Chapelco, or Cerro Chapelco, is a mountain and massif in
Neuquén Province, south-western
Argentina
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. The ski station of the same name is located from the resort town of
San Martín de los Andes.
Designed by Federico Graeff and established in 1946, Chapelco became an increasingly popular
tourist destination
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Types
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after 1970. The station maintains a ski and
snowboard
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school with 200 instructors for all ages as well as numerous lodges, the most important of which is the Graeff Lodge; eight restaurants; a ski and snowboard rental and repair center; boutiques and cybercafés; and emergency and other basic services. The station is accessible via National Route 234 from San Martín de los Andes, and via a two-hour flight from
Jorge Newbery Airport
Jorge Newbery Airfield ( es, link=no, Aeroparque "Jorge Newbery", ), commonly known as Aeroparque, is an international airport northeast of downtown Buenos Aires, Argentina. The airport covers an area of and is operated by ''Aeropuertos Argen ...
in
Buenos Aires
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to the
Aviador Carlos Campos Airport
Aviador Carlos Campos Airport ( es, Aeropuerto de Chapelco - Aviador Carlos Campos, ) is an airport in Neuquén Province, Argentina serving the cities of San Martín de los Andes and Junín de los Andes. It was built in 1981. It operates daily be ...
.
[
Chapelco hosted ]Snowboardcross
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events for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 FIS Snowboard World Cup:
See also
* Cerro Catedral
Cerro Catedral is a mountain located from San Carlos de Bariloche, and inside the Nahuel Huapí National Park, in Patagonia, Argentina.
The mountain is the biggest ski center in South America and in the Southern Hemisphere, with a skiable ar ...
* Cerro Castor
Cerro Castor is a ski resort on the southern slope of Mount Krund, from the city of Ushuaia, in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. Its tracks can be used during several months because of the cold weather of the region. The standard sea ...
* Las Leñas
* List of ski areas and resorts in South America
This is a list of ski areas and resorts in South America.
Argentina
* Los Penitentes, Las Cuevas (Mendoza Province).
* Los Puquios, Puente del Inca, Departamento Las Heras (Mendoza Province).
* Las Leñas, Malargüe (Mendoza Province).
* ...
External links
South American Ski Resort Vacation Comparison ToolChapelco Ski Vacation Packages and Tours
References
Ski areas and resorts in Argentina
Mountains of Argentina
Landforms of Neuquén Province
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