# Ski instructors in Penitentes

> A high-altitude resort on the road to Aconcagua, with wide-open runs and the highest peak in the Americas above it.

- Region: Las Heras, Mendoza
- Country: [Argentina](https://alpinepal.com/en/ski-instructors/argentina)
- Time zone: America/Argentina/Mendoza
- Currency: USD

Page: https://alpinepal.com/en/resorts/penitentes
Last reviewed: 14 September 2026

## About Penitentes

Penitentes sits on the international road between Mendoza and Chile, in the shadow of Aconcagua — at 6,961 m the highest mountain in the Americas, and visible from the resort road.

The terrain is high, dry and wide open, in the arid central Andes where the air is thin and the snow, when it comes, is very light.

## Where lessons start

Open terrain with room to learn, but the altitude is real — tell your instructor when you arrived, because coming up from Mendoza in a morning affects most people.

## Getting there

Mendoza is around three hours on the road to the Chilean border.

## Instructors at Penitentes

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## Qualifications required in Argentina

Argentina has no state licence. The professional standard is the Instructor certification (AADIDES).

## Frequently asked questions

### Does the altitude at Penitentes affect a lesson?

It can. Penitentes sits high in the arid central Andes on the road to Aconcagua, and coming up from Mendoza, around three hours away, in a single morning leaves many people short of breath faster than they expect. Tell your instructor when you arrived so the first lesson is paced for it. The reward is wide-open terrain and very light, dry snow when it comes.