Cerro Catedral is a

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located from San Carlos de Bariloche, and inside the Nahuel Huapí National Park, in Patagonia, Argentina. The complex is one of the most important ski resorts in

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and the Southern Hemisphere, with a skiable area of , of ski runs, and a lift capacity of 35,000 skiers per hour. It is also popular due to the views of the Nahuel Huapi lake. There are also a number of hotels and hostels at the foot of the mountain, and a summer hikers' hut called ''Refugio Lynch'' on one of the tops of the mountain. During the summer, the ''Refugio Frey'' and a camping accommodate trekkers and rock climbers next to ''Tonček'' lagoon, near the ''Torre Principal''; Catedral's highest point. On August 27, 2005, the 1st South American Ski Mountaineering Championship in combination with the last race of the 2005 South American Ski Mountaineering Cup and the 2nd International Open of ski mountaineering was carried out on the Cerro Catedral.

Climate

The climate is affected by the altitude. At higher elevations, at the weather station, the climate is classified as an

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or a tundra climate (

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''ET'') while at lower elevations, the climate is classified as a cool

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(Köppen: ''Csb''). Cerro Catedral has the highest frequency of days with snowfalls in Argentina, averaging 98 days per year.

Gallery

File:basecat.JPG, Cerro Catedral in winter File:Bariloche - Cerro Catedral - Esquí.JPG, Ski lift and Refugio Lynch on the top of the Cerro Catedral File:Bariloche. Base del Cerro Catedral.JPG, Ski resort during the summer File:Cerro.catedral 1953.jpg, Cerro Catedral Ski resort File:Cerro.catedral 1955.jpg, Cerro Catedral Ski resort Refugio Lynch

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Catedral Alta Patagonia

Image of Catedral mountain in winter (1000x644 pixels)

Panoramic view of higher ski areas in winter (2400x626 pixels)

Panoramic view from cerro the Catedral sky resort to the Andes in winter (2600x846 pixels)

* [https://www.fis-ski.com/DB/alpine-skiing/homologations.html?place=Bariloche&disciplinecode=&nationcode=&gendercode=&homid=7&homologationtype=DET§orcode=AL&homologationlevel=&homologationcategory=&valid=1 Ski runs homologated by the FIS for alpine racing] {{DEFAULTSORT:Catedral, Cerro Mountains of Argentina Landforms of Río Negro Province Ski areas and resorts in Argentina Tourist attractions in Río Negro Province Bariloche Nahuel Huapi National Park Two-thousanders of the Andes

Climate

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