Cerro Catedral
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Just 20 kilometres outside Bariloche and linked to the town by highly efficient means of transport, Catedral has become the most important
winter resort in South America.
Villa Catedral (1,030 metres elevation) stands at the foot of the mountain and offers a wide range of services and facilities, including
accommodation of all categories, restaurants, shopping malls, discos, medical attention, on-line banking, ski schools and skiing gear sale and
rental.
The Catedral winter sports centre comprises 600 hectares suitable for skiing and snowboarding, with a total 70 kilometres of ski tracks, 25% of
which are considered easy, 60% intermediate and advanced, while the rest are for experts only. In addition, it is the venue for major nationa
and international skiing championships, including International Federation races and the Professional Championship.
Every June, after the first snowfall, Catedral is decked out in white to welcome all the tourists who arrive to take part in a variety of activities in
the snow. Among other options, there are new forms of recreation such as quad bikes, snowmobiles, snowshoe hiking, bobsledding and
paragliding. |
