Skiing at the end of the World - Cerro Castor

Cerro Castor is located 26 km. from the city of Ushuaia, Argentina; on Route No. 3, Km. 26. It is easily accessible since the road is completely paved.

Being the southernmost ski center on the planet and at the southernmost edge of Patagonia, it has characteristics that make it unique and different. Skiing in Cerro Castor means enjoying the best quality of snow, due to the orientation of the mountain (southern slope) and its extreme location (parallel 54°, similar to Moscow in the northern hemisphere).

In winter, the most common and safest way to get to the city of Ushuaia is by air. You can reach this paradisiacal place in just 3 hours. 20 minutes, through daily flights from Buenos Aires. In turn, you can also fly from Brazil through charter flights.

The complex is located 26 km from the international airport of Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego, allowing easy access to a unique place in a few minutes.

Cerro Castor is the product of a family project that came to fruition on July 9, 1999, when it first opened its doors to the public.

Many changes have occurred throughout these years of work. Initially, Cerro Castor had only 3 quad chair lifts, 1 Tele ski, 15 slopes, and a building at the base. Today its infrastructure is different and it has grown a lot but it maintains the essence that characterized it from the beginning.

This mountain today has lifts for all levels of skiing, an exclusive cabin complex at the base, and 8 gastronomic points that allow you to appreciate the Fuegian landscape from different places, but above all, it maintains that quality of snow that has always characterized her.

 

• It concentrates the best quality of snow due to its geographical position. Cerro Castor is located on a southern slope and maintains average temperatures between -5 and 5 degrees.

• Due to its characteristics and its snow quality, it is the ski center with the largest number of international teams training throughout the season. About 25 teams train at Cerro Castor each year, including regional clubs, Mogul teams, and World Cup participating countries such as France, Italy, Switzerland, and more.

• Cerro Castor is a family business. It is operated by Gastón Bégué (President and Operations Director), former runner, Argentine champion, and representative of Argentina in 2 Olympics. He studied in France related the comprehensive management of ski resorts.

• Cerro Castor has an exclusive design that is replicated in each of its buildings and an infrastructure similar to that of the main winter resorts in Europe.

• It has an Artificial Snow Network (28 technoalpine cannons – the largest in South America) that covers widely from intermediate to the base, guaranteeing a large amount of snow throughout the season.

• It has new and state-of-the-art machinery; complying with the pertinent maintenance before and after each season, carried out by expert personnel, and Cerro Castor staff.

• It has the largest Snowpark in South America.

• Castor Ski Lodge: it is a complex of 15 cabins strategically located in the middle of a centennial lenga forest, coexisting in harmony with nature and offering the best views of the forest and the mountains.

• It has 8 gastronomic points for every taste of the visitor: Morada del Aguila, Ona House, Snowbar, 480, Terrazas del Castor, La Barra, Viejo Castor and Alpino Sports Bar.

Cerro Castor is the ideal extension before or after a Patagonia Tour or an Antarctica expedition cruise.

For suggestions on a Patagonia Tour that includes Ushuaia, check out the following itineraries by Voyagers Travel:

8 day End of the World tour

9 day Golf and adventure tour

The Cerro Castor all-mountain pass rates are divided into 3 seasons: High, Medium, and Low.

There are passes for adults (over 12 years old) and minors (from 5 to 11 years old). Children under 5 years of age do not pay the pass, as well as those over 70 years of age.

The passes at Cerro Castor are daily, there is no half-day pass. The media hours are from 10 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and at 4:45 p.m. spring arrives, where daylight is prolonged.

The passes are for personal use, non-transferable, and consecutive to use from 1 to 10 days.

High Season: from July 2 to 29 and the holiday from August 13 to 15.

Medium Season: from July 30 to August 12 and from August 16 to September 23.

Low Season: from June 17 to July 1 and from September 24 to October 2.

It is recommended to use the pass on the left side, on sleeves or pockets.

On your turn, you stand to cross the turnstile, the red light indicates stop, and upon recognizing your pass, it beeps and gives a green light, enabling the turnstile.

 

TICKETS FOR LIFTING MEANS (the company charges fees in Argentine pesos)

LOW SEASON

MID SEASON

HIGH SEASON

• Infants: from 0 to 4 years old, pass free of charge.
• Minor Beaver: from 5 to 11 years inclusive.
• Adult Beaver: from 12 to 69 years inclusive.
• Senior: + 70 years old, pass free of charge.

