Cerro Catedral argentina
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Cerro Catedral Argentina.
Cerro Catedral Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1938 the Argentinean ski resort Cerro Catedral lies at 2100 metres altitude in the ? region of the Argentinean Andes. With the highest lifts and ski slopes below 2500m Cerro Catedral ski area is not snow sure. Over 50 snow cannons ensure artificial Cerro Catedral snow making covers 20km of ski trails, which equates to around 10 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Cerro Catedral (Argentina) is San Martín de los Andes at a distance of 249km or approximately 280 minutes driving time. Cerro Catedral ski season runs from June to September.
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South America's biggest ski centre and Argentina's first ski centre with lifts, although the cable car arrived a decade late after the original order made in 1939 from Italy was lost in the Atlantic during World War II. Catedral, sometimes known as Gran Catedral or Cerro Catedral is located 20km (12 miles) from the city of Bariloche. Its 32 lifts include a six seater chair lift recently more than doubled in length up to 2.2km. Snow making has also recently been installed covering much of the terrain. Formerly there were 14 different ski schopols, but now these have all amalgamated in to one, the new Escuela de Esqui Alta Patagonia which has a great range of classes for children aged 3 and up. A slopeside nursery is also available for younger children at the base of the lifts.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Cerro Catedral Argentina
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Cerro Catedral Resort & Holiday Info
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| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | Argentinian Peso570 - Argentinian Peso990 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Jun 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Sep 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Cerro Catedral Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 120km |
| total length of Cerro Catedral trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | ?km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | S |
| direction Cerro Catedral ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 2100m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 1030m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 1050m |
| centre of Cerro Catedral ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 1070m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 1358m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Cerro Catedral
Skiing Cerro Catedral you'll enjoy ? pistes and trails and that means approximately 120km of ski runs. Cerro Catedral lifts number 38 with the capacity to uplift 35000 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the Argentinean ski resort of Cerro Catedral is over ?km long.
Cerro Catedral Ski Area
Cerro Catedral ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Cerro Catedral piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Cerro Catedral after dark.
Cerro Catedral for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Snowboarding in Cerro Catedral
If you snowboard Cerro Catedral you'll want to know that, of the 38 ski lifts in total, 16 are surface lifts or "drag lifts" - this gives a good indication of how modern the lift system is and well set up Cerro Catedral snowboarding is - especially for beginners learning to snowboard. Cerro Catedral snowboard facilities include 1 terrain parks and 1 half pipe (longest half pipe length is ? metres), 0 quarter pipe and 0 boardercross courses.
Cerro Catedral for snowboarding gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
Cerro Catedral Apres Ski
The apres ski Cerro Catedral scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 10 restaurants 0 bowling 2 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 0 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 0 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Heliskiing.
Cerro Catedral for apres ski gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
More Cerro Catedral Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Cerro Catedral resort - ski Cerro Catedral by any other name
The Argentinean ski resort of Cerro Catedral ski resort is also known as and has the following common misspellings:
Cerro Catedral ski area has ski slopes which face S
The direction which the various Cerro Catedral ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Cerro Catedral ski resort has ski slopes facing S.
Cerro Catedral for snow gets 3 stars out of 5 overall