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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Cataloochee at 1533 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 am (local time) / 04 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 37.0mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 28.0mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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mm | — | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
max °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 |
min °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
chill °C | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Humid % | 75 | 74 | 73 | 75 | 87 | 73 | 79 | 89 | 66 | 72 | 71 | 70 | 75 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 72 | 66 |
Freeze m | 4450 | 4500 | 4500 | 4450 | 4550 | 4600 | 4650 | 4650 | 4650 | 4600 | 4650 | 4650 | 4650 | 4650 | 4650 | 4650 | 4700 | 4700 |
 | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:32 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 |
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| Last snowfall: | 19 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - North Carolina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 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 - North Carolina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Cataloochee at the specific elevation of 1533 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Cataloochee. 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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