The CaraCara lift at Ski Portillo is a quad Va et Vient with 550 m / 1,804 Ft. of lift and 330 m / 1,083 Ft. of drop.
The famous Va et Vient (French for ‘come and go’) lifts were built by the Poma company for Portillo’s Roca Jack, Condor, Las Vizcachas and El Cara Cara runs.
These runs are steep avalanche chutes, making the use of lift towers illogical.
The Va et Vients are pulleys that are anchored to the mountain above which, by way of a specially designed attachment, pull 5 skiers up the mountain side by side at once.
The Va et Vient lifts are recommended for expert skiers only and although they may seem intimidating at first are actually quite simple and fun once given a try.