SKIING REMOTE CERRO CASTILLO, AYSEN, CHILE
Length Trip
7 days (possible extension)
Ski Season
Late August- Early October
Level
Beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, and Expert Backcountry Skiers
Style
Ski touring, backcountry skiing, ski mountaineering
Would you like to spend your ski vacation where only a handful of people have explored? The Cerro Castillo area has remote, untouched backcountry terrain for skiers avid for adventure! This is a place where the Chilean Central Patagonia shows her solitude where only farmers and gauchos in a secluded village live the entire year. Not only is there the remarkable spirit of the remoteness in the untouched Patagonia, but it is all yours to backcountry ski with our mountain guides! Excellent and endless first ski descents, culoirs/chutes, and all kind of terrain to ski in these pristine Andes mountains of South America. Cerro Castillo is at the entrance to the Northern Patagonian Ice Cap in Chile. It is a dream land for ski explorers, expert skiers, and adventure seekers. Our mountain guides can drive up to a high Andean pass to ski tour from the car, or go for a multiple day ski expedition into the Patagonian backcountry by horse or ski touring. Join us to leave the first tracks in this remote part of the world!
Cerro Castillo – Backcountry skiing at the end of the world – Patagonia South AmericaThe idea of this program is to open the possibility of keep exploring the South American mountains with AT (alpine touring) gear, which means on skis or split boards! Mak
Day 1:
Pick up in Balmaceda airport in Coihaique, Chile. Optional 14-hour drive from Bariloche, where we are based.
Night in hotel.
Day 2:
Skiing the backcountry from a high Andean pass for the day in the remote Patagonia of Chile. Offers multiple options, from mellow bowls of 20- 25 degrees, to steep terrain up to 40-45 degrees, and tree skiing.
Night in campground or Posada according to clients.
Cerro Castillo – Backcountry skiing at the end of the world – Patagonia South America
Day 3:
Another day of ski touring, skinning up and skiing some nice peaks. Possible first ski descents. Option to ski traverse between summits.
Night in campground or Posada according to clients.
Day 4:
Start moving into even more remote ski terrain with the aid of horses to carry most of our mountain gear. We’ll make our base camp in a valley near Cerro Castillo below a beautiful cirque which offers endless chutes.
Night in tents.
Cerro Castillo – Backcountry skiing at the end of the world – Patagonia South America
Day 5-8:
Ski tour and explore more valleys, chutes, and summits. Your mountain guide will show you new terrain to ski everyday. This is an area that was only skied for the first time a few years ago. You’ll have the opportunity to have a first ski descent in Patagonia!
Night in tents.
Day 9:
Descent from alpine terrain.
Night in hotel.
Day 10:
Drop off at airport.
*This itinerary a is guideline flexible with snow and weather conditions.
PHOTO GALLERY
(Minimum 2 people).
2 or 3 people – US$ 2750.
4 + people – US$2550 .-
*Additional days per person per day: $250 USD
Certified UIAGM– IFMGA Mountain Guide
Private transportation
2 nights in hotel
Horses
All meals in the mountains
Avalanche safety gear
Satellite phone service
All camping gear such as tents and cookware.
Price does not include:
Meals in town, Alpine Touring gear, accommodations other than first and last night (each client will pay for lodging based on preference for camping or little Posadas and we will arrange reservations).
On request
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