Located in an ancient lenga forest, and facing a captivating landscape, Chapelco has services and areas that allow the practice of various modalities, each of them with special characteristics.

Downhill Ski It is the classic modality for which Chapelco offers a unique natural setting and a first class infrastructure. Technically, it consists of descending snow slopes prepared for it. There are chairlifts or cable cars that allow a large number of descents to be made during the day..

Touring or Cross Country Ski It consists of routes combining ascents with descents through virgin snow and off the slopes. It can be practiced in any mountainous area that remains snowy at some time of the year. Chapelco, with its lenga forests and slopes facing the Lanín volcano, offers natural spaces of incomparable beauty that are an invitation to adventure. We recommend consulting for places enabled to practice this modality.

Sport fishing is a classic in the wide range of tourist offers that characterizes the city of San Martín de los Andes, accompanied by the enormous natural geography of the neighboring Lanín National Park.

Lakes, rivers and streams are excellent fishing grounds that meet the expectations of all sport fishermen, whether in casting, fly casting or trolling. The spectacular Patagonian scenery accompanies the jump of the rainbow trout, and the sunset light seems to perpetuate itself while a brown trout turns quickly to catch the lure.

The characteristic species are: rainbow, brown and fontinnalis trout. As it is a sporting activity, it is regulated, so it is mandatory to comply with the rules established for the preservation of the resource. Trout reproduction occurs in winter, when the fish go to spawn in the rivers. Therefore, the fishing season usually starts in November and ends in April. In some areas under provincial jurisdiction, and in Lake Lolog (within the Lanín National Park) it extends throughout the year under the capture and return modality.

Sport hunting finds multiple areas in the region and excellent trophies for fans of this activity. The wide dispersion of the red deer and the large number of public or private hunting grounds offer the hunter who arrives in the city of San Martín de los Andes an ideal combination for the full development of the activity. Whether they are hunting grounds located on private ranches or those offered annually by the Lanín National Park, the expectations of obtaining a good trophy are high. The activity is complemented by an excellent quality of guiding services that, from the city, lead the fans of this sport to the very heart of Patagonian nature.

The horse, irreplaceable man's companion, continues to be the best option to get to know in depth the immense geography of Argentine Patagonia. With the slow pace of the horse, the mind open to sensations and a firm hand on the reins, the earth seems to have no end and the mountains open their arms to the rider who winds through the stones, looking for an elusive horizon that insists on lingering behind the forest.

The paths of the Lanín National Park, loaded with stories, speak of pioneers, dreams and adventures. Each one of them, in their own way and accompanied by the ritual of mate, asado (barbecue) and starry skies, surprise and excite with their constant invitations to astonishment.

Paved routes, roads, trails and tracks through the forest constitute a unique temptation for those who, riding a mountain bike, arrive in the region eager to find options for enjoyment.

The bountiful Patagonian nature opens its secrets to anyone who knows how to conquer it, and there is no doubt that the effort required to pedal uphill through winding circuits has its well-deserved reward by being able to fill your lungs with fresh air, listen to the song of the birds and stop to marvel at the overwhelming Andean landscape.

The vast Argentinean Patagonian territory, with its volcanoes, plains, mountains and lakes, is an invitation for those who, through sheer effort and only guided by will, go out in search of adventure.

Countless circuits have a common denominator: the absolute pleasure provided by a geography full of surprises, in which each natural element takes its place and in which, above all, the distances and silence of the path seem endless. Owners of their steps, the forest, the birds, the flowers and the mountain air are the best company to escape for a few days from the pollution, noise and the dizzying pace of the big cities..

The city of San Martín de los Andes and the Lanín National Park complement services and nature to satisfy the expectations of the most demanding adventurer. The practice of mountaineering, with the Lanín volcano and its 3776 meters high as the main attraction, finds a wide and varied range of sensations in the region. Rock walls, glaciers and a changing climate constitute a challenge that must be overcome, but above all, it must be respected.

The fabulous natural rock walls acquire a special dimension among the ancient surrounding forest, with spectacular panoramic views of lakes, volcanoes and mountain ranges unfolding on the horizon..

Favored by a paradisiacal natural environment, the development of new spaces for playing golf has experienced significant growth in the region in recent years.

The city of San Martín de los Andes has not remained on the sidelines of this phenomenon, and currently offers a spectacular complex located a few kilometers from the city, in a valley surrounded by mountains and managed under the fundamental premise of caring for the environment.

Designed by Jack Nicklaus and Jack Nicklaus II, experts in the field, the complex is integrated into the landscape of Patagonian nature, combining the excellence of its services with the constant invitations to amazement generated by the environment. Despite its five centuries of history and the great diffusion that it has reached worldwide, the practice of golf in Patagonia seems to promise the same growth as the wonderful Andean environment in which it begins to develop.