Portillo is a ski resort in South America, located in the Andes mountains of Chile.
[3] Those championships marked the emergence of Jean-Claude Killy, who won gold medals in the downhill and combined events.
Aconcagua, the highest peak in the western and southern hemispheres, is nearby at 6,961 m (22,838 ft), which exceeds any peak in Europe, Africa, and North America; only the Himalayas, Karakoram, Pamir and Tien Shan in Asia are higher.
Portillo lies close to the border between Chile and Argentina at Paso Los Libertadores.
The ski season at Portillo typically runs from mid-June to early-October, conditions permitting.