PEDESTRIAN PASS

SKATING RINCH RATES

CROSS COUNTRY SKI

Cerro Castor has 3 rentals, one located in the main Base Building, another across the bridge in the same building as the Morada del Águila restaurant, and the third next to the skating rink.

The 3 rentals add up to 1,800 complete top-quality equipment. Among them, you will find equipment for High-End, Premium, Carving, Ski Juniors, Snowboard, Snowshoes, and Cross-Country Skiing.
 

Complete equipment: skis/snowboard + boots (+ poles)

GASTRONOMIC POINTS

The gastronomic diversity of Cerro Castor offers from fast food and on-the-go to sophisticated high-end cuisine, which ranges from a spectacular spider crab sushi to a very tender lamb roasted on the cross, as well as casseroles, chocolate cakes, and other delicatessen.

 

MORADA DEL ÁGUILA

Exquisite à la carte restaurant that, among other specialties, has a Cozy restaurant with a wood-burning fireplace and soft armchairs, where you can have a real Tierra del Fuego lamb cooked over a lenga fire, or a lamb casserole with peppers, potatoes, zucchini, and onions, with all the calories that the cold demands.

RESTAURANTE 480

The busiest inn of the Cerro. It is the nerve center and meeting place of the mountain since all paths lead to this point, where the Forest Chairlift ends.

Its main hall has a capacity for 500 seated people and has a practical self-service with fixed rotating menus. At the top is the buffet service, and at the bottom, is the cafeteria and pastry shop.

Its outdoor deck is ideal to enjoy a beer and contemplate the excellent view of the mountain.

TERRAZAS DEL CASTOR

Located at elevation 420 at the foot of the Snowpark with a capacity for 350 seated people, it offers a buffet and gourmet à la carte service.

The main attraction of Terrazas del Castor is the Snow & Sushi, which offers rolls with the best fish in the area, as well as a good variety of stir-fries.

Due to the incredible view of its deck-solarium, it is the chosen place where wine tastings and gastronomic proposals are carried out by renowned chefs.

 

THE SNOWBAR

With a capacity of 80 seated people, it offers a cafeteria service, complete toasts, as well as pizzas, loin sandwiches, and some churros that have already become famous and are perfect for replenishing energy.

LA BARRA - 600

Mountain rest-bar, where reggae and rock liven up American-style lunches or with succulent Creole tenderloins.

La Barra can hold up to 100 seated people, and also allows you to enjoy a coffee, a good Corona, or a "choripan" enjoying the sun on the deck chairs while watching the skiers on the El Zorro and La Brecha slopes.

VIEJO CASTOR

Located at elevation 520, at the foot of the Teleskies del Sol and del Este, it has a vintage style and mountains that make it unique.

With a capacity of 80 people, it offers a cafeteria service and a variety of sandwiches: braised pork tenderloin, long-cooked meats, or vegetarians.

ONA HOUSE

It offers a different alternative at the base of the hill. In the mornings you can enjoy delicious cookies, patisserie service, and a variety of coffee with different flavors.

Midday is characterized by a light deli menu with special sandwiches, salads, and a dish of the day. In the afternoon, it offers an after-party with music, a variety of teas, and drinks ideal for post-skiing.

ALPINO SPORTS BAR

With a capacity of 70 people, it is the ideal place to enjoy hot chocolate, sandwiches, and a wide range of pastries with views of the skating rink and the mountains. Sports lovers can follow them on two screens, play foosball or PlayStation.

Cerro Castor has 3 boutiques at the base of its mountain that provide skiers with all kinds of appropriate equipment to enjoy the snow in the best way.

Base Poppers

It is characterized by providing the skier with all the essential accessories for skiing, and it is the only place where you can rent clothes (jackets, pants, whole) per day for those visitors who do not have the right clothes to spend a day at outdoors in the snow.

Purple Poppers

Located in the same building as the Morada del Águila restaurant, it is a two-story mountain restaurant that offers the best brands with everything new for this season in terms of winter clothing. You can find all kinds of accessories as well as all the Cerro Castor merchandise.

Poppers Boutique

Located in the new base building, it offers customers all the necessary products and the latest technology to enjoy skiing at all times. The best brands such as Salomon, The North Face, Spyder, and Poc, are part of its wide offer.