Cerro Catedral ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Cerro Catedral is a ski area in Rio Negro, Argentina. Its 96 mapped downhill runs add up to 57 km, which ranks it #1 of 36 ski areas in Argentina and gives it 24.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 591 m long.

Slopes at Cerro Catedral

About 33% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 44% intermediate and 19% advanced or expert, which makes Cerro Catedral a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 33 lifts: 21 chairlifts, 5 magic carpets, 2 t-bars, 1 j-bar, 1 gondola, 1 button lift, 1 cable car, 1 drag lift. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 1,038 m up to 2,092 m, a vertical drop of 1,054 m — the kind of long descents found in big Alpine-style resorts. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 2.7 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Cerro Catedral

The nearest airport is Teniente Luis Candelaria International Airport (BRC), about 25 km away in a straight line — roughly 33 minutes by car; Aviador C. Campos Airport (CPC) is 124 km away. Nearby ski areas include Complejo Turístico Teleférico Cerro Otto, Centro de Ski Nordico (Cerro Otto), Piedras Blancas and Mallín Alto.