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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Powder South Heliski at 4500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 7 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Mostly dry. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Thu morning, min -8°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 weather summary:A dusting of new snow. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -4°C on Mon morning, min -8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | |||||||||||||||
Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | some clouds | cloudy | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | cloudy | cloudy | light snow | cloudy | cloudy | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -7 | -4 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 |
min °C | -8 | -6 | -4 | -7 | -6 | -4 | -5 | -5 | -6 | -8 | -7 | -6 | -6 | -5 | -5 | -6 |
chill °C | -14 | -12 | -10 | -14 | -13 | -11 | -12 | -12 | -14 | -16 | -15 | -14 | -12 | -12 | -13 | -15 |
Humid % | 33 | 46 | 38 | 31 | 39 | 33 | 39 | 56 | 59 | 35 | 58 | 49 | 48 | 52 | 57 | 51 |
Freeze m | 3500 | 3950 | 3950 | 3600 | 3950 | 3950 | 3800 | 3950 | 3800 | 3600 | 3700 | 3700 | 3700 | 3850 | 3800 | 3650 |
 | — | 7:13 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | 7:09 | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — |
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Powder South Heliski Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 17 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 3 of August has on average:
0.4 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
3.6 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Powder South Heliski at the specific elevation of 4500 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Powder South Heliski. 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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