Bariloche Mountain huts backcountry ski… (trip)
Bariloche Mountain huts backcountry ski trip I
- Bariloche Airport, Argentina
- Active & Adventure
| from $1,540* per person | 9 Days | July-November |
| Comfort accommodations | Exertion level: 3 | |
| Operator: Andescross | 24 people max | |
This is an adventure for skiers who want to backcountry ski (ski touring) from hut to hut, spending few days in each hut skiing the goods of each valley ( chutes, bowls and -or steeps) in the Andes of Patagonia, Bariloche, Argentina.
Catedral ridge viewThis backcountry ski (ski randonneé) or ski touring trip in Patagonia, Argentina is a perfect option for fanatic ski tourers who want to avoid the crowds of the resorts. The Southern Andes offers gentle domes, tree skiing, the option of glacier skiing, steep and medium chutes surrounded by frozen lakes and granite spires. Many times we have deep powder for days and days in the south faces. This trip offers the option to use a hut as a base to run different chutes in the same valley or we can travel from hut to hut enjoying the different valleys and views."
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Locations visited/nearby
Argentina, South America
Special information
- This is a custom departure, meaning this trip is offered on dates that you arrange privately with the provider. Additionally, you need to form your own private group for this trip. The itinerary and price here is just a sample. Contact the provider for detailed pricing, minimum group size, and scheduling information. For most providers, the larger the group you are traveling with, the lower the per-person cost will be.
Itinerary
Day 1:We will pick you up at the airport with our bus, showing you Bariloche surroundings and its lakes. Visit to downtown and drive to the hotel.
Day 2:
We will take you to the ski resort with our professional Mountain Guides (UIAGM) and they will ski with you and show you the highlights and hidden places of Cerro Catedral Ski resort. Having nice short hikes to the ridges, enjoying the view of the Andes, Cerro Tronador and the closer lakes. In the afternoon, we'll drive you to the hotel again and pack our gear to go for ski touring on next day. Does not include lunch, we have lunch at the ski resort. Night in Bariloche townCatedral ridge view
Day 3:
We drive in 4WD for 25 km to Chall Huaco hut area or its surroundings according to weather and snow conditions. Pack our gear, fit our ski mountaineering bindings and start to ski up through the lenga´s forest to the summit of Chall Huaco. It is a 3 hs ski touring trip to the top of it. Then, in the summit we take the skins off, have a snack and ski down hill to the hut. Back to the hotel Bariloche
Day 4:
Easy day to pack our gear for our long ski touring trip on next day.
Day 5:
We will take the ski lift to the ridge of Cerro Catedral and we start our trip to Frey hut. We will ski down to the Van Titter valley and the skin up with our ski touring gear, getting to the Frey hut. It is little bit steep and challenging, but the reward will be a nice Swiss style fondue with wine waiting for us in the hut. We spend the night at the hut.
Day 6:
Depending on the weather we will ski in Frey surroundings or we will go to Jakob hut. We wake up very early in the morning and after a wonderful breakfast we start our trip to Jakob´s hut. Catedral tour backcountry Skiing(7 Hs) After skiing up and down through Cerro Catedral, we will go along the Rucaco valley to Cerro Brecha Negra, we ski it up and then we will arrive to Jakob hut. We will spend the night there.
Day 7:
Visit Los Tempanos lagoon from Jakob mountain hut. Then hike down to Casa de Piedra valley and after 4 Hs, we will arrive to the place where our transportation is waiting for us. Drive to the hotel.
Day 8:
Spare day in case of bad weather or one day access ski trip.
Day 9:
Flight back home
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