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Ski Rio at 3550 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 5 pm (local time) / 29 Sep 2026
Next 3 days weather summary:Moderate rain (total 15.0mm), heaviest on Tue night giving way to a moderate fall of snow, heaviest on Wed morning. Freeze-thaw conditions (max 7°C on Thu afternoon, min -1°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 weather summary:Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||
Tue 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | ||||||||||||
PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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light rain | heavy rain | mod. snow | light snow | snow shwrs | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | clear | |
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 cm | — | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
max °C | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
min °C | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 5 |
chill °C | 4 | 0 | -2 | -3 | -5 | -5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 2 |
Humid % | 72 | 89 | 93 | 99 | 94 | 87 | 55 | 49 | 55 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 42 | 52 | 55 | 41 | 55 |
Freeze m | 4450 | 4300 | 3800 | 3700 | 3450 | 3550 | 4450 | 4600 | 4500 | 4900 | 4700 | 4600 | 4900 | 4700 | 4500 | 4850 | 4550 |
 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — |
 | 6:47 | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | 6:44 | — | — | 6:42 | — | — | 6:40 | — |
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Ski Rio Snow Conditions
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| Last snowfall: | 25 May 2026 |
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Other resorts in USA - New Mexico are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
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Week 4 of September has on average:
0.0 | Bluebird Powder days Fresh snow, mostly sunny, light wind. |
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0.1 | 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 USA - New Mexico are reporting: powder (0) / good piste (0)
The above table gives the weather forecast for Ski Rio at the specific elevation of 3550 m. Our sophisticated weather models allow us to provide snow forecasts for the top, middle and bottom ski stations of Ski Rio. 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 United States.
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Visitor Reviews of Ski Rio
- J Blackwood from United States writes:
It is now 2012 and Ski Rio has been closed for several years.
Visitor Reviews of Ski Rio
J Blackwood from United States writes:
It is now 2012 and Ski Rio has been closed for several years.
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