Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
the rest to your imagination (and insurance
carrier).
Skiing in Bariloche means
Cerro Catedral
,a
mountain 13 miles from town. In operation
since the 1950s, Cerro Catedral is a complete
ski resort, with hotels, ski schools and rental
facilities. It has a large parking lot, and Micro
Omnibus 3 de Mayo leaves for the slopes from
Avenida Moreno. Check at
Datos
, Missiones
115 for schedules and stops.
A cable car carries you to the restaurant at
3,300 feet. The views are terrific. There are 32
lifts of all types and they carry skiers to various
parts of the ski area, which has 18 ski runs.
Ranging from novice to experienced, some are
quite steep while others challenge skiers with
trees haphazardly dotting the run. Cross coun-
try skiing is also quite popular.
There are several hotels at the slopes.
Club
Hotel Catedral
(
460-006) has 76 rooms and
64 apartments for those planning a long stay. It
offers several restaurants, a nightclub and a
sauna. The most luxurious hotel of all,
Pire-
Hue
, is described above in the Best Places to
Stay section, page 279.
Local Tour Operators
Sightseeing tours and adventures like trekking
and fishing are readily available in Bariloche.
There are many tour operators in town. Trips
are well organized.
Cumbre Patagonicas
at
Villegas 222 (
/fax 2944-423-283) offers the
