrounding mountains.

Portillo’s
heliskiing service utilizes a state-of-the-art GPS-equipped Eurocopter AS350 B3
helicopter (operated by Suma Air), with a
capacity of four passengers plus the heli-guide and the pilot. The low-noise
helicopter features a leather interior to make the heli experience even more comfortable
and luxurious.

Prices
for Portillo heliskiing start at US$290 for the first run and US$195 for
additional runs. Prices are per person are based on four skiers and one
heli-guide.
 

Heli-Sightseeing

In
addition to heliskiing for advanced skiers and boarders, sightseeing flights
are available which allow all guests to discover the surroundings of Portillo
by air, including the Laguna del Inca and the impressive mountains along the Chilean-Argentinian
border, including Aconcagua, the highest peak in South America. Take in the
beautiful views while flying over the Mardones Valley and the winding road to
Portillo. The rate for sightseeing flights for up to five passengers is US$950
for a 20-minute flight or US$450 for a flight from the base of Portillo to
arrive in style at Tio Bob’s restaurant, mid-mountain on Portillo.
 

And
for guests who want to arrive to Portillo by air, there is the option of
flights from Santiago Airport (SCL) to Portillo for US$2,900 for up to five
passengers and carry-on luggage.
 

Click here for photos
of heliskiing in Ski Portillo. Click
here for video of heliskiing in Ski Portillo.

For
reservations and more information about all-inclusive Ski Portillo ski weeks, call
toll free 1.800.829.5325, email reservas@SkiPortillo.com
or visit www.SkiPortillo.com.

About
Ski Portillo

Located
approximately two hours northeast of Santiago and accessible via direct flights
from numerous North American cities, Ski Portillo is the dream South American
ski destination. Its incomparable setting – on the shores of the Lake of the
Incas and surrounded by 19,000-foot Andean peaks. Per person prices for the
2013 season begin at US$1,950 at Hotel Portillo (based on double occupancy) or
$1,300 (based on quad occupancy) at the Octagon Lodge, for reservations call
toll free 1.800.829.5325, or email Reservas@SkiPortillo.com. More information
on Ski Portillo is available at www.SkiPortillo.com. Follow Ski Portillo on Twitter
(@SkiPortillo) or Facebook.
 

Ski
Portillo also owns and operates Tierra
Atacama Hotel & Spa, located in the Atacama Desert in northern Chile,
and the Tierra Patagonia Hotel &
Spa, which opened in December 2011 in Chilean Patagonia. Tierra Patagonia
opens for the season Sept. 1, and Tierra Atacama is open year-round, so Ski
Portillo guests may create the ultimate Chile experience by adding on a visit
to one or both of these luxury adventure resorts – and guests receive a 20
percent discount when combining a week at Portillo and visiting one or more of
the Tierra Hotels.

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