Exclusively Yours.
Private Backcountry Ski Immersion · Araucanía, Chilean Andes. Aug-Sept 2026.
"Five Days. Four Guests.
One Mountain."
Nawel Andes is not a tour. It is a Private Winter Immersion among active volcanoes and Araucaria forests. Guests stay 5 nights in Refugio Entre Montañas, trading lift lines for ancient trees, and resort restaurants for fireside asados.
"We don't count vertical. We count moments."
The Skiing
Human-powered access to volcanic bowls and deep glades on ancestral Mapuche land. We earn our turns in silence — through storm-proof forests and ancient Araucaria forests sacred to the Pehuenche people.
The Lodge
Asado, Wine, Connection. Mapuche-inspired cuisine meets Chilean Patagonia comfort. Carmenere wine, guitar by the fire, and evenings in a traditional ruka. Real conversation.
The Format
The entire lodge. Just your group. Everything prepared — all you bring is yourselves.
Entre Montañas
38° 31' S · 71° 32' W
Araucanía Andina, Chile
Your Immersion
Included in Your Immersion
- Airport Transfers — Temuco ZCO — door to door
- Private Lodge (Refugio Entre Montañas — full buyout)
- Private Chef — Multi-course dinners, local wine pairings
- Daily Backcountry Guiding (UIAGM-Standard) — Lonquimay lift-assisted, Sierra Nevada exploration, or Llaima volcano days.
- Flexible Itinerary — Tailored to weather. Storm skiing in the trees or local hot springs if the alpine is closed.
- All Avalanche Safety Equipment
- Professional Photo & Video Package
- Fireside Asado Evenings
- Mapuche Cultural Experience (Traditional Ruka Visit)
A Day in the Andes
Wake to silence. Espresso and fresh croissants while your guide checks conditions.
Human-powered ascent through ancient Araucaria forest. Your guide reads the snowpack.
Earn your turns through volcanic bowls and deep glades. 800-1,200m descents.
Return to the lodge. Asado on the fire, Carmenere wine, guitar, and real conversation.
Your Hosts
We grew up in Nahuelbuta and brought that mountain identity to the Andes. Family, friends, neighbors — united by the mountains we call home.
Daily guiding follows UIAGM standards — avalanche assessment, terrain protocols, and emergency readiness. Always.
Camilo
Founder & Lead Guide
From the Nahuelbuta range. Founded the Mountain Club, built Nawel Andes. 100+ days guiding the Araucanía. Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese.
Francisco
Lead Guide
UIAGM Ski Guide candidate and Camilo's cousin. International safety standards and deep knowledge of the Araucanía terrain.
Sonie
Operations & Logistics
Manages every detail with the care of hosting family. Background in Public Health. She ensures the experience feels effortless — because she handled everything you'll never see.
Nela
Wilderness Medical Director
Anaesthesiologist. WLS:MP certified for advanced wilderness emergency care. Remote medical oversight — world-class terrain demands world-class safety.
Joaquin
Private Chef
Cooks what this land grows. Multi-course Andean dinners, locally sourced ingredients, fire as the only kitchen. Joaquin shares the culinary soul of the Araucanía.
Foncho
Tail Guide & Snowboard Instructor
Canadian-certified snowboard instructor. Bilingual. Reads the group's energy and adapts the day — from first turns to steep lines in the trees.
Claudio
Media & Documentation
Trail runner, architect by training, videographer by obsession. Captures your week through the eye of someone who knows this landscape by heart.
Juan Pablo
Guest Relations & International Ops
Winters in Corralco, seasons in Andorra. Bridges the European standard with the Andes experience. Every guest feels at home from the moment they land.
In Partnership With
Born in Nahuelbuta
Nawel is the Mapudungun word for the Jaguar — the spirit guardian of the mountains in Mapuche cosmology.
We grew up in Nahuelbuta — the coastal range of the Araucanía, where Mapuche culture has lived for millennia. That mountain identity is who we are. We founded a Mountain Club there, and we brought that spirit to the Andes.
Every immersion carries that same identity forward. The land speaks through the experience.
We don't just operate in the Andes.
We come from them.
Ride for a Reason.
In Rio de Janeiro, our founder spent three months volunteering with Mundo Novo — working with kids in the communities and seeing firsthand how outdoor experiences can change lives. He brought that conviction home to the Araucanía. Today, $100 of every booking funds the Youth Mountain Program: giving Mapuche and local kids the technical skills and access they need to find opportunity in their own ancestral mountains, rather than having to leave them.
"Camilo came to Rio with nothing but a backpack and a dream to connect with communities. What he built with Nawel Andes is proof that adventure and volunteering can share the same path."
Begin Your Story.
Tell us about your group. We will confirm availability within 24 hours.