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Cerro Bayo

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Cerro Bayo Resort Reviews

Resorts > Argentina (13) > Cerro Bayo

Visitor reviews for Cerro Bayo Ski Resort

  • October 10, 2012
    Augusto TG from Argentina

    Muy bueno tu comentario, aunque un poco obsecuente, fijate que en mayo la telecabina todavia estaba en obra y vos decís que ya funciona, buéh...

    [nota del editor: los nombres de los otros críticos no están incluidos]
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  • Cerro Bayo Ratings

    Based on 18 votes. Vote

    Access: 3.9

    (1) At least one overnight stop, (2) requires a whole day, (3) requires more than half a day – you may have time for a few turns (4) arrive by lunchtime and ski all afternoon, (5) there is a main airport within an hour of Cerro Bayo.

    		 Public Transport: 3.3

    (1) There are no buses or taxis to Cerro Bayo, (3) there are slow or infrequent buses / trains available, (5) getting to the resort is easy with frequent bus / train connections.
    Scenery: 4.4

    (1) An ugly resort in a bland setting, (3) average mountain views and resort, (5) a spectacular setting and a beautiful / historic resort town.

    		 Accommodation: 3.5

    (1) No places to stay in/near Cerro Bayo, (3) a few places to stay in the resort, (5) a wide variety of accommodation suitable to suit all budgets.
    Cheap Rooms: 3.4

    (1) No budget accommodation available, (3) just one or two hostels so book ahead, (5) several cheap hostels and pensions available.

    		 Luxury Hotels: 3.4

    (1) No luxury accommodation available, (3) just one or two luxury hotels so book ahead, (5) several up-market hotels in Cerro Bayo.
    Ski in/Ski out: 2.3

    (1) The ski area is located far from any accommodation, (3) a free ski bus takes you to the ski area in a short trip, (5) Ski-in ski-out accommodation is available.

    		 Childcare: 3.8

    (1) There are no child care facilities at Cerro Bayo, (5) the resort has excellent child-care facilities including at least one reasonably priced creche.
    Snowsure: 2.9

    (1) Occasionally gets enough snow for skiing, (2) is often closed due to a lack of snow, (3) occasionally suffers from a lack of snow, (4) rarely suffers from a lack of snow, (5) Cerro Bayo is snowsure even in the poorest seasons.

    		 Snowmaking: 2.3

    (1) Cerro Bayo relies entirely on natural snow, (3) there are just a few snow cannons, (5) there are snowmaking facilities on all pistes.
    Snow Grooming: 3.2

    (1) There are no snow groomers at Cerro Bayo, (3) occasionally some pistes are left ungroomed and in a poor state, (5) all the runs at Cerro Bayo are groomed daily.

    		 Shelter: 2.7

    (1) there is nowhere to ski when it is windy or visibility is bad and lifts often shut, (3) there are some trees for poor visibility but main lifts sometimes close, (5) Cerro Bayo is mostly in forest where you can ski in flat-light and windy days, lifts rarely close.
    Nearby options: 3.2

    (1) If snow conditions are poor at Cerro Bayo, it will be poor everywhere nearby, (3) there are good alternatives within an hours drive, (5) other locations on the same lift pass provide a rich variety of snowsure ski conditions.

    		 Regional rating: 2.9

    (1) Cerro Bayo usually has poor snow conditions compared to other resorts in region, (3) has average conditions for the region, (5) usually has the best snow conditions in the region.
    Lift Staff: 3.4

    (1) The staff at Cerro Bayo are rude or unhelpful, (5) lift staff at Cerro Bayo are pleasant, cheerful and eager to help.

    		 Crowds/Queues: 3.1

    (1) the resort is always busy and there are usually long lift queues, (3) it is quiet apart from occasional weekends and school holidays, (5) it is uncrowded and lift queues are very rare.
    Ski Schools: 3.6

    (1) No ski schools available, (2) one or two ski schools but local language only, (3) a few ski schools but book early for multi-lingual instructors, (4) plenty of ski schools and multi-lingual instructors available, (5) excellent ski schools with friendly multi-lingual ski instructors.

