Lonquimay Volcano southeast ascend

Corralco

This is the most popular route to reach the summit of Lonquimay and descend around 1400m elevation

Ski Touring Difficult

Distance: 11 km
Ascent: 1.3 km
Descent: 1.3 km
Duration: 6-7 hrs

Low Point: 1.5 km
High Point: 2.8 km
Gradient: 34˚

Lonquimay volcano is a symmetrical stratovolcano with a flat top in central Chile immediately South East of Tolhuaca volcano. It contains a glacier down on the south flank and also in the summit crater.

Lonquimay Volcano Normal Route (East Face) Photo: Chunpa Riba

View from neighboring mountain "Cerro Cautín". Photo: Chunpa Riba

In the middle of the crater Photo: Chunpa Riba

Skier skinning up the ridge (Normal Route) Photo: ig: florian.scheible.photography

Photo from Lonquimay Volcano southeast ascend — Photo: Chunpa Riba

Description

Lonquimay volcano has an altitude of 2865m meaning that it will provide 1400m of pure vertical satisfaction from the summit to the parking lot of Corralco ski resort.

<h2>Ski Descent</h2>

East Face Bowl towards Navidad Volcano. If you do this one, make sure to traverse right on time to not get stuck at the bottom of the side valley North East of Corralco.

-A mix of an east face descend until around 2500m altitude to begin a long traverse skiers right through the vicinity of "Andarivel Cumbre", this one is more direct to head down directly to the parking lot by taking either "Bowl del Cumbre" (In general, pretty good conditions and accumulation any normal day), the next bowl under - "Farellón" - (Good conditions in general but more affected by strong winds than "Canalón Cumbre") or down through Corralco boundaries (the most conservative descend).