Mendoza · Argentina · ski area
Los Puquios ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Los Puquios is a ski area in Mendoza, Argentina with 5.3 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 2,678 m and 2,809 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 5.3 km
- Lifts
- 6
- Top elevation
- 2,809 m
- Vertical drop
- 131 m
- Nearest airport
- MDZ · 103 km
Slopes by difficulty
14 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the European piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 6 Drag lifts
Los Puquios is a ski area in Mendoza, Argentina. Its 14 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.3 km, which ranks it #10 of 36 ski areas in Argentina and gives it 2.2% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 377 m long.
Slopes at Los Puquios
About 46% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 29% intermediate and 25% advanced or expert, which makes Los Puquios a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 6 lifts: 6 drag lifts. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 2,678 m up to 2,809 m, a vertical drop of 131 m — typical of a local ski hill. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring.
Getting to Los Puquios
The nearest airport is Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ), about 103 km away in a straight line — roughly 2 h 13 min by car; Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) is 105 km away. Nearby ski areas include Los Penitentes (10.1 km) and Pircas Parque de Nieve, which together add 10 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Los Puquios
- 1Governor Francisco Gabrielli International AirportMDZ103 kmstraight lineMendoza, Argentina
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- 2Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International AirportSCL105 kmstraight line
Santiago, Chile
Airports in ChileTransfers & Meet & Greet → - 3 UAQ196 kmstraight line
- 4 AFA240 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Los Puquios
- 5 kmLos Penitentes10 km of slopes · 1 lift · up to 2,612 m
- 11 kmPircas Parque de NieveSmall ski area
- 23 kmPortilloChile15 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 3,346 m
- 58 kmArpaChileSmall ski area
- 66 kmValle NevadoChile47 km of slopes · 17 lifts · up to 3,674 m
- 66 kmLa ParvaChile57 km of slopes · 15 lifts · up to 3,571 m
- 68 kmEl ColoradoChile68 km of slopes · 14 lifts · up to 3,476 m
- 71 kmFarellonesChile6.1 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 2,619 m
- 94 kmLagunillasChile5.2 km of slopes · 3 lifts · up to 2,414 m
- 109 kmParque ArenasChileSmall ski area
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.