Portillo
Valparaíso Region (Andes) · Chile
Portillo is a heli-ski operation in Valparaíso Region (Andes), Chile. It averages around 640 cm of snow a season on a High-altitude Andean, above treeline snowpack. The season typically runs Jun-Sep.
South America's oldest resort; legendary Super C couloir; iconic yellow hotel above Laguna del Inca
10-day forecast
55 cm total · best window Tuesday, Aug 25 (3d, 48cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,560 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: Tuesday, Aug 25 — Good (61). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Aug 24.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,310 m
- Base
- 2,560 m
- Vertical
- 750 m
- Terrain
- 1,200 ac, single hotel (450 guests), no lift queues
- Avg annual snow
- 640 cm
- Typical season
- Jun-Sep
- Snow climate
- High-altitude Andean, above treeline
- Type
- Lift-served (+ heli), unique slingshot 'va-et-vient' lifts
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