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South American Ski Area Extends Season After Huge Snowfalls
Chile’s Portillo ski area has announced it is extending its 2026 season by several week into mid-October after massive snowfalls over the past month.
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Candanchu at 1541 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 42.0mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 31.0mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | mod. rain | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | cloudy | some clouds | |
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mm | 3 | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 6 | 2 | — | — |
max °C | 18 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 15 |
min °C | 14 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 |
chill °C | 14 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 13 |
Humid % | 66 | 58 | 92 | 82 | 64 | 59 | 63 | 65 | 74 | 61 | 36 | 62 | 67 | 78 | 68 | 67 | 44 | 50 |
Freeze m | 4000 | 3950 | 3800 | 3650 | 3900 | 4000 | 3950 | 4050 | 4200 | 4100 | 4250 | 4300 | 3950 | 3950 | 3700 | 3650 | 3700 | 3850 |
 | 7:13 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | 8:54 | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | 8:51 | — | — | 8:49 |
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Candanchu Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Spain are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Snow History
Week 3 of August has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.0 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Candanchu at the specific elevation of 1541 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Candanchu. To access the weather forecasts for the other elevations, use the tab navigation above the table. For a wider view of the weather, check out the Weather Map of Spain.
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Visitor Reviews of Candanchu
Overall 3.6 Based on 74 votes and 61 reviews
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- Maite from Spain writes:
Buenas noches, felicito a la estación por lo bien que está cuidando este año la nieve, cosa que no hacía otros años.un saludos y adelante, gracias,
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Maite from Spain writes:
Buenas noches, felicito a la estación por lo bien que está cuidando este año la nieve, cosa que no hacía otros años.un saludos y adelante, gracias,
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