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El Fraile at 1129 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 am (local time) / 19 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Mild with moderate rain (total 15.0mm) on Sat afternoon, Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 4°C on Sat morning, min -3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 17.0mm), heaviest on Wed morning giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Wed afternoon, min -3°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||
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light rain | mod. rain | light rain | light snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. rain | rain shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | 2 |
mm | 4 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 10 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — |
max °C | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -1 | -2 | -2 | 0 | -2 | -2 | -1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
min °C | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -1 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
chill °C | 0 | 2 | 2 | -6 | -8 | -6 | -7 | -6 | -9 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 |
Humid % | 100 | 99 | 99 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 99 | 73 | 87 | 79 | 96 | 99 | 99 | 91 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
Freeze m | 1900 | 1850 | 1650 | 1400 | 1000 | 750 | 700 | 1100 | 550 | 750 | 900 | 1500 | 1600 | 2000 | 1850 | 1400 | 1500 | 1400 |
 | 7:43 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | 7:33 | — | — |
 | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | 7:46 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 16 Sep 2026 |
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Week 3 of September has on average:
0.5 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
2.0 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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T-Bar by Esteban Echaveguren
Randonnée en haute Fraile by Esteban Echaveguren
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The above table gives the weather forecast for El Fraile at the specific elevation of 1129 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of El Fraile. 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 Chile.
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Visitor Reviews of El Fraile
Overall 2.5 Based on 8 votes and 3 reviews
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- Sergio Fuentealba from Chile writes:
Espectacular escenografía patagona, bosques de nothofagus y vistas al Valle Simpson con lagos y montañas. No es el ideal para encontrar buena calidad de nieve y al infraestructura es básica, cuenta con dos lineas de ascensos de arrastre (Palto y Ancla), cuatro pistas, buen offpist. Camino precario y prístino, se debe tener cautela en todo momento.
Visitor Reviews of El Fraile
Sergio Fuentealba from Chile writes:
Espectacular escenografía patagona, bosques de nothofagus y vistas al Valle Simpson con lagos y montañas.
No es el ideal para encontrar buena calidad de nieve y al infraestructura es básica, cuenta con dos lineas de ascensos de arrastre (Palto y Ancla), cuatro pistas, buen offpist. Camino precario y prístino, se debe tener cautela en todo momento.
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