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Rio Negro, Argentina

Cerro Perito Moreno ski resort

  • Top 1,740 m
  • 21 km of runs
  • 6 lifts
Snow-covered Andes above Los Penitentes, Argentina
The Andes at Los Penitentes, Argentina. Photo: Rodox / Pexels.

The short answer

Cerro Perito Moreno has about 21 km of mapped runs and 6 lifts, with skiing from about 987 m up to 1,740 m (5,709 ft), a vertical drop of 754 m. By mapped runs it is number 5 of the 5 Argentina ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Teniente Luis Candelaria (BRC), about 79 km away in a straight line.

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Cerro Perito Moreno 7-day mountain forecast

At about 1,364 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

  1. Fri 1318°3°0 mm
  2. Sat 1422°8°0 mm
  3. Sun 1519°10°4.8 mm
  4. Mon 1611°8°22.3 mm
  5. Tue 1711°6°5.1 mm
  6. Wed 1810°5°2 mm
  7. Thu 1910°3°1.1 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Cerro Perito Moreno: runs from 987 m to 1,740 m, a vertical drop of 753 m1,0001,2001,4001,600Top of the highest mapped run: 1,740 m (5,709 ft)Top 1,740 m · 5,709 ftBase 987 m · 3,238 ft753 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).
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Ski area facts

Top elevation
1,740 m5,709 ft
Vertical drop
754 m2,474 ft
Mapped runs
21 km19 runs
Lifts
6mostly j-bars

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Novice 15% (3.2 km), Easy 20% (4.1 km), Intermediate 58% (12.1 km), Advanced 7% (1.5 km)Novice: 3.2 km, 1 runs (15%)15%NoviceEasy: 4.1 km, 4 runs (20%)20%EasyIntermediate: 12.1 km, 12 runs (58%)58%IntermediateAdvanced: 1.5 km, 2 runs (7%)

About 35% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 58% intermediate and 7% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Novice13.2 km
Easy44.1 km
Intermediate1212.1 km
Advanced21.5 km

Lifts

6 mapped lifts, most of them j-bars.

Lift typeCount
J-bars2
Chairlifts2
T-bars1
Platter lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Teniente Luis Candelaria (BRC)San Carlos de Bariloche79 km
Esquel Brigadier Antonio Parodi (EQS)Esquel130 km
El Tepual (PMC)Puerto Montt131 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Cerro Perito Moreno?

The highest mapped run starts at about 1,740 m (5,709 ft) and the lowest ends at about 987 m (3,238 ft), a vertical of 754 m (2,474 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Cerro Perito Moreno have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 21 km of downhill runs and 6 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Cerro Perito Moreno?

Teniente Luis Candelaria (BRC) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 79 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Cerro Perito Moreno piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.