Chile snow forecast

6 resorts · ranked by live 10-day powder score · leading right now: La Parva (94)

Chile is the Southern Hemisphere's powder heavyweight. The high Andes above Santiago (Portillo, Valle Nevado, La Parva, El Colorado) sit at 3,000 m+ where winter storms arrive dry and enormous, while volcano resorts like Nevados de Chillán and Corralco trade altitude for bigger totals and tree skiing. June to October, when a Pacific storm train sets up, the Andes out-score everywhere else on the planet.

La Parva

Santiago Metropolitan (Andes) · Chile

94
All-Time

177cm / 10d

Best window Jul 15 · 5d · 164cm

High-altitude Andean

Valle Nevado

Santiago Metropolitan (Andes) · Chile

91
All-Time

179cm / 10d

Best window Jul 15 · 5d · 161cm

High-altitude Andean, mostly above treeline

Portillo

Valparaíso Region (Andes) · Chile

89
All-Time

173cm / 10d

Best window Jul 15 · 5d · 156cm

High-altitude Andean, above treeline

El Colorado / Farellones

Santiago Metropolitan (Andes) · Chile

88
All-Time

177cm / 10d

Best window Jul 15 · 5d · 164cm

High-altitude Andean

Nevados de Chillán

Ñuble Region (Andes) · Chile

74
Firing

135cm / 10d

Best window Jul 15 · 5d · 133cm

Higher precipitation than the central Andes, some rain risk at lower elevation

Corralco

Araucanía (Lonquimay volcano, Andes) · Chile

29
OK

71cm / 10d

Best window Jul 14 · 3d · 63cm

Andean maritime-continental transition, southern-beech treeline

Chile powder questions, answered

Which Chile ski resorts does Powder Mission track?+

6 ski areas including El Colorado / Farellones, La Parva, Valle Nevado, Portillo, each scored on the live 10-day snow forecast — fresh snowfall, snow quality by temperature, and wind at summit — and re-ranked every 6 hours.

What is the snowiest ski resort in Chile?+

By average annual snowfall, Nevados de Chillán at around 900 cm a season. Averages set the baseline, but any resort can win a given week — the live powder score shows who is actually getting the storm.

When is the ski season in Chile?+

Most Chile resorts typically run Jun-Sep, though openings vary year to year with the snowpack. The 10-day powder score is live year-round, so you can see exactly when the season switches on.

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