{{short description|Mountain in Argentina}}

{{Infobox ski area | name = Cerro Chapelco | logo = | picture = Cerro Chapelco Paisaje.jpg | caption = | location = Neuquén Province, Argentina | nearest_city = San Martín de los Andes, {{convert|19|km|mi}} | coordinates = {{coord|40|10|S|71|20|W|type:landmark_scale:50000|display=inline}} | vertical = {{convert|730|m|ft}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.interpatagonia.com/chapelco/|title=Chapelco|publisher=Interpatagonia}}</ref> | top_elevation = {{convert|1980|m|ft}}<ref name=chapelco>{{cite web|url=http://www.chapelco.com/ski-cerro-chapelco.php|title=Cerro Chapelco|publisher=Chapelco Ski Resort}}</ref> | base_elevation = {{convert|1250|m|ft}}<ref name=vale>{{cite web|url=http://www.valesdedescuentos.com.ar/centrosdeski/chapelcocerro.html|title=Chapelco vacaciones|publisher=Nieve y Esquí|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120413180417/http://www.valesdedescuentos.com.ar/centrosdeski/chapelcocerro.html|archivedate=2012-04-13}}</ref> | skiable_area = {{convert|140|ha|acre}}<ref name=neuquen>{{cite web|url=http://www.neuquentur.gob.ar/nieve-y-esqui/1245/chapelco|title=Nieve y Esquí|publisher=Provincia de Neuquén}}</ref> | number_trails = 29 - {{convert|24.6|km|mi}}.<ref name=vale/><br />10px &nbsp;Green - 9<br />10px &nbsp;Blue - 5<br />10px &nbsp;Red - 12<br />10px &nbsp;Black - 3 | longest_run = {{convert|5.3|km|mi}}<ref name=chapelco/> | liftsystem = 1 Gondola lift<br />5 Chairlifts<br />4 T-bar lifts<br />2 Magic carpets<br />4 Ski tows<br />2 Conveyor belts<ref name=neuquen/> | lift_capacity = 14,500/hour<ref name=neuquen/> | terrainparks = | snowmaking = 500 cannons | snowfall = base: {{convert|1.5|m|ft}}<br />top: {{convert|2.5|m|ft}}<ref name=vale/> | external_link = [http://www.chapelco.com/ chapelco.com] |}} '''Chapelco''', or '''Cerro Chapelco''', is a mountain and massif in Neuquén Province, south-western Argentina. The ski station of the same name is located {{convert|19|km|mi}} from the resort town of San Martín de los Andes.

Designed by Federico Graeff and established in 1946, Chapelco became an increasingly popular tourist destination after 1970. The station maintains a ski and snowboard school with 200 instructors for all ages as well as numerous lodges, the most important of which is the Graeff Lodge; eight restaurants; a ski and snowboard rental and repair center; boutiques and cybercafés; and emergency and other basic services. The station is accessible via National Route 234 from San Martín de los Andes, and via a two-hour flight from Jorge Newbery Airport in Buenos Aires to the Aviador Carlos Campos Airport.<ref name=neuquen/>

Chapelco hosted Snowboardcross events for the 2008-09 and 2009-10 FIS Snowboard World Cup:

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="120"| Date ! width="120"| Place ! width="50"| Gender ! width="50"| Discipline ! style="background-color:gold" width="250" | Winner ! style="background-color:silver" width="250" | Second ! style="background-color:#cc9966" width="250" | Third |-align="left" |rowspan="2"|September 13, 2008 ||rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Chapelco ||Men's||rowspan="2"|Snowboardcross||'''{{flagathlete|Pierre Vaultier|FRA}}'''||{{flagathlete|Stian Sivertzen|NOR}}|| {{flagathlete|Mateusz Ligocki|POL}} |-align="left" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" || Women's || '''{{flagathlete|Lindsey Jacobellis|USA}}''' ||{{flagathlete|Mellie Francon|SUI}}||{{flagathlete|Maëlle Ricker|CAN}} |}

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! width="120"| Date ! width="120"| Place ! width="50"| Gender ! width="50"| Discipline ! style="background-color:gold" width="250" | Winner ! style="background-color:silver" width="250" | Second ! style="background-color:#cc9966" width="250" | Third |-align="left" |rowspan="2"|September 12, 2009 ||rowspan="2"| {{flagicon|ARG}} Chapelco || Men's ||rowspan="2"|Snowboardcross|| {{flagathlete|Pierre Vaultier|FRA}} || {{flagathlete|Seth Wescott|USA}} || {{flagathlete|Graham Watanabe|USA}} |-align="left" bgcolor="#EFEFEF" || Women's|| {{flagathlete|Maëlle Ricker|CAN}} || {{flagathlete|Aleksandra Zhekova|BUL}} || {{flagathlete|Dominique Maltais|CAN}} |}

== See also ==

* Cerro Catedral * Cerro Castor * Las Leñas * List of ski areas and resorts in South America

== External links == *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080828004952/http://www.skiorganizers.com/South_America_pricesheet.htm South American Ski Resort Vacation Comparison Tool] *[http://www.powderquest.com/ski-south-america/ski-argentina/ski-resorts/chapelco.aspx Chapelco Ski Vacation Packages and Tours]

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Category:Ski areas and resorts in Argentina Category:Mountains of Argentina Category:Landforms of Neuquén Province

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