Cerro Castor is a ski resort on the southern slope of , from the city of Ushuaia, in the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego. Its tracks can be used during several months because of the cold weather of the region. The standard season takes place between June and October, and it is, thanks to the geographic location, the longest among the main ski centers in Argentina. Cerro Castor is the southernmost ski resort in the world.

Ski resort

This important ski center was inaugurated in 1999. As of 2012, there are ten lift facilities in the resort, enabling to carry up to 9,500 people per hour: four four-seats

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s, three T-bars and three magic carpets. Cerro Castor has twenty-eight snowmass trails (with of usable surface and a vertical drop of ), a snowpark, several restaurants and tearooms, recreation facilities, mountain shelters, a skiing school, a first-aid service, and a lenga beech forest. Many of the trails are harmonized by the

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. Besides classic

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, the center offers other activities such as

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ing, skiboarding, ski touring, sleds,

cross-country skiing Cross-country skiing is a form of skiing whereby skiers traverse snow-covered terrain without use of ski lifts or other assistance. Cross-country skiing is widely practiced as a sport and recreational activity; however, some still use it as a m ...

and

snowshoe Snowshoes are specialized outdoor gear for walking over snow. Their large footprint spreads the user's weight out and allows them to travel largely on top of rather than through snow. Adjustable bindings attach them to appropriate winter footw ...

International events

In 2012 Cerro Castor hosted the FIS Freestyle Slopestyle World Cup, organized by the

(FIS), and qualifying competition for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games The results were as follows: The Interski Congress and World Cup, organized by the International Ski Instructors Association, was hosted by Cerro Castor from 5 to 12 September 2015 in which was the first ever event held by this association in the Southern Hemisphere.

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*{{official website Mountains of Argentina Ski areas and resorts in Argentina

Ski resort

International events

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