Balcones at Chapelco Ski Resort
Intermediate · 1406 m long with 227 m of vertical, averaging 13° and 26° at its steepest, facing NW.
26°steepest 50 m
13°average pitch
1406 mlength
227 mvertical
1487 mtop elevation
NWfaces
Snow and sun
Balcones is south-east-facing: sun from mid-morning, softens early in spring.
How to get to Balcones
Lifts that reach the top: unnamed magic carpet (skiing easy terrain to get there); Telecabina Chapelco (skiing easy terrain to get there); Silla 63 (skiing easy terrain to get there); Silla del Graeff (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rancho Grande (skiing easy terrain to get there); unnamed magic carpet (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 8 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride Telecabina Chapelco
- Ski Camino (easy)
- Ski Balcones (intermediate)
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.