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July 15, 2016
Bruno from
Brazil
Bruno from
Brazil
Excellent resort. Well structured and new, suberb rental facilities and shops. The "escuelita", or ski school, treated our 3 yr old daughter with love and care. She got the first skiing experience as something pleasant and safe. Fully recommended. Too bad snow is delayed this season but at least they managed to open parts of the pistes.
October 04, 2012
Gary Charles from
Australia
Gary Charles from
Australia
I have now been at Cerro Castor for just over 1 week and in that time have the experienced the full extremes of weather from beautiful warm sunny days late last week through a wet (not rain) snowy day on Sunday (resulting in 20cm heavy powder on the upper slopes), a mainly sunny Monday - few people fresh tracks all day to a windy. Tuesday had very strong somtimes gale force wind gusts at the top of the mountain. However, skiing is still possible on all but the top of the mountain as it faces south and although still windy is well protected from the full force of all but southerly winds. Credit to the staff for keeping the all the chairlifts open in trying conditions. (Las Lenas take note).
The resort is basically a large bowl containing rocky outcrops making for varied terrain - mainly intermediate runs with advanced sections. Two quad chairlifts run up each side. A quad chair services the snowboard park which has FIS standard jumps - no one using, too high. The bottom half is below the treeline and so pistes are well protected. This is serviced by another quad chair.
The mountain still has a good but thin covering of snow with most runs still open and off-piste possible with caution.
There are large self service restaurants well located with views of the ski field. These are heated and provide adequate retreat in bad weather.
These serve good freshly made hot soup $24 pesos or large salad bowls with ham and egg ($40 pesos for the healthy skier snowboarder) and the usual range of hot food for the rest. A full silver service restaurant with asado etc is available near the base.
Generally the resort has modern lifts by South American standards - nearly all quad chairs (no high speed detachable though) with tow and magic carpets for beginners.
While some resorts have wasted money on expensive Wifi, (will be obsolete in a few years when 3G mobile data prices drop) Huesped service, expensive hotel renovations, etc to celebrate their 30 years plus existence while their lift system could best be described as a "working museum" (resulting in frequent lift closures). The well designed and run Cerro Castor is able to provide skiers with a full functioning resort in almost any weather as well as large on-piste restaurants spread around the ski field providing a retreat for "fair weather skiers."
With more snow forecast for the final weekend all those reading this report who can't make it here can ''eat your heart out"
The resort is not as good as Las Lenas when the top lift, Marte, is open but if Marte is closed (as is often the case) then Cerro Castor provides a good alternative.
September 28, 2012
Fabio from
Brazil
Fabio from
Brazil
August 27, 2010
Patrick G from
United States
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
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
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.
June 17, 2008
Skisumo from
United States
Skisumo from
United States
May 21, 2006
roger blairs from
Australia
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
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.
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