Links

Below is a list of informative web links relating for travel to El Colorado, Chile:

United States Ski & Snowboard Association:

          * General USSA website:  www.ussa.org

Weather:

* You can get a free 6-day forecast for base, mid & top of mountain for almost any major ski area in the world  by going to: www.snow-forecast.com

 * The forecast for the peak of El Colorado is at: www.snow-forecast.com/resorts/El-Colorado.0to3top.shtml

 * AccuWeather for Santiago, Chile :  http://www.accuweather.com/en/cl/santiago/60449/weather-forecast/60449

 * Weather report for Santiago, Chile:  http://www.intellicast.com/Local/Weather.aspx?location=CIXX0020

Metric & Currency Conversions:

* Temperature conversion (celsius/fahrenheit): www.onlineconversion.com/temperature.htm

 * Distance/length conversion (metric/English): www.onlineconversion.com/length_common.htm

 * Currency conversion (USD to Chilean Peso): money.wn.com/?amount=1&c1=USD&c2=CLP&s1=&s2

El Colorado/Farellones Ski Area:

* El Colorado Ski Resort (snow report, web cams, etc):    www.elcolorado.cl

US State Dept Information:

* Background Note on Chile: www.state.gov/r/pa/ei/bgn/1981.htm

 * Consular Information Sheet on Chile: http://travel.state.gov/content/passports/english/country/chile.html

* General travel information for Americas overseas: http://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en.html

Embassies:

* Official Chile Website (Embassy of Chile in Washington, DC:  www.chile-usa.org

 * US Embassy-Santiago, Chile:  chile.usembassy.gov

Acute Mountain Sickness:

* Guide to High Altitude: Acclimatization & Illness: www.princeton.edu/~oa/safety/altitude.html

* US Gov Info on AMS: https://vsearch.nlm.nih.gov/vivisimo/cgi-bin/query-meta?v%3Aproject=medlineplus&v%3Asources=medlineplus-bundle&query=acute+mountain+sickness

* AMS Link: www.climbing-high.com/acute-mountain-sickness.html