About the location:

BARILOCHE, ARGENTINA

The city of San Carlos de Bariloche is about twenty minutes away by taxi or bus from the base of Cerro Catedral. San Carlos de is home to over 100,000 people, and is the second most-visited city in Argentina.It’s an unbelievable venue to enjoy the natural beauty of Patagonia, from the mountains to the lakes that surround the city. Situated right on the shore of Lago Nahuel Huapi at the south end of the extensive lakes region, Bariloche offers all the modern conveniences of a small city while also being the perfect venue for clients to explore the Argentine culture and practice their castellano, the Argentine dialect of Spanish.

Bariloche is a very safe city and is very comfortable for tourists to travel in.  The “bad” parts of Bariloche should be avoided as they should be in any city, but are pretty far away from the downtown area anyway.  The resort area where All-Star operates is very safe and crime-free.  However, all clients should be responsible for their gear and equipment, lock their doors when they leave to ride for the day, and not leave things like snowboard bags, laptops, and bright, expensive snowboard jackets unattended as these attract attention and pick-pocketing does exist.  As long as you’re smart about your stuff, you’ll be fine.  It is highly recommended that clients buy travel insurance before they come down, both for things like theft and also for flight and baggage delays and other reasons.

• It is Winter during the North American Summer
• Daylight is from 9 a.m. – 7 p.m. during camp
• The Andes mountain range is the highest mountain range outside Asia
• Full Service International Airport
• Modern Medical Facilities in town
• 150 Kinds of Chocolates

Cerro Catedral is the largest resort in South America – about the size of Mammoth Mountain, California, which the skiing and riding is most similar to, with a wetter, coastal snowpack that sets up very quickly and hangs onto all kinds of faces and rock outcroppings, making for perfect cliff take-offs. With a 3,500 foot vertical rise, the snow gets deeper and lighter as you get higher on the mountain.  With over 33 chairlifts including a gondola and a high-speed six-pack, the lift system is fully modern.  However, with grooming mostly limited to a bunch of cat tracks circling the mountain, the off-piste experience is closer to that of Silverton Mountain – lots and lots and lots of untracked woods, chutes, and bowls that are barely skied outside of our groups.  The skiing is raw and is closer to lift-accessed backcountry than the traditional North American resort experience.  We ride everyday using proper backcountry travel protocols and guides, and every client rides with a beacon, shovel, and avalanche probe everyday.  Helmets are required for Under-18 participants and recommended for others.