What 2 decades ago used to be a two lifts small ski center visited by people of Araucania and neighboring region is now an incredible and peaceful area where the locals go for ski touring and snowshoeing. On any given day you might see local families and kids of all ages having a blast while sliding down the snow-covered slopes with plastic toboggans. The lodge at the bottom of the hill is managed by an indigenous family that caters all visitors with typical southern food: Sopaipillas (A deep fried dough) with Pebre (A mild spicy sauce made with tomato, onions, red pepper and cilantro) daily lunch, hot chocalate, coffee and other beverages, just get in there and ask for the menu of the day.

When you arrive make sure to tell them (in your best basic Spanish) your plans (Estimated time of return and plans to ski back from Cota-9) as they keep a visitor's log as instructed by local authorities due to previous incident of missing people (As of 2019).

Follow the old lift line by the towers, once you are on the shoulder continue towards the highest peak (Cota-9) to the W-NW. For the descend, this route shows a fun freeride descending towards the south and aiming for a gully on the skiers right side of the cliff band. If you feel like descending in between the cliffs take a good look as you climb and aim for the second flat top above the cliff and pick your line.