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Central at Cerro Catedral

Easy · 2532 m long with 325 m of vertical, averaging 7° and 24° at its steepest, facing NE.

24°steepest 50 m
7°average pitch
2532 mlength
325 mvertical
1829 mtop elevation
NEfaces

Snow and sun

Central is south-west-facing: warm afternoon sun, softens and refreezes the most after the sunniest aspect.

How to get to Central

Lifts that reach the top: Diente de Caballo (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Princessa III (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Del Bosque (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); 2000 (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Poma La Hoyita (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Lenga (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 15 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):

  1. Ride Telecabina Amancay
  2. Ski unnamed connector
  3. Ski 2000 (intermediate)
  4. Ride Diente de Caballo
  5. Ski 2000 (intermediate)
  6. Ski Central (easy)

Where it ends

Joins ABC Norte. Nearest lifts from the bottom: unnamed drag lift (3 min), Princesa II (3 min), Militares (3 min).

What people say

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Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.