Vertical 730 metres (2,400 ft) Nearest city San Martín de los Andes | Elevation 1,980 m | |
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Location Neuquén Province, Argentina Top elevation 1,980 metres (6,500 ft) Base elevation 1,250 metres (4,100 ft) Skiable area 140 hectares (350 acres) Runs 29 - 24.6 kilometres (15.3 mi).
Green - 9
Blue - 5
Red - 12
Black - 3 Similar Lanín, Cerro Catedral, Cerro Bayo, Volcán Batea Mahuida, Tronador | ||
Chapelco 2017 mtb san martin de los andes downhill
Chapelco, or Cerro Chapelco, is a mountain and massif in Neuquén Province, south-western Argentina. The ski station of the same name is located 19 kilometres (12 mi) from the resort town of San Martín de los Andes.
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Designed by Federico Graeff and established in 1946, Chapelco became an increasingly popular tourist destination after 1970. The station maintains a ski and snowboard 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 in Buenos Aires to the Aviador Carlos Campos Airport.
Chapelco hosted Snowboardcross events for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 FIS Snowboard World Cup: