Chapelco saw 397cm of snow across the 2026 season, up 70% on last winter, with 3 more powder days than last year. That puts it 21th snowiest of the last 32 winters.
5
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
24cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 25 Jul 2026.
131cm
deepest basemeasured on 31 Aug 2026.
148cm
snowiest monthAugust 2026 stole the show.
79cm
best weekseven days from 22 Jul 2026.
94%
of a typical winter's snowfall. Right about average.
Snow reliability
74/100
GoodTypically about 130 ski days a season, declining by 2 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 21th snowiest of the last 32 winters.
Snowfall by month
August was the mid-winter peak, with 37% of the season's snow.
Modelled base-altitude snowfall from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus), EM Snow archive. The grid sits near resort base, not the summit, so treat totals as a valley-level estimate.