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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Kelchsau (SkiWelt) at 1660 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 am (local time) / 20 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 61.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 24.0mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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t-storm risk | t-storm risk | heavy rain | rain shwrs | mod. rain | mod. rain | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | clear | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | some clouds | t-storm risk | rain shwrs | |
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mm | 2 | 5 | 31 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 12 |
max °C | 17 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 14 |
min °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
chill °C | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 |
Humid % | 67 | 85 | 94 | 74 | 95 | 84 | 76 | 68 | 74 | 67 | 72 | 85 | 74 | 64 | 68 | 57 | 75 | 69 |
Freeze m | 4250 | 4050 | 3550 | 3750 | 3600 | 3000 | 2850 | 3050 | 3250 | 3300 | 3350 | 3550 | 3650 | 3800 | 4000 | 3950 | 3950 | 4050 |
 | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | 8:06 |
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Kelchsau (SkiWelt) Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 16 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in Austria 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 Austria are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Kelchsau (SkiWelt) at the specific elevation of 1660 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Kelchsau (SkiWelt). 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 Austria.
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