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Skiable area
1.4 km²
Smaller than 70% of resorts with data
Groomed runs
25 km
Less piste km than 80% of resorts with data
Vertical drop
730 m
Less vertical than 65% of resorts with data
Skiable vertical
No data available
Base elevation
1,250 m
Higher base than 50% of resorts with data
Top elevation
1,980 m
Lower peak than 67% of resorts with data
Lifts●
12
Fewer lifts than 61% of resorts with data
Avg annual snowfall●
890 cm
More snow than 88% of resorts with data
Season length●
98 days
Shorter season than 94% of resorts with data
Day pass●
ARS 92,800
Full-price adult walk-up lift ticket for one day in high season. Most seasonaires never pay this — it is here as a measure of how the resort prices itself.
Cheaper day pass than 76% of resorts with data
Season pass●
ARS 2,420,800
Full-price adult season pass. Staff passes are usually free or heavily discounted, so this is what a guest pays, not what you would.
Pricier season pass than 90% of resorts with data
Nearest airport●
BRC — Bariloche
Airport distance●
185 km
Further than 79% of resorts with data
Avg monthly salary◐Beta
ARS 280,000
Net take-home per month for an entry-level seasonaire job, after tax. Where no resort-specific figure exists this falls back to a national average.
Lower pay than 98% of resorts with data
Avg monthly rent●Beta
ARS 600,000
Asking rent for a whole one-bedroom or studio flat on the open local market. It is not what most seasonaires pay: a shared room in a flat or in staff housing is typically a half to a third of this. Treat it as the ceiling, not the going rate.
Cheaper rent than 83% of resorts with data
Weekly groceries●Beta
ARS 39,000
Supermarket food for one person for a week, self-catering. Excludes eating out, alcohol and household goods.
Cheaper groceries than 90% of resorts with data
Price of a beer
No data available
Nightlife
No data available
Staff accommodation
No data available
Beginner-friendly
No data available
Gnarliness●
3.0/10
Tamer than 87% of resorts with data
Groomed vs off-piste◐
4.0/10
More groomed than 62% of resorts with data
Backcountry access◐
2.0/10
Less backcountry than 91% of resorts with data
Data collected August 2026
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Cerro Chapelco is one of Argentine Patagonia's better-regarded resorts, offering a real 730m vertical, varied terrain across 29 trails, and reliably good Andes snow without the scale or crowds of Las Leñas. It's a legitimate Southern Hemisphere season option for someone wanting genuine Patagonia scenery and terrain rather than just a snow-chasing stopover.
The resort sits above San Martín de los Andes, a genuinely appealing lakeside town in the Argentine Lake District with real everyday amenities, restaurants and a proper local community. It's a notably nicer base town than many South American ski resorts offer, closer in feel to an Alpine mountain town than a purely functional ski-access point.
Seasonaire work here is smaller-scale than Chile's bigger resorts (Portillo, Valle Nevado). Expect a modest international crowd, with San Martín de los Andes' town-based hospitality and retail jobs supplementing on-mountain roles. Spanish helps significantly more here than at the more internationally-oriented Chilean resorts.
Size & terrain
Modest
Snow & season
Middling
Terrain style
Community
Not enough data
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