Cerro Catedral
Río Negro (Patagonian Andes, Bariloche) · Argentina
Cerro Catedral is a ski resort in Río Negro (Patagonian Andes, Bariloche), Argentina. It averages around 550 cm of snow a season on a Patagonian, leeward/lower elevation increases rain risk on the lower mountain snowpack. The season typically runs Jun-Oct.
Largest ski resort in South America; genuine tree skiing rare for the Andes; vibrant Bariloche base town
10-day forecast
66 cm total · best window Wednesday, Aug 26 (9d, 66cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,030 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Wednesday, Aug 26 — Good (53). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 26.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 2,000 m
- Base
- 1,030 m
- Vertical
- 970 m
- Terrain
- Largest ski area in South America, ~3,000 ac (half backcountry)
- Avg annual snow
- 550 cm
- Typical season
- Jun-Oct
- Snow climate
- Patagonian, leeward/lower elevation increases rain risk on the lower mountain
- Type
- Lift-served
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