Cerro Castor
| Cerro Castor | |
|---|---|
Magic carpets | |
| Lift capacity | 9,500/hour |
| Snowmaking | 17 cannons |
Cerro Castor is a
Tierra del Fuego. Its tracks can be used during several months because of the cold weather of the region.[2] The standard season takes place between June and October, and it is, thanks to the geographic location, the longest among the main ski centers in Argentina. Cerro Castor is the southernmost ski resort in the world.[3]
Ski resort
This important ski center was inaugurated in 1999.
International events
In 2012 Cerro Castor hosted the
2014 Winter Olympic Games[7]
The results were as follows:
| Date | Place | Winner | Score | Second | Score | Third | Score | Report |
| September 7, 2012 |  Ushuaia |
James Woods |
90.4 |  Henrik Harlaut |
84.4 |  Jonas Hunziker |
74.6 | [1] |
| September 7, 2012 | Ushuaia |
 Keri Herman |
85.0 | Eveline Bhend |
79.8 |  Dara Howell |
65.4 | [2] Archived 23 January 2013 at archive.today |
The Interski Congress and World Cup, organized by the International Ski Instructors Association, was hosted by Cerro Castor from 5 to 12 September 2015 in which was the first ever event held by this association in the Southern Hemisphere.[8]
See also
References
- ^ Redondo Vega, José María (2004). "El glaciar rocoso de Cerro Krund, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina". Cuadernos de investigación geográfica (in Spanish) (30). Universidad de La Rioja: 169–182. Retrieved 14 October 2010.
- ^ "Cerro Castor" (in Spanish). Welcome Argentina. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "Cerro Castor: esquí en el Fin del Mundo". Revista Magna (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 17 December 2013.
- ^ "Cerro Castor, skiing the end of the world". Patagonia.com.ar. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
- ^ "Cerro Castor" (in Spanish). Argentour. Archived from the original on 6 December 2010. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "Cerro Castor Centro de Ski, Argentina" (in Spanish). Argentinaski.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2009. Retrieved 5 June 2009.
- ^ "FIS-Ski - resultats". Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Interski Congress". Interski 2025 Argentina. 5 September 2015. Archived from the original on 15 November 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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