    		 Hire and Repairs: 3.5

    (1) Nothing can be sourced, not even ski-wax or ptex. (3) there are some ski shops but rentals need to be booked in advance, (5) good quality ski equipment can be purchased or hired and overnight repairs are possible.
    Variety of pistes: 3.2

    (1) The ski runs are featureless and unvaried, (3) the ski runs are varied but not extensive enough for a week, (5) Cerro Bayo has diverse and interesting pistes including forests and high alpine terrain.

    		 Beginners: 3.2

    (1) Beginners can only watch others ski and snowboard, (3) a few gentle slopes but beginners will get bored in less than a week, (3) Vast areas of gentle terrain.
    Intermediates: 3.5

    (1) No intermediate terrain at Cerro Bayo, (3) intermediate skiers will get bored after a few days, (5) vast areas of cruising runs.

    		 Advanced: 4.2

    (1) Nothing for advanced skiers and snowboarders, (3) enough steep terrain for a few days with some good offpiste, (5) Enough steep terrain and offpiste areas to entertain advanced skiers for at least a week.
    Snow Park: 2.7

    (1) Not even a kicker at Cerro Bayo, (3) average sized park quite well looked after, (5) huge park area and expertly crafted pipes, jumps and boardercross trails.

    		 Off-piste: 4.0

    (1) No off-piste worth mentioning, (2) off piste is out-of-bounds, (3) some varied offpiste that stays fresh for one or two days, (5) a vast array of off-piste routes that can stay untracked for several days.
    Cross-country: 3.0

    (1) There is nowhere to go for cross-country skiing around Cerro Bayo, (3) there are some cross country trails available, (5) the area features many spectacular and well maintained cross-country trails.

    		 Luge/Toboggan: 1.9

    (1) No designated luge or toboggan runs, (3) there are toboggan runs that open quite often, (5) Cerro Bayo has long and well maintained luge / toboggan facilities suitable for all ages.
    Mountain Dining: 3.1

    (1) Nowhere to buy food by the pistes, (3) some places to eat up on the mountain but they are often busy and expensive, (5) there is a variety of excellent mountain eateries right next to the slopes to suit all budgets.

    		 Eating: 3.0

    (1) Bring your own food, there isn't even a shop. (5) A wide variety of places to eat and drink in the resort, from fast food to fancy restaurants.
    Apres-Ski: 3.2

    (1) Nothing to do, not even a bar, (3) there are a few bars in the resort but nothing special, (5) clubs and bars stay open until very late and have a friendly atmosphere.

    		 Other Sports: 2.2

    (1) No sports facilities at all apart from ski lifts, (3) resort has just a small public swimming pool, (5) resort has all kinds of sports facilities, including a full-size swimming pool.
    Entertainment: 3.4

    (1) Besides the snow and walking there is nothing to do here, (3) the non-skier will find things to do for few days but may become bored after a week, (5) the resort area is a fascinating place to visit, regardless of winter sports.

    		 Winter Walks: 2.3

    (1) Very limited walking and no snowshoe trails, (3) a couple of designated scenic walking/snowshoe trails, (5) extensive and diverse winter walking trails for all abilities.
    Ski Pass Value: 3.1

    (1) A 1 week ski pass is overpriced compared to the number of lifts available, (3) the ski pass is averagely priced and covers a reasonable number of lifts, (5) ski passes are excellent value for money and cover a lot of lifts spanning a big area.

    		 Value (National): 2.9

    (1) Overall, Cerro Bayo is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the country and not worth the money, (3) overall represents average value for money, (5) overall offers the best value resort in the country.
    Value (Global): 3.4

    (1) Overall, Cerro Bayo is one of the most expensive ski resorts in the world, (3) overall it offers pretty average value for money compared to resorts from other countries, (5) internationally the resort offers excellent value for money.

