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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Backcountry Snowcats at 1868 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 10 am (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 48.0mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | some clouds | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | t-storm risk | heavy rain | light rain | light rain | light rain | some clouds | clear | clear | |
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mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — |
max °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 |
min °C | 11 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
chill °C | 11 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 8 |
Humid % | 60 | 51 | 67 | 54 | 39 | 54 | 42 | 29 | 42 | 47 | 59 | 95 | 91 | 95 | 97 | 66 | 52 | 65 |
Freeze m | 4100 | 4050 | 4050 | 4000 | 4100 | 4150 | 4050 | 4200 | 4150 | 3950 | 3800 | 3050 | 3200 | 3200 | 3000 | 3600 | 3400 | 3700 |
 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:20 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 |
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| Last snowfall: | 11 Jul 2026 |
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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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