What's on in San Martín de los Andes, Argentina through the year

Peak crowds — Argentine summer holidays, Summer holidays in Argentina

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Trail and Lanin season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)), Argentine summer holidays (20 Dec – 28 Feb)

Peak crowds — travelers describe it as peak season, Argentine summer holidays

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Trail and Lanin season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)), Argentine summer holidays (20 Dec – 28 Feb)

Busy — Summer holidays in Argentina, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in March.

Still on: Trail and Lanin season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Nature

  Lenga and nire turning

  1 Apr – 15 May · usuallyAutumn colour

  The beech on the Siete Lagos road goes yellow and red for about six weeks, with the lakes still flat and the town emptied out. The best of it is between Lacar and Villa La Angostura.

Still on: Trail and Lanin season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in May.

Still on: Lenga and nire turning (1 Apr – 15 May (usually))

Busy — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, one of its best months for weather

• Season

  Chapelco ski season

  25 Jun – 30 Sep · usually

  The hill is twenty minutes out of town and usually turns the lifts on at the start of July, holding until late September. Low snow years open the base only, and the town says so plainly.

Peak crowds — Argentine winter recess, Winter recess in Argentina

• Holiday

  Argentine winter recess

  8 Jul – 2 Aug · usuallySchool holidaysCrowdedBook early

  The school break puts the whole country on the mountain for three weeks and this is the busiest, dearest stretch of the year in town. Ski passes and cabins go months ahead. Source ↗

Still on: Chapelco ski season (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Busy — Argentine winter recess

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Chapelco ski season (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually)), Argentine winter recess (8 Jul – 2 Aug (usually))

Shoulder season — school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it, an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in September.

Still on: Chapelco ski season (25 Jun – 30 Sep (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

Nothing new starts in October.

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Season

  Trail and Lanin season

  15 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallyTrail season

  The high routes in Lanin national park open once the snow goes, and the volcano itself is climbed in these months with registration at the park office. Refuges and campsites run to the same window.

Peak crowds — Argentine summer holidays, Summer holidays in Argentina

• Holiday

  Argentine summer holidays

  20 Dec – 28 FebSchool holidaysCrowded

  January fills the lake beaches and the Siete Lagos road with campers and there is no quiet corner on Lacar. February is a little easier and the water is at its warmest. Source ↗

Still on: Trail and Lanin season (15 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))