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North America Weekly Snow Roundup #297
Weekly Snow News for North America, updated 15 January 2026: California nears full opening after seven-foot storms, while Rockies and Northeast enjoy long-awaited midwinter snow.
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El Fraile at 1280 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 am (local time) / 17 Jan 2026
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snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
max °C | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 14 |
min °C | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 5 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 |
-7 | -2 | -2 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 3 | -2 | -9 | -8 | -2 | -4 | -2 | 7 | 11 | |
88 | 61 | 73 | 49 | 42 | 48 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 81 | 72 | 60 | 72 | 56 | 54 | 54 | |
1350 | 1850 | 1900 | 3300 | 3600 | 3600 | 3800 | 3800 | 3950 | 2650 | 2500 | 1900 | 1300 | 1900 | 1950 | 3500 | 4000 | 4050 | |
 | 6:20 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | 9:30 |
Next 0-3 days weather summary:
Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 0°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun morning).
Next 4-6 days weather summary:
Light rain (total 2.0mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 14°C on Thu night, min -1°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).
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El Fraile Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 1.0 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Jan 2026 |
| Snow Alerts | Create Alert |
Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 3 of January has on average:
0.2 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.2 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | 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 1280 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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- Escalador from Chile writes:
El Fraile today Friday 26th 2011 plenty of powder and expecting some more for tomorrow night :)
Visitor Reviews of El Fraile
Escalador from Chile writes:
El Fraile today Friday 26th 2011 plenty of powder and expecting some more for tomorrow night :)
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