Chapelco, Argentina
Freeriding
Freeriders will find, that when the lower section has snow cover, it offers a rolling terrain of fast cruising dotted with cat track hits.The moss shrouded Lenga trees are well spaced for excellent tree riding off the sides of the mid and lower pistes, but lack pitch in places. Steeps are found on the faces of Cerro Teta and the La Pala face (40 degree) which remain unpisted and are fed by a speedy quad and poma drag respectively. Although short these faces provide the buzz that the freerider is looking for with 3-10m cliff bands laying down the gauntlet between the Teta and the La Puma areas. The back bowl offers superb powder if you're willing to do the one hour hike back out.
Freestylers
Freeriders have a permanent halfpipe accessed from the Palito drag lift which the locals session all day long.
Pistes
Carvers may find that due to the lack of good piste grooming, the runs are bumpy and rutted, making this place not so ideal.
Beginners
Beginners have an mountain with 40% of the terrain graded to suite their needs, but its not all ideal or super easy.
Resort Statistics
Resort Type:
Alpine
Winter: July to Sept
Summer: None
Lifts
Total Lifts: 10
Gondolas: 1
Chair lifts: 5
Drag lifts: 4
Max people per hour: 11,600
Board Leashes required: No
Mountain
Total pistes/trails: 22
Total ride area: 20miles (32km)
Longest run: 4.3miles (7km)
Top lift: 1970m
Vertical drop: 720m
First lift: 1250m
Piste suitability
Green runs: 25%
Red runs: 25%
Black runs: 50%
Lift Passes
Lift Passes:
1 Day pass - 49-86 pesos
6 Day pass - 278-484 pesos
Lift times:9.00am to 4.00pm
Facilities
Night Riding: : No
Other activities
Heliboarding: :
Not available
Snowmobiles:
Not available
Further information
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Summary
Okay basic resort
Terrain & parks
HALFPIPE:
No -
TERRAIN PARK:
Yes - 1
BACKCOUNTRY/OFF-PISTE:yes
TREE RUNS:Yes
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