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Chapelco at 1616 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 2 pm (local time) / 04 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -2°C on Tue afternoon, min -6°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Fri night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Sat afternoon, min -10°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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light snow | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | snow shwrs | mod. snow | heavy snow | light snow | mod. snow | snow shwrs | snow shwrs | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | |
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 cm | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -7 |
min °C | -2 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -7 | -8 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -9 |
chill °C | -8 | -10 | -8 | -3 | -10 | -12 | -10 | -13 | -15 | -14 | -14 | -15 | -10 | -11 | -10 | -12 | -17 |
Humid % | 82 | 93 | 96 | 96 | 87 | 92 | 75 | 96 | 91 | 91 | 95 | 91 | 69 | 91 | 96 | 81 | 94 |
Freeze m | 1400 | 1000 | 1000 | 1200 | 700 | 650 | 1050 | 550 | 950 | 850 | 600 | 0 | 1050 | 0 | 550 | 850 | 350 |
 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:45 | — | — | 8:44 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — | 8:41 | — | — |
 | 6:54 | — | — | 6:55 | — | — | 6:57 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | 7:00 | — |
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Chapelco Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 115 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 6 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 16 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 3 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Argentina are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 1 of August has on average:
1.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.4 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.0 | 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.
Visitor Reviews of Chapelco
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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