Special Interests - Skiing

SKIING - SNOW-MOUNTAIN

Argentina is a fantastic tourist destination and the combination of mountains and snow constitutes one of the country's main attractions. On the incomparable Andes, there are outstanding ski centers especially designed for all those who are passionate for winter sports. Scattered about the western and southern provinces and surrounded by awesome scenery, these complexes are also ideal to partake in enriching adventure tourism.

Argentina has some of the most famous ski resorts in the world

Visitors will find world-class pistes fitted with ultramodern lifts and infrastructure. Beginners will benefit from the latest equipment as well as from first-rate ski schools staffed with both Argentinean and foreign professional instructors, whereas experienced skiers will have the chance to choose runs of varying difficulty so as to fully enjoy sliding down peculiarly quiet snow-covered slopes set amid a unique natural environment.

The most famous ski resorts are: Los Penitentes, in Mendoza (Mendoza), Las Leñas, in San Rafael (Mendoza), Caviahue, in Neuquén (Neuquén), Cerro Bayo, in Villa La Angostura (Neuquén), Cerro Catedral, in Bariloche (Rio Negro), La Hoya, in Esquel (Chubut), Cerro Castor, in Ushuaia (Tierra del Fuego).