Nevados de Chillan saw 440cm of snow across the 2026 season, up 34% on last winter, with 2 fewer powder days than last year. That puts it 19th snowiest of the last 32 winters.
6
powder daysmornings over 15cm, worth setting an alarm for.
26cm
biggest single daythe mountain reset overnight on 2 Aug 2026.
183cm
deepest basemeasured on 6 Oct 2026.
164cm
snowiest monthAugust 2026 stole the show.
87cm
best weekseven days from 15 Jul 2026.
96%
of a typical winter's snowfall. Right about average.
Snow reliability
84/100
ExcellentTypically about 144 ski days a season, improving by 1 days per decade.
Snowfall by season
The 19th 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.