Cerro Catedral

Cerro Catedral is a mountain and major ski centre in Río Negro province of Argentina, located in the Nahuel Huapi National Park region near San Carlos de Bariloche. It is one of the country’s principal alpine resorts and a focal point for winter sports.

The resort offers a network of lifts, marked pistes and snowmaking where required, with facilities concentrated at a main base area and lift-served summit sectors that provide runs of varying difficulty. Outside the ski season visitors use the mountain for hiking and scenic viewpoints that overlook Nahuel Huapi Lake.

Alpine development on Cerro Catedral expanded through the 20th century to support winter tourism out of Bariloche; infrastructure and trail systems were progressively added to serve growing visitor numbers.

The mountain lies roughly 20 km west of San Carlos de Bariloche in northern Patagonia, on the eastern side of the Andes.

• Ski season and importance: Ski season runs during the Southern Hemisphere winter, typically from June through September, and the area is one of Argentina's principal alpine ski destinations.

What to See #

• Ski area and base stations: The principal ski area comprises multiple marked runs, lift systems and on-mountain facilities clustered around the main base station, with groomed slopes serving both beginner and advanced skiers.
• Summit and viewpoints: Summit viewpoints and ridge lines accessible by lifts and hiking provide panoramic views over Nahuel Huapi Lake and the surrounding Andes foothills.