Portillo Re-Opens To Guests Arriving By Helicopter
Chile’s famous Portillo ski resort is reported to have re-opened to guests arriving by helicopter after being cut off by road for more than two weeks by over 6m/20 feet of snowfall.
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El Fraile at 1129 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 04 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A light covering of new snow, mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -1°C on Tue afternoon, min -4°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -1 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -6 | -4 | -4 |
min °C | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -6 | -8 | -5 | -5 |
chill °C | -4 | -8 | -10 | -9 | -10 | -11 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -5 | -11 | -12 | -5 | -5 |
Humid % | 98 | 98 | 82 | 89 | 96 | 86 | 94 | 87 | 89 | 77 | 87 | 93 | 83 | 84 | 69 | 56 | 41 |
Freeze m | 900 | 750 | 700 | 700 | 400 | 800 | 800 | 100 | 500 | 550 | 0 | 450 | 700 | 0 | 0 | 450 | 0 |
 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — | 7:56 | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:51 | — |
Days 7-16 weather summary:
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El Fraile Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 16 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 3 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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Snow History
Week 1 of August has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.8 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Photos of El Fraile
T-Bar by Esteban Echaveguren
Randonnée en haute Fraile by Esteban Echaveguren
Niebla by Esteban Echaveguren
Upload new photo Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (1)
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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