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El Fraile at 978 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 29 Apr 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Thu afternoon. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 1°C on Wed afternoon, min -4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mild with light rain (total 5.0mm) on Sun night Becoming colder with a light covering of snow, mostly falling on Sun night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 2°C on Sat afternoon, min 0°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 1 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |
max °C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
min °C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | -3 | -1 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
-6 | -7 | -6 | -5 | -10 | -9 | -7 | -10 | -5 | 1 | 0 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -3 | -3 | |
93 | 93 | 98 | 97 | 86 | 80 | 79 | 87 | 52 | 57 | 40 | 97 | 99 | 99 | 98 | 99 | 99 | |
1250 | 1200 | 1200 | 1100 | 350 | 750 | 900 | 600 | 1200 | 1450 | 2400 | 1300 | 1350 | 1350 | 1400 | 1450 | 1250 | |
 | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | 5:40 | — |
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El Fraile Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 25 Apr 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
Snow History
Week 4 of April has on average:
0.3 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.3 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.1 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for El Fraile at the specific elevation of 978 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of El Fraile. 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 Chile.
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Visitor Reviews of El Fraile
Overall 2.5 Based on 8 votes and 3 reviews
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- Patricio Larraín from Chile writes:
El Fraile was a beautiful place to practice skiing.
Visitor Reviews of El Fraile
Patricio Larraín from Chile writes:
El Fraile was a beautiful place to practice skiing.
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