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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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Samoens at 1469 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 1 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 59.0mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Moderate rain (total 14.0mm), heaviest on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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mm | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 21 | 8 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 12 |
max °C | 24 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 22 | 18 |
min °C | 24 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 11 |
chill °C | 24 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 10 |
Humid % | 30 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 83 | 99 | 97 | 76 | 66 | 49 | 59 | 60 | 74 | 58 | 50 | 43 | 90 |
Freeze m | 4450 | 4100 | 4000 | 4050 | 3850 | 3600 | 3450 | 3400 | 3650 | 3750 | 3950 | 3850 | 3950 | 4100 | 4200 | 4300 | 3650 |
 | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | 8:29 | — | — | 8:27 |
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| Last snowfall: | 16 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in France 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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Photos of Samoens
Sun set on the mountains by www.ucanski.com
Off piste in the Combe Gers by Sian Hughes
Rainbow over the Criou Mountain by Martin Halliday
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The above table gives the weather forecast for Samoens at the specific elevation of 1469 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Samoens. 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 France.
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Visitor Reviews of Samoens
Overall 4.0 Based on 43 votes and 33 reviews
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- Lynne from United Kingdom writes:
There has been huge investment in the Grand Massif lift system over the last few seasons which continues. This has opened up new ski slopes and is helping to reduce queues at previous bottlenecks. Yes, half-term is busy but isn’t everywhere in France and Italy during these periods. This is such an extensive ski area close to Geneva and it’s very possible to drive to Les Gets and ski the Portes de Soleil and Chamonix if you wish. A really pretty typical working French village with lots for non-skiers to do with lovely valley walks and an extensive animation programme during the season. Yes, the lift to 1600 can get busy especially if there are lots of skiers coming for the day from Geneva on the weekend. However, there are plans to build a new lift to alleviate this in the next few years. We have been coming here for 23 years and still love it today. We’ve seen many changes, most for the better and yes, a few more manners from some wouldn’t go amiss but the same can be said for all nationalities. We’ll keep returning especially for the skiing and amazing summer.
Visitor Reviews of Samoens
Lynne from United Kingdom writes:
There has been huge investment in the Grand Massif lift system over the last few seasons which continues. This has opened up new ski slopes and is helping to reduce queues at previous bottlenecks.
Yes, half-term is busy but isn’t everywhere in France and Italy during these periods.
This is such an extensive ski area close to Geneva and it’s very possible to drive to Les Gets and ski the Portes de Soleil and Chamonix if you wish.
A really pretty typical working French village with lots for non-skiers to do with lovely valley walks and an extensive animation programme during the season.
Yes, the lift to 1600 can get busy especially if there are lots of skiers coming for the day from Geneva on the weekend. However, there are plans to build a new lift to alleviate this in the next few years.
We have been coming here for 23 years and still love it today.
We’ve seen many changes, most for the better and yes, a few more manners from some wouldn’t go amiss but the same can be said for all nationalities.
We’ll keep returning especially for the skiing and amazing summer.
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