    Based on 18 votes. Vote

  • September 26, 2012
    Roman Marquez from Argentina

    Un Centro de esqui que goza de una vista unica en el mundo. Despues una lastima como no han logrado desarrollarlo en lo que se refiere a servicios. Las pistas son cortas, los medios son cortos, y la "nueva" gondola, no es otra cosa que un vegestorio traido de europa, con mas problemas que un auto viejo. Mucha promesa y pocas cumplidas. Tengo la sensacion que el esqui poco les importa, solo se preocupan en vender lo inmobiliario.
    Ojala cambie y podamos disfrutar de este centro de esqui con mejoras en las pistas, las que estan y las nuevas de provinciales.
    Por el resto la atencion es buena, la gente es humana, y eso compensa lo otro. Roman

  • May 16, 2012
    diego from Argentina

    Voy al Bayo todos los años, desde hace 5 años, es cierto..es pequeño comparado con catedral o chapelco...pero tambien es mas barato..muchos descuentos si sos de la prov de neuquen o rio negro..el año pasado era del 40%, presentando el DNI...pistas: le faltaria un poco mas para el lado de provinciales, o tener marcado algun fera de pista entre medio del panoramico.... a veces cierra la ultima telesilla o el ultimo poma..peor haciendo buenas conexiones se puede disfrutar mucho...la atencion de 10.!! la comida cara como en todos los cerros.(no se puede quejar), alojamientos de todos los gustos, clases y precios, colectivos que van hasta el cerro, en auto estas en 15-20 minutos, y para agregarle un bonus es el unico cerro que ha puesto un medio nuevo en los ultimos 5 años, una telecabina para 6 pax. Relcion precio-calidad muy buena...y ademas yendo al cerro y a villa l angostura vemos un escenario y aisajes inigualables, y vemos como ha crecido la villa, luego de la erupcion del volcan caulle-puyehue

  • March 18, 2012
    sergio ariel sevini from Argentina

    estuve en bayo en 2010 y es verdaderamente hermoso, el centro de esqui es chico pero barbaro , no colas hermosos paisajes servicio buenos, en comida, un poco caros pero normal , rental buenisimo yeti centro , tenes todo y te llevan los esquies, el alojamiento excelente en la villa . espero sirva mi experiencia

  • September 13, 2011
    En RIDER from Argentina

    Increibles dias los que pasamos en Cerro Bayo, mucha y buena nieve y nada de gente, la gondola no funciona pero esta ahi casi lista se ve..ahora un capitulo aparte son las pistas, las pisan todos los dias y quedan increibles (y eso que no hay gente..)
    El pase me parece razonable y mas cuando no hay ni 1 minuto de cola. La comida muy cara y la vista la mejor que he visto.

  • September 05, 2011
    Gonzalo P from Argentina

    I'm in Villa La Angostura now, so this is the real thing: cerrobayoweb.com says "powder snow, great ski this Monday" - For today September 5th, 2011. It is closed!
    If you have kids, ski school is closed for the season though we asked by phone if it were open before coming. Be careful with this place. It is our 3rd visit to this place -it is very nice indeed but it is also the 2nd time this happens. The last time was in 2005 when I had to teach my kids to ski myself, ruining my season. It was also risky, I wouldn't do it again. Cerro Bayo is very nice, but be very careful, its operators lie.

  • June 26, 2011
    Ezequiel marquez from Argentina

    La verdad en bayo prometen mucho y no cumplen, la gondola estaba presentada para la temporada 2010!! y con suerte la van a terminar para la temporada 2012. los pisanieve, NUNCA funcionaron. Boutique!! de que boutique me hablan, mucho marketing. Seguro que ahora van a decir que no paso nada con la ceniza! Basta la gente no les cree mas.

  • March 07, 2011
    Marcos from Argentina

    Y los de yeti son muy mentirosos el año pasado los hermosos pisanieves estaban todos rotos. Muy buenas las pistas y los paisajes, muy caro, medios de cuarta, imposible almorzar y para colmo 20 dolares una hamburguesa. Marcos (MDQ)

  • September 30, 2010
    Federico Rietti from Italy

    I'll never forget what a beautiful ski resort is Cerro Bayo! It's not a so modern resort as Catedral is, but trails are perfect for all skiers levels and is possible to ski without waiting more than half an hour at the lifts. The landscape is a dream, people is friendly and I spent there my 3 best days in Argentina!

