Team Training El Colorado

Henrik, a heartfelt thank you for all you have done for Chilean skiing over the years.

Henrik Von Appen has recently decided to close the chapter on his ski racing career 🥹. No doubt a tough decision but he should be immensely proud of all that was achieved during his 13 years on the World Cup Circuit and decades in the ski racing game.

Among his accolades are multiple South American Cup wins, 97 World Cup starts, 3 Olympic Games (cruelly denied a 4th by injury), 17 World Championship starts and countless other achievements. We saw up close his daily grind and resilience as well as his passion for the sport which took him to a career best 14th on the World Cup Circuit.

He has paved a way for future generations of Chilean skiers and has demonstrated that a skier from Chile can reach the highest levels in Alpine ski racing. We will miss his frequent visits to El Colorado as well as his humble demeanor and good vibes.

We know he will continue to pass down his knowledge to new generations so that his legacy and achievements serve as a stepping stone for those coming next. Throughout the years we saw him grow into the ski racing ambassador he is for South American ski racing and we wish him all the best in his new endeavors. Enjoy family life and your new challenges. Gracias totales!❄️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

We signed off our 2025 season on a superb note. These images are from our last training session on Sunday 28th of September and conditions were still 🔥.

It was a successful season with over 100 teams choosing El Colorado as a training base. For the first time we had 2 watered pistes available for World Cup racers and others looking for the challenge.

Races of all types were held , including the very first South American Cup Para Alpine GS race in the history of the continent.

It was a pleasure hosting so many top names and teams from all over the world, including both female and male World Number 1's.

We look forward to welcoming you all in 2026! Until then, train hard, have fun and ski fast!

It has been very special to have the men's number 1 skier in the world for a period of two and a half weeks . Marco Odermatt and his team mates (Justin Murisier, Thomas Tumler as well as Stefan Rogentin) have enjoyed a productive camp at El Colorado. Both watered pistes, Lanes 7 and 9, were the main focus but they also trained Super G on Lanes 18 and 81.

What a treat it was to observe the skill, power and finesse at such close quarters.

It has been great fun and a real privilege to have the various groups of the Austrian Men's National Ski Team training here over the past month. The Austrian Team have made a considerable donation of Bnets for this season which is the start of a great collaboration between the Austrian Ski Federation and El Colorado. In light of the recent tragic ski racing accident in Chile, these Bnets will be a very welcome addition to the Resort's safety measures. A big thank you to all involved from Austria: coaches, managers, racers and collaborators.

Some images and videos of training these last few days .
Still 🔥💰

Pistes were very shiny today! Great surface for training for the various teams

Yesterday, a ski testing session was carried out early morning by the on Lane 79. Both and deciphering which are their fastest rockets.

As promised, here are the results of the watering on lane 9 and the lower part of lane 10.

has been busy watering an additional training lane for World Cup teams. This gives more options for GS and Slalom on a firm surface. We have witnessed excellent work and collaboration from the Austrian, Norwegian and Swiss coaches to set up another top lane. Lane 9 and the bottom of lane 10 was the chosen place. It is the first time watering this lane.

Next post will be the results of this work!

Many of the best skiers in the world are at the moment. A real privilege to have them on our pistes.
Some notable names that need no introduction:
Marco Odermatt
Mikaela Shiffrin
Thomas Tumler
Justin Murisier
Raphael Haaser
Max Franz
Vincent Kriechmayr
Marco Schwarz
Stefan Brennsteiner
Johannes Strolz
Michael Matt
Thea Stjernesund
Nina Holtmann
Kajsa Vickhoff Lie
Miha Hrobat
Martin Cater
Dominik Raschner
Adrian Pertl
Fabio Gstrein
Among many other top top racers.

Interesting fact: 4 of the top 5 racers at the latest World Championship GS in Saalbach were skiing today.