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Chapelco Ski Resort ski resort

The short answer

Chapelco Ski Resort has about 28 km of mapped runs and 15 lifts, with skiing from about 1,259 m up to 1,975 m (6,480 ft), a vertical drop of 715 m. By mapped runs it is number 3 of the 4 Argentina ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Aviador C. Campos (CPC), about 21 km away in a straight line.

Chapelco Ski Resort: runs from 1,259 m to 1,975 m, a vertical drop of 716 m1,4001,6001,800Top of the highest mapped run: 1,975 m (6,480 ft)Top 1,975 m · 6,480 ftBase 1,259 m · 4,131 ft716 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,975 m6,480 ft
Vertical drop
715 m2,346 ft
Mapped runs
28 km37 runs
Lifts
15mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 3% (0.8 km), Easy 23% (6.4 km), Intermediate 66% (18.6 km), Advanced 8% (2.2 km)Novice: 0.8 km, 2 runs (3%)Easy: 6.4 km, 3 runs (23%)23%EasyIntermediate: 18.6 km, 28 runs (66%)66%IntermediateAdvanced: 2.2 km, 4 runs (8%)

About 26% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 66% intermediate and 8% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice20.8 km
Easy36.4 km
Intermediate2818.6 km
Advanced42.2 km

Lifts

15 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts8
Rope tows3
Magic carpets2
Gondolas1
Platter lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Aviador C. Campos (CPC)Chapelco/San Martin de los Andes21 km
Teniente Luis Candelaria (BRC)San Carlos de Bariloche105 km
Cañal Bajo Carlos Hott Siebert (ZOS)Osorno155 km
La Araucanía (ZCO)Temuco184 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Chapelco Ski Resort?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,975 m (6,480 ft) and the lowest ends at about 1,259 m (4,131 ft), a vertical of 715 m (2,346 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Chapelco Ski Resort have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 28 km of downhill runs and 15 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Chapelco Ski Resort?

Aviador C. Campos (CPC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 21 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Chapelco Ski Resort piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.