Skiing in Copahue and Caviahue
In the northwest of the Province of Neuquén, at the
foot of the Copahue
Volcano and beside Lake Caviahue, these mountain villages are
located, at 1600 meters above sea level and 18 kilometers from
each other. The area is inside the Copahue Provincial Park,
8300 hectares, with pehuenes forests, swamplands and cascades,
where the tourists can even find snow in advanced spring.
The Ski Center has 5 kilometers of signaled tracks, for beginners
and advanced learners. The new incorporation is a ski lift of 1200 meters (between the 2400 and 2800 meters of height) The other means of elevation are: a double chairlift
of 1440 meters, two ski lifts of 700 meters each one and a T-bar
of 1600 meters.
En 2008 se estrena el Patagonia Mountain, una excursión a Copahue que comprende la subida hasta la cumbre
del volcán Copahue, sólo reservada a los más audaces,
con opción de descenso en fuera de pista a través de más de
16 kilómetros entre araucarias.
The Ski Center will offer the Patagonia Mountain (inaugurated in 2008), an excursion to Copahue which consists of the ascent to the top of the Copahue volcano. It is a true unique adventure, only reserved to the most audacious, with option to descend off the tracks
along more than 16 kilometers among araucaria trees.
The services include the equipment
rental, a repair shop, a nursery, a ski school and the snow
garden.
Among the alternative activities there also is the adventure
ski, rides in motorcycles for snow in the valley of Jara and voyages
in sleds with Siberian dogs.
And don't forget that there also are the traditional thermal
baths with the waters of the Volcano; this allows to combine the
relax, with the sports and the winter games.
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