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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Black River Basin at 500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 am (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 9.0mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | clear | some clouds | cloudy | mod. rain | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | rain shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | some clouds | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 |
min °C | 12 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
chill °C | 11 | 17 | 19 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 |
Humid % | 56 | 47 | 36 | 48 | 51 | 93 | 95 | 90 | 65 | 82 | 70 | 48 | 80 | 61 | 51 | 65 |
Freeze m | 2900 | 2850 | 3000 | 3100 | 3300 | 3450 | 3700 | 3800 | 3750 | 3400 | 3400 | 3450 | 3550 | 3600 | 3700 | 3900 |
 | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
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| Last snowfall: | 6 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - Michigan are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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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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Other resorts in USA - Michigan are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Black River Basin at the specific elevation of 500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Black River Basin. 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 United States.
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Resort name is also written as Blackjack Ski Area.
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