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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Snowbasin at 2386 m altitude
Issued by Snow-Forecast.com at: 11 pm (local time) / 18 Aug 2026
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Next 4 days weather summary:Light rain (total 3.0mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 weather summary:Light rain (total 5.0mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||
night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | AM | PM | night | |
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clear | clear | some clouds | rain shwrs | rain shwrs | clear | clear | some clouds | some clouds | light rain | cloudy | some clouds | rain shwrs | clear | clear | light rain | |
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 cm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
max °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 18 |
min °C | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 17 |
chill °C | 17 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 20 | 23 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 17 |
Humid % | 39 | 37 | 28 | 28 | 35 | 23 | 27 | 26 | 21 | 46 | 50 | 41 | 44 | 44 | 28 | 52 |
Freeze m | 5150 | 5100 | 5250 | 5300 | 5250 | 5400 | 5400 | 5400 | 5500 | 5300 | 5150 | 5250 | 5250 | 5050 | 5200 | 5100 |
 | — | 6:39 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | 6:43 | — | — |
 | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | 8:17 | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | 8:14 | — |
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| Top snow depth: | 0 cm |
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| Bottom snow depth: | 0 cm |
| Fresh snowfall depth: | — |
| Last snowfall: | 18 May 2026 |
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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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Visitor Reviews of Snowbasin
Overall 3.8 Based on 13 votes and 7 reviews
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- John McWhorter from United States writes:
So disappointed! I have the Epic Military Pass and Snowbasin does nor support this version of the Epic Pass. I didn't see this in the fine print before traveling from Texas with my family. Shocked beyond belief!
Visitor Reviews of Snowbasin
John McWhorter from United States writes:
So disappointed! I have the Epic Military Pass and Snowbasin does nor support this version of the Epic Pass. I didn't see this in the fine print before traveling from Texas with my family. Shocked beyond belief!
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