PRIVATE GUIDED BACKCOUNTRY SKIING STEEP CLINICS IN PATAGONIA
Multi day backcountry ski vacation designed for advanced skiers
PRIVATE GUIDED BACKCOUNTRY SKIING STEEP CLINICS IN PATAGONIA
Multi day backcountry ski vacation designed for advanced skiers
TRIP DETAILS
This guided multi day backcountry ski vacation is designed for advanced skiers to include ski touring and going off-piste in Northern Patagonia. For those skiers who have touring experience and want to enjoy some quality descents in South America, our mountain guides can help you focus on finding the good lines and access nice chutes, steep runs, and fresh powder bowls.
We’ve put together a nice combination of the best ski areas in the Lakes District of Northern Patagonia, Argentina. As well as skiing the Cerro Catedral, Cero Bayo, and Chapelco Ski Resorts, your mountain guide will also take you to backcountry ski in the Nahuel Huapi National Park. Most days after skiing you will return to a hotel in town, San Carlos de Bariloche, Villa La Angostura, or San Martin de los Andes. Two nights in the Nahuel Huapi National Park you will stay in the charming mountain hut, Refugio Frey.
To go and play in the snow is fun, but go safely! Knowledge of snow is a science so we strongly recommend hiring a Professional IFMGA UIAGM Mountain Guide for this backcountry skiing trip.
INTINERARY
Itinerary is only a guideline, we can change and modify itinerary according to weather, client needs and expectations
Day 1:
Welcome to San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina! This beautiful mountain town sits beside the huge Nahuel Huapi Lake and is surrounded by the like-named National Park and the Andes Mountains. This is the base of our operation. Meet your ski guide.
Night in hotel, Bariloche.
Day 2:
Your mountain guide will start of your ski vacation at the Cerro Catedral Ski Resort on the edge of Bariloche and the Nahuel Huapi National Park. According to the experience of participants, your ski guide will look into different levels of steepness, chutes, open bowls and more.
Night in hotel, Bariloche.
Day 3:
Another day skiing Cerro Catedral Ski Resort with your mountain guide looking for the best runs and best snow quality. We can head into the backcountry side of Cerro Catedral for the day and come back to the resort.
Night in hotel, Bariloche.
Day 4:
We start from Villa Catedral and your ski guide will take you into the backcountry to the mountain hut Refugio Frey. Refugio Frey is rustic, yet cozy located at the base of a beautiful cirque of granite spires. Ski runs are in between 300– 700 meters of altitude drop and the area is surrounded by four valleys which are amazing for every backcountry skier. Here we can find narrow chutes, 35 – 40º, open bowls, steep faces… and great fondue! Not only is Frey in the middle of spectacular ski terrain, but offers excellent Patagonian cuisine, good Argentine malbec, and a nice fireplace where you can chat with friends and other backcountry skiers.
Night in Refugio Frey Mountain Hut.
Day 5:
Wake up to the alpenglow on the granite spires and a fresh homemade breakfast. Another day exploring this paradise of chutes and bowls close to Frey with your ski guide.
Night in Refugio Frey Mountain Hut.
Day 6:
Morning skiing in Refugio Frey area then your mountain guide will take you back out to the Cerro Catedral Ski Resort through the Nahuel Huapi National Park.
Night in hotel, Bariloche.
Day 7:
Rest day. Rest your legs and enjoy Bariloche’s famous chocolate, claimed to be the best in South America!
Night in Hotel, Bariloche.
Day 8:
Today, your ski guide will take you around the Nahuel Huapi Lake to the little mountain village, Villa La Angostura. Here we will enjoy the Cerro Bayo Ski Resort for a day. Take the chairlift to get above tree line, and from this small resort there is an amazing access to the backcountry.
Night in hotel, Villa La Angostura.
Day 9:
Early in the morning, your guide will drive four hours on a very scenic road to San Martin de los Andes. Today, we ski the Chapelco Ski Resort, which is bigger than Cerro Bayo, but smaller than Cerro Catedral. The backcountry from Chapelco offers several options for us to ski.
Night in hotel, San Martin de los Andes.
Day 10:
Drive to Chapelco airport in San Martin de los Andes, or ride with us to our base in Bariloche. Both airports connect to the capital Buenos Aires, Argentina.
End of ski guiding services.
* Optional itinerary alteration upon request. At Andescross we are all about personalizing your Patagonian ski vacation. We can customize this kind of trip according to your ski level and days available to enjoy the area. It is possible to do a nice combination of the best ski areas without spending the night in the backcountry. Or, if you’d like to access more remote terrain deeper into the Nahuel Huapi National Park surrounding Bariloche, we can combine logistics with other mountain huts or spend some nights winter camping depending on weather conditions.
GEAR LIST
This gear list is designed for Day Ski Trips in the mountains- We are including Glacier Gear that is applied to all Alps and Antarctica Ski trips but not for the Patagonian Trips, so just send us a quick email to don’t overpack
- General Ski Clothing
- Backpack 30-35 lts
- Quick dry pants with Schoeller material (North face, Mammut or similar)
- Merino wool long underwear
- Water proof Goretex pants
- 1 pair of long ski sintethic socks
- T shirt- Capilene or Merino wool ideal
- Thin fleece, like Patagonia R1 or similar with a hood ideal
- Mid fleece layer or synthetic Jacket with some insulation
- Down jacket or warm puffy
- Water proof Goretex jacket
- Thin Fleece gloves for skinning or waiting in belays
- Thick ski gloves
- Warm hat
- Sun hat
- Sunglasses with UV filter + Goggles
- Sun screen and lipstick
- Iphone/ Ipod music player/ Camara- optional
- Pocket knife
- Waterbottle Nalgene or similar
- Thermos 0.5 lts ideal for warm drinks
For Skiing
- Helmet
- Telemark, Split board or ski touring skis and bindings
- Ski, Telemark or Snowboard boots
- Skins
- Telemark, Snowboard or ski touring boots
- Shovel, Beacon and probe
- Ski crampons mandatory specially in the spring (ask us)
- Ski poles
For Glacier terrain
- Harness
- 2 Locking binners
- Boot Crampons
- Ice Axe
INCLUDES
- Certified UIAGM– IFMGA Mountain Guide
- Private transportation
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