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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Chapelco at 1616 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 8 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Wed night, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Mild with light rain (total 4.0mm) on Tue morning Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 5°C on Mon morning, min -2°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
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snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | some clouds | some clouds | light snow | light snow | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | snow shwrs | light snow | |
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max °C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 |
min °C | -1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
chill °C | -7 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -4 | -5 |
Humid % | 87 | 99 | 97 | 77 | 84 | 72 | 83 | 80 | 70 | 86 | 94 | 85 | 85 | 71 | 72 | 91 |
Freeze m | 1500 | 1600 | 1750 | 1750 | 1500 | 2050 | 1500 | 1450 | 2500 | 1600 | 1300 | 1500 | 1500 | 2150 | 2000 | 1750 |
 | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:14 | — |
Days 7-16 weather summary:
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Chapelco Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 150 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 25 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 16 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Argentina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.9 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Chapelco at the specific elevation of 1616 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Chapelco. 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 Argentina.
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Visitor Reviews of Chapelco
Overall 3.9 Based on 78 votes and 77 reviews
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- Daniel from Argentina writes:
No es para temporada alta. Dada la cantidad limitada de medios de elevación, y la no inversión en abrir mas zonas esquiables en la zona intermedia principalmente, hay que esperar mas 30 minutos en interminables filas que además te terminan pisoteando las tablas, sin ningún tipo de respeto. No es para temporada baja o media. Aun habiendo buena cantidad de nieve, como va menos gente, no abren muchos medios de elevación, y se termina sucediendo lo mismo de las esperas para subir.
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Daniel from Argentina writes:
No es para temporada alta.
Dada la cantidad limitada de medios de elevación, y la no inversión en abrir mas zonas esquiables en la zona intermedia principalmente, hay que esperar mas 30 minutos en interminables filas que además te terminan pisoteando las tablas, sin ningún tipo de respeto.
No es para temporada baja o media. Aun habiendo buena cantidad de nieve, como va menos gente, no abren muchos medios de elevación, y se termina sucediendo lo mismo de las esperas para subir.
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