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September 01, 2008
ValdiSkier from
France
ValdiSkier from

Monday 1st Sept is third day of worsening snow conditions. Almost no snow at the base when I arrived (3 days ago) and yesterday night we were struggling in the cold walking in 80 cm of deep and heavy snow for the 500 m from the parking to the hotel. Skiing is impossible unless you want to queue up for hours and like beginners pistes at the high cost...
This is the mountain, it could be tricky... but snow cats were working at night maybe not enough to cope with such a snowfall. You will know more tomorrow as conditions right now seem to be improving
August 30, 2008
Lucho from
Argentina
Lucho from

Example of a normal day in Catedral:
Today (Saturday 30 of August) it's snowing like sometimes happens in winter in a ski resort. At 10 am open the first chairlift (condor I) with a beginner slope full of students, one intermediate slope without grooming. At 12.30 pm open the gondola just for experts because there's no slopes open! At 1 pm open sextuple and half an hour later quadruple de punta nevada. Obviously the slopes are with 50 cm of deep snow and people of information of Alta Patagonia lies that the opening so late was because the snow machines were working!! In every place of the world the snowcats groom the snow during the night or very early in the morning. Here, NEVER!!!! It's a lie that there was somebody working on the mountain today. Slopes are a disaster like every day of this season on Catedral.
Capsa=verguenza!!!!
August 30, 2008
Hans Jurgen from
Switzerland
Hans Jurgen from

I finish today the ski week nr 24 of my life and first and last in South America. All the week was with a lot of problems with this mountain;every day the chairlifts were opened really late;most of them (more the 70%)were always closed;every time falls 20 cm of snow,no way to open a couple of slopes,it's incredible! I'd to ski all the week in the bottom part of Catedral with deep snow,moguls,queues too big for taking the only lift open,and of course full price for the ticket.....Peoples working for the lifts company has no idea of their own job;the only professional is the rescue team.
Restaurant on the mountain good enough but really expansive (La Roca,Cabana 1600 and Barrilete) even in dollars. Really good ski in the rentals (Sextuple and Travesia) I don't try the ski schools but I've seen 10 different uniforms,I think there are too much. A lot of free agent instructors that offers their services with lower price,like people that want to sell you something (ski,lessons,goggles,gloves,taxies,quads,excursions....) it's seems to be in Marrakesh or Casablanca
Bariloche is a wonderful town,the mountains and the lakes are beautiful,that's a lot of touristic service but I think that it's better for the summer,the ski resort doesn't exist,it's really a pity!
August 27, 2008
Juan Pablo from
Argentina
Juan Pablo from

I've skied in Switzerland,Italy,Andorra,USA and in all ski resorts of Argentina. It's really true that Catedral is the best for the view and the worst for the lifts and the service of Alta Patagonia. Very expansive for the bad service. Old lifts. A lot of them always closed; opening really late in the morning and slopes with deep snow or moguls (the grooming doesn't exist). People of lists,info y security very rude and never knows what will pass with the mountain.
Never more here,next year Las Lenas or Chapelco.
August 26, 2008
Juliana from
Italy
Juliana from

August 26, 2008
Francisco from
Spain
Francisco from

August 23, 2008
Rowan from
Australia
Rowan from

After 7 weeks skiing through-out Chile, I was pretty dissapointed to finish my South American ski experience with a week in Catedral.
Yes,it is a beautiful place, with nice, views, bars and restaraunts, but the riding, management, grooming and atmosphere, was by far nothing in comparison to what we experienced in places like Termas de Chillan, Nevado, Pucon and Portillo.
There does seem to be a shortage of snow here this season, but added to this is the extreme lack of grooming, countless exposed rocks on runs and long lines for the lifts. It is nearly impossible to ski back to the carpark without damaging your equipment, there are even exposed-unmarked rocks at the very top of the mountain as you exit some chairlifts.
As skiing is a pretty popular sport amongst all types of people from learners to advanced, this place definitely does not provide good skiing to maybe 80% of the people that go there.
Well done Chile for the 2008 winter
August 16, 2008
owain price from
Argentina
owain price from

I live here past 5 seasons after skiing all over Sth America past 20 years (plus Australia and New Zealand).
If you can ski, it is the best all round ski mountain in the Southern Hemisphere.
If you can only ski only corduroy, you will struggle.
But if you have forked out the money to get here, spend a bit more on a local to show you round and stay on mountain, not downtown, so you don't get stuck in the morning rush - we almost never wait in line once up on the mountain and usually are the only people skiing where we ski.
Hey, and as for the guy whinging about an avalanche last week, if 3 American snowboarders are dumb enough to set one off going out when the extreme avalanche danger flag is flying you can't blame the resort - how about thanks for everyone who went to help dig them out after seeing it happen?
August 11, 2008
Agustin from
Argentina
Agustin from

Good ones: Nice landscape, great people, lots of lifts that make shorter lines.
Bad ones: Grooming is AWFUL, they don't spend any cent in grooming services (at mid day all runs are full of moguls and very difficult to carve). Short runs and too many names to get in touch with. Lifts close with moderate winds and not strong winds. Snow conditions are wet. 2 straight sunny days and the base snow becomes unskiable. Lift operators are very rude and they know nothing about customer service.
August 09, 2008
Agustin from
Argentina
Agustin from

I´ve boarded Cerro Catedral in Bariloche for 6 years now. At least 2 weeks every year. I´ve read many comments and not all of them are true. Most of them are though...
Pros:
-Great city for cheap lodging and restaurants. Lots of cabins for rent, hostels, five star hotels and much more to fit any budget.
-In the past 4 years they have added more and newer lifts. Nothing like the kind you´ll find in a big resort in the US but still acceptable.
-Excellent scenery! Great lake and mountain view...
-Friendly people and great food (you´ll find this all over Argentina).
Cons:
-Employees in general are not service oriented!
-Very crowded during school winter holidays (2 weeks between late July and early August).
-Runs are very poorly groomed! Don´t expect Colorado corduroy, just not gonna happen.
-Too many moguls (sucks if you snowboard)
-Not high or cold enough for powder conditions to last more than a few days. Bad grooming doesn't help.
Resuming, Cerro Catedral is a great place to go if you are looking for a reasonable priced vacation (compared to US or Europe) but don´t expect the same quality of snow, lifts or service!
Other than Cerro Catedral I boarded Chapelco and Las Leñas in Argentina. Also: Heavenly, Sierra, Kirkwood (Lake Tahoe, CA) and Aspen (Colorado, USA).