Ski touring in El Chaltén, Patagonia

Skiing in El Chaltén, a unique and wild spot in Patagonia, Argentina, is a fantastic experience. You will enjoy an incredible scenery, endless descents and unforgettable moments in an unspoiled environment, where very few people skied before.

This one week program aims to take you to the different mountains and valleys around El Chaltén, going after the best powder snow and discovering the particularities of each different place.

Proposed itinerary:

Day 1: Calafate Airport, meeting point. Review of material, tuned and explanatory talk of days of activity. Transfer to El Chalten.

Day 2: Chalten, transfer to the base of El Mosquito Reich. We ski in the area, enjoying the views and checking our level of skiing in the Patagonian snow for the election of the next itineraries days.

Day 3: A la Carta Day. You can choose, Vespignani or Creston, either of these two mountains they are excellent for free riding or Backcountry ski.

Day 4: The objective will be the tour of Mount Madsen. Quietly climb to the refuge for climbers and skiers White River, will organize our camp and make everything ready, to leave early in the morning. Is about 6hs walk.

Day 5: We climb mount Madsen. That day we will have a long day with a total of 12hours. The descents are extremely beautiful, to glacier Piedras Blancas; we will select the shots depending on the level of skiers. We will pass the spectacular glacier at the foot of Mount Chalten “that smokes Mountain” to ascend the Paso inferior and free ride down to the Laguna de los Tres. After the Laguna de los Tres we well climb 50m gain to ride down a spectacular shut to base camp. Sleep at refugio piedras blancas.

Day 6: skiing Techado Negro Mountain. We will leave our camp to the Laguna Sucia to climb up Rio Blanco Superior Glacier. This itinerary is demanding a 10/12 hours and 1600m of altitude. The descent is incredible with Mount Chalten front and the spectacular fall of ice in to Laguna Sucia. That day we walk down to Chalten.

Day 7: Transfer to Calafate airport and end of services. Depending on the motivation and time of our flight, we can visit the Perito Moreno Glacier with a last ride in Buenos Aires Mount.

If you are interested in skiing in this unique spot in Patagonia, please contact me! This is a proposed itinerary, but we can also work in a customized program depending in your availability in terms of days and your level of experience and physical fitness.