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Visitor reviews for Cerro Castor Ski Resort

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Ski Resort Rating: Rate Cerro Castor

• September 22, 2011
  Ricardo from Argentina
  

  Las pistas tienen una señalizacion excelente, en nombre, nivel, longitud, etc. Castor es usada por los equipos de competicion europeos para sus practicas por lo que hay que tener cuidado cuando se cruza alguna pista por donde bajan a toda velocidad los deportistas profesionales.

• June 14, 2011
  Vanina from Argentina
  

  Estuve dos veces en el Cerro Castor y es uno de mis mejores recuerdos. Todo es hermoso. La atencion es buenisima, los precios estan muy bien, los medios de elevacion se ven en muy buen estado. Estaria bueno que la pista verde sea mas amplia, aun soy principiante y mucho no podia hacer ahi.
  Ahora voy a conocer Las Leñas, pero presiento que nada va a superar la calidad, belleza y paz que hay en Ushuaia.

• March 26, 2011
  marcelo alvarenga from Brazil
  

  Esquiei em Cerro Castor em agosto de 2010.Não houve muita neve neste ano mas mesmo assim as pistads estavam muito boas ( até a base ). G ostei m,uito do local. Sem muita gente e lifts modernos. Pistas predominantemente para nivel intermediario. Estação não é grande como outras mais antigas ( Catedral, Las Leñas e Valle Nevado ), portanto se pretende esquiar mais de 5 dias, pode se tornar repetitivo. No geral, é uma boa pedida...

• August 27, 2010
  Patrick G from United States
  

  I have skied at 7 resorts in Argentina this year and Cerro Castor was somewhat disappointing terrain wise. Views were excellent! The other review mentioned this mountain being suitable for beginners and intermediates. This is accurate information. The mountain´s backside does offer some great runs. This year, they suffer greatly from a lack of consistent snow. It was extremely cold and icy when I skied there in the end of July. Also the mountain suffered from poor coverage and had several areas with exposed rock. Because it sees little sun aspect wise, when it does get good snow it stays well preserved is my guess. You have to use one lift to access the upper lifts at the bottom that crosses the road. It´s not a fast lift and a huge line can develop on busy days. This is not great if you don´t show up there with time available before 10. Overall, maybe not worth the cost of going down there unless you know the coverage is consistent or prefer to ski icy groomed runs.

• 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 Cerro Castor 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 Castor 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)

• August 27, 2009
  R Hookham from Australia
  

  Spent 5 days at Cerro Castor this month (August 2009). All good. Great scenery, great food, friendly people and great skiing with slopes to suit all types. Well worth the trip for all Aussie skiers who want something different. Cerro Castor is much cheaper than Australian ski resorts for everything not just lift passes. Added bonus is the current value airfares being offered and the fact that it is located in Patagonia which makes it worth the trip even if you don't ski. Patagonia is a beautiful place.

• August 02, 2008
  Lucas Kanyó from Brazil
  

  Estivemos em agosto/setembro de 2007 em Cerro Castor. Já tinha estado em Termas de Chillán y El Colorado em 2005, Portillo em 2006, de todos Castor teve a melhor neve mesmo quase na primavera.
  Se seu objetivo é apenas esquiar, interessante se hospedar nas cabanas do Cerro. Porém não há tantas opções de almoço e é bem mais caro do que dormir em Ushuaia.
  A paisagem é incrível. Já na base da montanha, a apenas 200m acima do nível do mar, tudo é branco, com 1 metro de neve.
  Para nós brasileiros que achamos que na terra do fogo é um frio antártico, não é bem assim. A temperatura é estável sempre em torno do 0oC. Em Portillo por exemplo é possível chegar aos -15oC.
  Quem está acostumado com agitação, esquece, este não é o lugar.

• June 17, 2008
  Skisumo from United States
  

  Newest lifts in the Andes. Two more new lifts for 2008 and another one next year.
  Low elevation and nice day lodges, and did I mention no crowds.
  We stay in town because of the great food throughout the city.
  The best kept secret in Argentina or Chile.

• May 21, 2006
  roger blairs from Australia
  

  Amazing scenery,extremely modern facilities,lift tickets as cheap as chips,no crowds(August the best month). Just get a flight to Ushuaia then a taxi to the tourist info centre in town they will help you with whatever standard of accomodation you need. This is much cheaper than booking a package before you arrive. The touist agency Rumbo Sur run a bus from Ushuaia to the resort for 5 dollars. No party scene to speak of but to get away from it all and ski some nice powder this is great value for money.

• June 15, 2005
  Nick Russill from United Kingdom
  

  The newest in Argentina and, like everything in Ushuaia, the southernmost in the world, Castor Mount opens its fifth season. Very close to Tierra del Fuego capital city, where the sea and the mountains meet to be the protagonists of a dazzling geography, Castor is only 195 meters over sea level and its top rises to 1,057 meters.

  With a skiable drop that reaches 772 meters, Castor Mount distributes 19 runs with different levels of difficulties and off-piste sectors into 20 kilometers. Nordic ski is the most outstanding modality, with circuits that go through lengas forests which can also be visited on snow rackets.

  Unlike the general belief, Castor enjoys very good weather and the best quality of powder snow, due to the stability of its temperature, offering one of the longest seasons in South America. Modern lifts, skiing and snowboarding school, and all the services that complement the infrastructure and Ushuaia scenery, turn Castor Mount into a complete resort, to ski in the confines of the world. How to Get There: located 26 km from Ushuaia, where there is an international airport and a tourist harbor for large size vessels. It can also be accessed by land through National Route 3.