  • August 27, 2010
    Patrick G from United States

    Cerro Bayo is an excellent ski resort in Argentina. It was suffering from rain and poor snow when I went there in August. I skied across a small stream and some muddy areas to access the lifts at the bottom. It then proceeded to snow meters in days. One day raining sopping wet, the next day excellent powder skiing conditions, the next super heavy deep snow. Very variable in my experience. Smaller hill with lift accessible steeper terrain and some great off-piste which was closed during my stay there. Great people working at the mountain, some good tree skiing and overall not very crowded which is a plus at any ski hill. Cerro Bayo´s road to the mountain is a kidney pounder much like the road to Chapelco in San Martin de Los Andes. The town near Bayo is excellent in the winter if you don´t want to mess with crowds and are looking for a laid back mountain this is it. Messidor Tourismo is the service I used for shuttles and passes to the mountain. Puerto Manzano has a wide variety of options of lodging near the mountain with a bus that runs to El Cruce for fifty cents one way. Access to nearby Bosque Arrayanes is a must do if you have more than a few days.

  • June 26, 2010
    Cesar from Argentina

    Tal vez por tener varios centros de ski nos volvamos tan exigentes, gracias a Dios hay para todos los gustos y CERRO BAYO si bien tiene sus virtudes y defectos (como todos) está lejos del caretaje, cerca de la naturaleza y del buen gusto, léase Villa La Angostura.
    Después si un día queres tener contacto con el tumulto haces 80 KM y tenes al formidable y bellísimo Cerro CATEDRAL o recorres un poco más y tenes al espectacular Cerro Chapelco... qué más se puede pedir...

  • June 10, 2010
    WWW.YETIPATAGONIA.COM.AR from Argentina

    cerro bayo duplico su superficie esquiable, esta colocando una gondola para 6 personas y ya tiene desde al año pasado 4 pisanieves nuevos. agrego dos pistas mas y un area de fuera de pistas increible con mas de 200 ha y todo señalizado, hasta con un mapa de fuera de pistas con niveles y todo.
    yeti ski rental sigue creciendo e incorporo mas de 200 equipos nuevos, amplio dos de sus locales y tiene nueva web www.yetipatagonia.com.ar

  • December 07, 2009
    Mark Cervantes from Argentina

    I just wanted to reach out and thank all the people that have been contacting us in regards to this Cerro Bayo and all the others we have first hand knowledge about. Fabio in the US mentioned us a couple of months ago and we have already helped several people plan sick vacations for next year in Patagonia. If you want info on the Cerro Bayo or any of these resorts contact us at info@toursthroughargentina.com or visit our site soon.
    We ski them all and love telling people how to best enjoy them. I am packing the car and headed to mountains so perhaps we will meet along the way !! Bring on the freshies...

    Mark Cervantes(Owner/Founder)

  • September 27, 2009
    Fabio from United States

    I am doing research for a South American ski vacation and just spoke to one of the most real and fully informed guys I have encountered yet.
    The group is called Tours Through Argentina. However, they are still building theiar business and website but have the info down. I spoke to a guy named Mark who owns a bar/restaurant in Cerro Bayo and he gave me the real deal information I was looking for. I would recommend this 'soon to be fully establish' company and Mark to anyone wanting honest answers.
    Good luck finding the great powder stashes all over South America.
    Fabio

  • June 05, 2009
    Nestor from Uruguay

    Por ser de un pais sin nieve recorri varios centros de ski de 3 continentes y hoy puedo decir que Villa La Angostura es donde encuentro lo que necesito a los 45 años y padre de 2 (10 y 7 años).
    Creo que mi opinion puede no ser compartida por muchos pero carece de cualquier subjetivismo de local dado que todos son en el extrangero para mi.
    El cerro Bayo me ofrece opciones de pistas variadas ,cero tumulto de gente ,atendimiento personalizado y lo suficientemente chico para encontrarme a gusto y sin apuro.
    Ademas el pueblo tiene opciones de restoranes donde si se quiere no se repiten saliendo a cenar todas las noches y con un nivel poco visto.
    Salud Villa la Angostura.
    PD Yeti, FM las Cumbres, Hotel BahiaManzanoy EWl Frances. Grandes de la Villa

