Basic lifts for the local kids. The slopes become crowded every day around 4.30pm when working parents are free to car-pool their kids up to the ski hill. With night skiing continuing until 9.00 or 10.00pm, everyone can get in their daily turns. It is Argentina's southernmost ski area on the mainland.
Storms approach from the southeast, but lingering clouds typically dust the hill every evening.
All trails are cut in the forest and tree skiing would be impossible in most of the thick groves. There are no snow cats for grooming, but 14 street lamps provide South America's best night skiing. Both lifts have about 15 handles, and skiers will soon tire if they allow the handle to pull them up by their arms each run. To load, grab a handle as it passes with your right hand. When secure, pull your body forward and place the handle behind your thighs.