Corralco

Araucanía (Lonquimay volcano, Andes) · Chile

Corralco is a ski resort in Araucanía (Lonquimay volcano, Andes), Chile. It averages around 600 cm of snow a season on an Andean maritime-continental transition, southern-beech treeline snowpack. The season typically runs Jun-Oct.

Chile's best-regarded powder resort south of Santiago; long season, uncrowded volcano laps

Good

10-day outlook

10-day forecast

86 cm total · best window Monday, Aug 24 (10d, 86cm)

Mon

5.3140° · 9kFL 3.3k ⚠

Tue

12.59-2° · 28kFL 2.2k ⚠

Wed

14.847-4° · 24kFL 2.2k ⚠

Thu

520-2° · 19kFL 1.8k ⚠

Fri

12.349-4° · 13kFL 1.8k

Sat

1247-4° · 18kFL 1.8k

Sun

7.840-6° · 16kFL 1.6k

Mon

2.514-5° · 16kFL 1.7k

Tue

10.947-5° · 16kFL 1.4k

Wed

2.510-1° · 13kFL 1.8k

⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 1,500 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.

Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Friday, Aug 28 — Good (49). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 24.

Mountain profile

Summit: 2,400 m
Base: 1,500 m
Vertical: 900 m
Terrain: ~500 ha on the SE flank of Volcán Lonquimay; hike-to summit at 2,865 m
Avg annual snow: 600 cm
Typical season: Jun-Oct
Snow climate: Andean maritime-continental transition, southern-beech treeline
Type: Lift-served + ski-touring

Exposure / orientation

Volcano cone offers all aspects; araucaria forest gives rare South American tree skiing

Coordinates for this resort are provisional (auto-geocoded) — forecast grid point may be approximate.

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