  • May 18, 2009
    ale draglio from Argentina

    chicos el bayo esta buenisimo el ahh el rental es el mejor lejos el yetii los esquies son nuevos siempre , son los unicos que tienen guarderia y aparte los dueños son instructores y te saben aconsejar saludos

  • January 22, 2009
    ale from Argentina

    el yety no es el mejor rental.. hay otros mas baratos con la misa calidad de esquies.

  • August 06, 2008
    Phil Smith Snoworks All Mountain Ski Courses from United Kingdom

    Villa Angustura is a picturesque village nestled at the side of Lake Lake Nahuel Huapi. We stay at the most amazing hotel in the forest right on the banks of the lake and it’s one of the most popular places in our South American itinerary.
    The ski resort itself, Cerro Bayo, is tiny but if you’re experienced off-piste it’s definitely worth a visit. We have the resort as part of our Snoworks Chile and Argentina Adventure trip and our guests love it.
    You have the main ski lift from the bottom which serves a blue/red run. It’s a great easy run for cruising and having a blast or warming up. To access the off-piste you need to take the top lift. This had been out of service for a couple of years so some of us skinned up and the other hiked. When this lift is working you can take a short hike (30 minutes) to a summit and from here there are some great off-piste routes back down. You have to pull back around towards the ski resort to get back to the lifts. We ended up doing circuits here all day long. If you want to skin further afield the possibilities are endless.
    From a safety point don’t head off-piste unless your kitted up, experienced and with instructors or guides. We have our own instructors and all our own safety equipment. If you want more information on this ski area check out our Snoworks website and South American Ski Adventures. Phil Smith Snoworks All Mountain Ski Courses.

  • August 03, 2008
    Rodolfo from Argentina

    Chicos, bajen los decibeles. Yo conozco unos cuantos centros de ski a ambos lados, y como es obvio, la cordillera reparte sabiamente sus bellezas y cualidades. Antillanca y Bayo p.ej. son montañas espectaculares. Les falta equipamiento a ambas, pero no por ello la montaña es una m... Bayo tiene una arboleda y pistas y vistas magníficas, claro, cuando andan los medios de arriba. Antillanca lo mismo. No dan para un skiweek aún por esa razón. Ahora, para medios de calidad y cantidad, vayan al Catedral, que es lo más grande de Sudamérica, y no te arrancan la cabeza como en otras partes. Ni hablar de sus increibles vistas...

  • August 03, 2008
    Rodolfo from Argentina

    Chicos, bajen a la tierra. Nuestra cordillera reparte parejo a ambos lados. Yo conozco montañas espectaculares Bayo es una de ellas) y reconozco que los medios a veces dejan mucho que desear (de ambos lados). Pero la cantidad y la calidad de los medios no tiene nada que ver con el potencial de la montaña. A Bayo todavía le faltan medios para que se justifique más de 3 días, pero tiene una calidad por lo menos igual de buena que Antillanca (que es más caro). Ahora, quieren medios a rolete? Vayan al Catedral, que es el más grande de Sudamérica y vienen poniendo todos los años más.

  • July 25, 2008
    juan torres from Argentina

    El mejor rental es el BUENOS AIRES SKI, que ademas es el oficial.
    Nunca ví chicas tan lindas y simpáticas con buena onda como allí.
    La montaña esta rebuena y el paisaje maravilloso.

  • May 19, 2006
    YETI from Argentina

    Cerro Bayo es un pequeño y acogedor centro de esqui. Ubicado a 9km de Villa la Angostura y a 80km de Bariloche y con una de las mejores vistas de la patagonia, Cerro Bayo ofrece todos los servicios y es ideal para la familia. Cuenta con pistas para todos los niveles y muchos fuera de pista para el snowboard, y ademas cuenta con el mejor servicio de rental de la zona "YETI".