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La Hoya

Ski resort · Argentina

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

La Hoya is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
9 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
15 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
23 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
3 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
7 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
3 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
-4°C
Wind
9 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
3°C
Wind
6 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0 mmid 0 m, base 0 m
Coldest
10°C
Wind
5 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in three facts

  • Top 2,084 mvillage 1,671 m
  • 10 km of runsevery grade
  • Open June–Septemberusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 15 June.

We don't know the avalanche risk here, and no avalanche service covers it. Ask the ski patrol before you leave the pistes.

Forecast and score for each day at La Hoya
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor4 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 24 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor4 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 9 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor4 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 15 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor1 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 23 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor3 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 7 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor3 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-4°Cwind, 9 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor2 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m3°Cwind, 6 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m10°Cwind, 5 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Aug

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug2of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase1,671 mMid1,878 mTop2,084 mColdestat the top
Jun0.3 m0.3 m0.3 m-8°C
Jul0.6 m0.6 m0.6 m-9°C
Aug0.7 m0.7 m0.7 m-8°C
Sep0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m-7°C
Oct0.7 m0.7 m0.7 m-5°C
Nov0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-1°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort and its town

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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About

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About La Hoya

Village 1,671 m.

A ski resort with its village at 1,671 m and its top at 2,084 m. It has 10 km of runs and 8 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap. The runs drop 660 m, from 2,084 m to 1,424 m. For beginners and families: 51% of the km of runs are green or blue. For experts: 2 km of black, expert and freeride runs. It is usually in season from June to September. The snow is usually deepest in September, about 0.9 m at the top (2,084 m). For skiers the best month is usually August, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Esquel.

La Hoya (Argentina) is a ski resort in Chubut Province, Patagonia, southern Argentina.

Due to its southward orientation, the slope doesn't receive much sunshine, so the proper conditions are created for the formation of the powder snow which characterizes this resort and makes it popular.

From the Wikipedia article La Hoya, Chubut by Wikipedia contributors, shortened by us. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

The ski area

Runs from 1,424 m to 2,084 m: 660 m of vertical. 10 km of runs and 8 lifts, as mapped on OpenStreetMap for La Hoya.

Runs
Beginner (green)0.2 km
Easy (blue)5.1 km
Intermediate (red)3.4 km
Advanced (black)1.7 km
Lifts
Chairlifts4
Drag lifts4

Measured along each mapped run, so it can differ from the resort's own figure. Ski area: Data from OpenSkiData / OpenSkiMap.org, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Skimap.org, Who's On First, © Mapterhorn.

For families

51% of the km of runs are green or blue.

No public pool, ice rink, leisure centre, ski school or childcare is mapped within 5 km of the village. That may mean nobody has mapped them yet.

The Family filter counts these. Check opening times before you go.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,550–US$2,730 each

about US$1,550–US$2,730 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to BRC, estimated from distance and season, changing at GRU, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$616–US$1,280
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$134–US$221
Food7 days eating outabout US$161–US$295
Lift pass5 days at about US$106 a day, country averageabout US$449–US$610
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$100–US$167
Totalabout US$1,550–US$2,730

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: Esquel

Closest

Esquel

21 min by car · 63 places to stay

about US$47/nightcountry average

See 63 places to stay in Esquel · Booking.com

About Esquel its beds, food and every spot near it

Nearest beds: Esquel, 12 km (about 25 min by car)

About US$47 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 27h 15m

About 27h 15m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → BRC, changing at São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport (GRU), then 4h 35m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.