6th July 2010
In two weeks time the Subaru Freeskiing World Tour (FWT) will fire up again and the first leg is to be held in El Colorado, Chile.
The world’s best skiers will be heading to Chile to pick their way down the 2430m mountain in the fastest most aggressive line they dare.
This is the second time El Colorado has hosted the FWT and the local and international skiers taking part will be judged on style, skill, speed and aggressiveness on their lines and control.
The competition kicks off on Tuesday 17 August and the final will be on Saturday 21 August, according to the FWT fan page on Facebook the next stop is likely to be Las Lenas in Argentina.
El Colorado is Chile’s answer to the Three Valleys in France. It’s 60km from Chile's capital city Santiago, at the top of a winding approach road. The slopes form a small network of well-groomed, mainly intermediate pistes that share links with those inValle Nevado and La Parva. Together they offer South America's most extensive and varied ski area, but there is no joint lift pass - you have to buy daily extensions.
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