Snowfall warning for North Island New Zealand Issued 24 July at 10am local time. A deepening sub-tropical depression will quickly cross North Island on Saturday accompanied by a short period of gales and heavy rain. Expect easterly blizzard conditions to develop on Ruapehu as well as the ranges from the Tararuas to the Kawekas and perhaps even further north. A Cool SE flow with further bands of snow for mountains elsewhere. Many resorts have seen more than 20cm snow over the past 24hrs.

Chapelco, Argentina

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Chapelco, in Argentina, is a medium sized ski resort with 10 ski lifts (1 tele-cabin, 5 chair, 4 surface) that offers skiers an impressive 730 metres (2395 feet) of vertical descent. Chapelco has 22 pistes with a total length of 32 kilometers (20 miles). Chapelco is only really suitable for beginner and intermediate skiers and snowboarders. We have no information about the existence of any cross country ski trails at Chapelco. For snowboarders, there is a terrain park and a half pipe. The nearest airport is at San Martin des los Andes.

Resorts close to Chapelco include: Cerro Bayo (66 km), Antillanca (82 km), Cerro Catedral (111 km), Villarrica-Pucon (123 km), Volcán Osorno (145 km),

	Trails (Pistes): 22	Halfpipes: 1
	Summit: 1981 m	Toplift: m
	Beg: 25% Int: 25% Adv: 50%	Terrain Parks: 1
	Vertical Drop: 730 m	X-Country: -
	Lifts: 10 (1 telecabin, 5 chair, 4 surface)	Snowmaking: Y
	Gondolas / Cable Cars: 1	Slopeside accom.: -
	Restaurants: 3	Acres of ski: -
	Bars: -	Nearest Airport: San Martin des los Andes
	Nearest Train: -	Info phone: +54/2972/427845 \| Chapelco Resort Info Website

Visitor Reviews of Chapelco

David Boldt from BOLIVIA writes:

We just spent a nice week at Chapelco during the peak of the season (school vacation in both Argentina and Brazil). There was one big drawback: During such times there are huge lift lines (up to half an hour), unless you use the chairlift that serves only the expert trails at the top. No new lift has been installed there in 19 years. Thee are no high-speed chairs, and only two quads. One nice part of the area is served by an antique T-bar! Changes are promised for next year (2007) but are not certain. The big advantage of Chapelco and San Martin de los Andes over Bariloche is the relative lack of drunken college students. (Of course, if you are a drunken college student, Bariloche is THE place for you. The newspapers reported 22,000 students there this season.)

2006-08-09

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