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Powder South Heliski at 4500 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 12 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sat morning. Temperatures will be well below freezing (max -8°C on Thu morning, min -14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Wed night, strong winds from the NW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -5°C on Mon afternoon, min -18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the N by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||
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light snow | some clouds | cloudy | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | light snow | mod. snow | heavy snow | mod. snow | light snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | |
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 cm | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -11 | -10 | -8 | -9 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -11 | -14 | -14 | -16 | -16 | -16 | -13 | -10 | -5 | -5 |
min °C | -11 | -11 | -10 | -10 | -12 | -12 | -11 | -13 | -14 | -15 | -18 | -17 | -16 | -16 | -12 | -8 | -8 |
chill °C | -21 | -18 | -18 | -20 | -24 | -23 | -22 | -25 | -26 | -28 | -28 | -26 | -25 | -26 | -18 | -12 | -17 |
Humid % | 76 | 44 | 63 | 70 | 70 | 82 | 92 | 94 | 99 | 99 | 94 | 70 | 83 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 12 |
Freeze m | 3100 | 3000 | 3350 | 3100 | 2900 | 3000 | 2850 | 2600 | 2600 | 2400 | 2100 | 2400 | 2400 | 1950 | 3100 | 3800 | 3550 |
 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — |
 | 6:08 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | 6:13 | — |
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Powder South Heliski Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 5 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 11 Aug 2026 |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (1) / good piste (0)
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Week 2 of August has on average:
0.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.1 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
3.4 | Bluebird days Average snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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Other resorts in Chile are reporting: powder (1) / 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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