Ushuaia - Cerro Castor, skiing at the End of the World!

on Tuesday 22 April 2008
by Paolo Ciotti

Ushuaia - Cerro Castor

Nieve Argentina - Cerro Castor

Leaving Italy in the middle of summer to get to Ushuaia is an extremely exciting, hard to describe, starting from the spectacular landing on the artificial track of its airport, in the midst of the raging sea of the Beagle Channel, sandwiched between mountain ranges sharp and even snow whitens the coasts.

Ushuaia, the capital of Tierra del Fuego, is the last city in the world. The location between sea, mountains, snow and ice make it very extreme place and contribute to increase the fame and myth.
In this context, absolutely unprecedented, the passion for winter sports is still ideal and land like nowhere else in the world in Ushuaia you can ski during the day (perhaps alongside the biggest stars of the circuit white), the afternoon stroll on tionship between large vessels and in the evening eating the excellent lobster (the famous centolla fueghina) or the best beef in the world, watered by striking Argentine wines.
In the nearby ski resort of Cerro Castor, despite the share resort, the atmosphere is "international skiresort": many of the major national teams (including the Italian team) will train for several weeks on the wonderful slopes to the satisfaction, giving to others Guests at the ski show to a World Cup. In fact this area in the world of competitive, has emerged as the best ever for training from June to September, with excellent opportunities for skiing off-piste and free, with the longest ski season of the continent, a snow spectacular and a natural context of particular charm and beauty, literally End of the World!
Managers are hoping to host the town, in a not too distant future, a few important race on the international circuit, having all the credentials to do so.
In the meantime, continue to upgrade the ski area was born just 9 years old, who now has 23 trails on almost every level of 900m in altitude, developed for 30km, of which at least half of the FIS approved. A place for true connoisseurs!

But Ushuaia is also the capital of the South American country skiing, with numerous well-equipped centers fund, thanks to the genuine passion of local authors of major efforts, which allocates Ushuaia to become an international point of reference.

The most important event of the winter fueghino is precisely the international cross country race Marchablanca, a true folk festival involving enriched by other events such as races and snow sculpture sleedog, activities he sees theater stages Ushuaia Cup the world.

In the evening, as an alternative to the "movida" Argentina's nightlife, you can grant a skating on natural ice, a few meters from the beach.

Then not difficult to spend at least a day in Tierra del Fuego National Park, one of the most pristine areas of the world, creating beautiful unpublished hiking or riding on the promenade overlooking the Beagle Channel, where the imposing snow-capped mountains of the Cordillera Darwin, worthy of the most famous alpine giants, are reflected on the confluence of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. Do not miss also the navigation channel, for an ocean on the edge of the continents.

For aprÃ¨s-ski Ushuaia also offers many other possibilities, with its distinctive residential neighborhoods, its harbor, the shopping streets and museums, witness of a very original story that has transformed from Ushuaia, isolated place infamous for one of the most popular tourist destinations world.

Then an unmissable skiing at Glacial Martial, small, historic resort, the most southerly of the world, just above Ushuaia, where you can enjoy a breathtaking view of the city, its bay and around the Strait of Beagle cross sea view then, all at the foot of a glacier ever.

In short, a seaside resort since the original really ideal to spend the August ..

Ushuaia is also included in the proposal fantastic travel itinerary across the best ski resorts of Patagonia, the "Snow in Argentina - Patagonia 2009" as they are given 7 days in the snow and dedicated to visiting as many of the most important national parks in Patagonia and Buenos Aires.
Information and membership at the Studio Paul Ciotti, special offers "snow" in South America www.paolociotti.it

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