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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Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta at 1 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 6 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:Heavy rain (total 61.0mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 34°C on Thu morning, min 27°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Heavy rain (total 58.0mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 34°C on Mon morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
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mm | 14 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 12 |
max °C | 30 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 29 | 33 | 30 | 30 | 34 | 31 | 30 |
min °C | 28 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
chill °C | 28 | 27 | 33 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 28 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 27 | 32 | 29 | 27 |
Humid % | 95 | 78 | 67 | 85 | 74 | 68 | 92 | 77 | 71 | 91 | 76 | 73 | 95 | 73 | 72 | 94 | 77 |
Freeze m | 5150 | 5150 | 5250 | 5100 | 5050 | 5200 | 5150 | 5100 | 5100 | 5100 | 5200 | 5200 | 5100 | 5200 | 5250 | 5200 | 5200 |
 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
 | 6:10 | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | 6:08 | — |
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Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta Snow Conditions
| Top snow depth: | — |
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| Bottom snow depth: | — |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | 7 cm |
| Last snowfall: | 28 Mar 2023 |
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Other resorts in Colombia 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 Colombia are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta at the specific elevation of 1 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. 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 Colombia.
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Visitor Reviews of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
- dr tanaka from Colombia writes:
This is not even a ski resort. The closest airport is Santa Marta. As far as I know, there have been very few people up there, as the indigenous indians surrounding the mountain do not let anybody go up. As far as I know, the only way to ski this would be to go in by helicopter, and if you did this, you could possibly be the first person to ski here.
Visitor Reviews of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
dr tanaka from Colombia writes:
This is not even a ski resort. The closest airport is Santa Marta.
As far as I know, there have been very few people up there, as the indigenous indians surrounding the mountain do not let anybody go up.
As far as I know, the only way to ski this would be to go in by helicopter, and if you did this, you could possibly be the first person to ski here.
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