La Parva is a ski area and mountain village in the Andes above Santiago, past Farellones. The village sits at 2,750 metres (9,022 feet) and has more than 1,200 private refuges and condominiums. Fifteen lifts, 5 chairlifts and 10 surface lifts, serve more than 40 slopes on 800 hectares (1,977 acres), and the longest slope is 4 kilometres (2.5 miles). The top of the ski area is 3,630 metres (11,909 feet). A run called Interconexión La Parva - Valle Nevado links it with its neighbour.
La Parva has FIS-approved downhill slopes, and national teams including the United States, France and Slovakia train there. The ski season runs from about June to early October.
Placa Comercial shows the commercial area, and Parva Chica the Parva Chica sector, where the customer service office is. Escuela de Ski looks at the ski school area and Base Manzanito at the bottom of the Manzanito lift. Sector 3100 is higher up, around 3,100 metres, and Cima Tórtolas is at the top of the Tórtolas lift. Compare the upper cams with the base ones to see how conditions change with height; the resort measures snow at 2,600 and 3,000 metres.
None of the cams shows Route G-21, so check the road status on the resort’s mountain conditions page before you drive up.
From Santiago, take Avenida Las Condes east to the fork for Farellones, Route G-21. Carabineros run a checkpoint at La Ermita, at kilometre 12, where they check for chains. Past the Corral Quemado bridge, 40 curves climb to Farellones. Turn left at the Farellones intersection, go through the village, and La Parva is 1 kilometre past a U-turn fork.
Chile’s transport authority for the Santiago region sets the rules for G-21 each winter. In the 2026 season, every vehicle had to carry chains when an early weather alert was in effect or when Carabineros or the Lo Barnechea municipality called for them, and the road between La Ermita and curve 32 ran one way at set hours on weekends and holidays. La Parva says chains are compulsory through the ski season.
La Parva isn’t on the Epic, Ikon or Indy Pass. It’s on the Power Pass, and the resort says Power Pass holders get up to 10 days at La Parva with no blocked dates.