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 5790 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 12 pm (local time) / 19 Aug 2026
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Next 3 days weather summary:A heavy fall of snow, heaviest during Wed night. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Wed morning, min -5°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:A moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Sun afternoon. Temperatures will be below freezing (max -3°C on Sun night, min -4°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
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 cm | — | 4 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -3 | -3 |
min °C | -3 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -4 |
chill °C | -7 | -9 | -8 | -7 | -8 | -8 | -8 | -10 | -13 | -11 | -10 | -9 | -8 | -9 | -10 | -10 | -9 | -9 |
Humid % | 42 | 77 | 72 | 49 | 77 | 54 | 87 | 88 | 87 | 83 | 84 | 71 | 75 | 93 | 66 | 62 | 66 | 55 |
Freeze m | 5350 | 5100 | 5150 | 5200 | 5150 | 5150 | 5150 | 5150 | 5050 | 5100 | 5150 | 5250 | 5200 | 5150 | 5250 | 5200 | 5200 | 5200 |
 | 5:45 | — | — | 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:
4.8 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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1.5 | Powder days Fresh snow, limited sun, any wind. |
0.6 | 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 5790 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
- alberto from Spain writes:
Es un paisaje unico, es una montaña de nieves perpetuas, hicimos una visita a una comunidad que se denomina los Taironas, la ciudad perdida, con terrazas milenarias y la comunidad de esta cultura visten todos de blanco tanto hombres como mujeres, es un remanzo de paz.
Visitor Reviews of Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta
alberto from Spain writes:
Es un paisaje unico, es una montaña de nieves perpetuas, hicimos una visita a una comunidad que se denomina los Taironas, la ciudad perdida, con terrazas milenarias y la comunidad de esta cultura visten todos de blanco tanto hombres como mujeres, es un remanzo de paz.
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