You’ll get plenty of looks from travelers while you carry your skis or snowboard bag through the airport in July, but you know something they probably don’t:

When the summer temperatures explode in the Northern Hemisphere, Argentina’s ski resorts are cooling off and delivering stellar snow conditions in the Southern Hemisphere winter.

Here you’ll discover the best time to go. You’ll also learn about what weather to expect while you’re traveling.

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Argentina’s Ski Season: When to Hit The Resorts

Like neighboring Chile, the ski season in Argentina runs from mid June until October. The best time for resort skiing and snowboarding is mid July until mid September.

You can track how the season is developing by using apps like snow-forecast for 3-6 day snowfall predictions. Follow PowderQuest on Facebook for storm updates, photos, and reports. Some ski area websites (Cerro Catedral in Bariloche for example) have webcams and daily snow reports. Opening dates are updated here for the main South American ski destinations.

June

As a general rule, June is still too early to roll the dice on a ski vacation. Yes, we have seen some outstanding Junes over the past 2 decades that we have called The Andes home, but it is recommended to hold off until the snow bases build.

If June is the only time you can get away, one option is to wait to see how the early season develops. Do so by using some of the tools we listed above.

If it is a good early start, you can generally find last minute availability at most hotels and ski areas. The prices this time of season are the lowest as well.





July