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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Portillo at 2929 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 am (local time) / 23 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Drizzle on Tue morning turning to light snow on Tue night. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 6°C on Sun morning, min 0°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Thu morning. Temperatures will be below freezing (max 0°C on Wed morning, min -7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||
AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | some clouds | clear | some clouds | cloudy | light rain | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | mod. snow | light snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -3 | -2 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 |
min °C | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | -4 | -3 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -7 |
chill °C | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -9 | -8 | -8 | -7 |
Humid % | 42 | 47 | 16 | 34 | 41 | 33 | 48 | 81 | 93 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 93 | 94 | 90 | 82 | 94 | 86 |
Freeze m | 3700 | 3600 | 3250 | 3800 | 3650 | 3500 | 3450 | 3150 | 2950 | 2900 | 2900 | 2650 | 2550 | 2500 | 2000 | 2200 | 2300 | 1750 |
 | 7:09 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | 7:03 | — | — |
 | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | 6:20 | — |
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Latest snow reports near Portillo:
Portillo Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | 285 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 195 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 17 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Snow History
Week 4 of August has on average:
0.7 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.7 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
1.3 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Portillo at the specific elevation of 2929 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Portillo. 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 Portillo
Overall 3.8 Based on 38 votes and 22 reviews
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- Danilo Fernandez from Argentina writes:
Hola, Hace 55 años que esquio en Portillo. Aprendieron hijos y nietos. Gracias flia Porcel por hacerlo cada vez mascompleto y eficiente.
Visitor Reviews of Portillo
Danilo Fernandez from Argentina writes:
Hola,
Hace 55 años que esquio en Portillo. Aprendieron hijos y nietos.
Gracias flia Porcel por hacerlo cada vez mascompleto y eficiente.
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