United States Ski & Snowboard:
* USSS website: https://usskiandsnowboard.org
Below is a list of informative web links relating for travel to El Colorado, Chile: 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
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