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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Cerro Castor at 966 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Thu afternoon, min -7°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Sat afternoon, min -4°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | some clouds | clear | clear | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | some clouds | |
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 cm | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -4 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 |
min °C | -6 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 |
chill °C | -16 | -19 | -16 | -14 | -16 | -13 | -13 | -13 | -11 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -7 | -9 |
Humid % | 72 | 95 | 90 | 94 | 94 | 95 | 97 | 96 | 95 | 73 | 71 | 85 | 87 | 94 | 97 | 89 | 97 |
Freeze m | 500 | 50 | 0 | 500 | 250 | 400 | 600 | 400 | 200 | 600 | 300 | 300 | 500 | 350 | 350 | 550 | 350 |
 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:38 | — | — | 8:37 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — |
 | 6:27 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:36 | — |
Days 7-16 weather summary:
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Cerro Castor Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 50 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 25 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 2 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 18 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Argentina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Snow History
Week 3 of August has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.6 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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La Brecha, a las 10:00 am by Marcos TDF
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Cerro Castor by Jorge E Lopez
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Cerro Castor at the specific elevation of 966 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cerro Castor. 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 Argentina.
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Visitor Reviews of Cerro Castor
Overall 3.9 Based on 37 votes and 22 reviews
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- franco from Argentina writes:
Cerro Castor se presenta nieve segura incluso en las temporadas más pobres. Poca cantidad de gente. Prolongada temporada con nieve primavera hasta fines de septiembre donde se disfruta buena temperatura y sol.
Visitor Reviews of Cerro Castor
franco from Argentina writes:
Cerro Castor se presenta nieve segura incluso en las temporadas más pobres. Poca cantidad de gente. Prolongada temporada con nieve primavera hasta fines de septiembre donde se disfruta buena temperatura y sol.
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