The Andes mountains of South America just went through another large snow cycle. Â The central Andes did the best, again while the southern Andes did get some significant snowfall.
Corralco did the best snow-wise in the south with 12″ of snow in the past 24 hours. Â
Las Lenas did the best in the central region with 31″ this week.
El Colorado in Chile is claiming 280″ of snowfall already this season… Â They’ve been open since June 1st!
The forecast for the rest of the week shows a dusting or two for the central Andes and about 12″ of snow for the southern Andes.
CENTRAL ANDES SKI RESORT SNOWFALL TOTALS:
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Portillo, Chile
- 10cms (4″) past 24 hours
- 51cms (20″) past 48 hours
- 71cms (28″) past 7 days
- 535cms (210″) this season
- 130-190cm (51-75″) snowpack
El Colorado, Chile
- 45cms (18″) past 24 hours
- 711cms (280″) this season
Valle Nevado, Chile
- 5cms (2″) past 24 hours
- 20cms (8″)past 48 hours
- 189cm (74″) snowpack
Las Lenas, Argentina
- 0cms past 24 hours
- 80cms (31″) past 7 days
- 50-130cm (20-51″) snowpack
SOUTHERN ANDES SKI RESORT SNOWFALL TOTALS:
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Corralco, Chile
- 30cms (12″) of snow past 24 hours
- 60cm (24″) snowpack
Cerro Catedral, Argentina
- 3-25cms (1-10″) snow past 24 hours
- 7-55cm (3-22″) snowpack
- Opened for season today
Nevados de Chillan, Chile
- No snowfall update currently available
- Opening for season today
Those totals for Las Lenas are not accurate. There is a second storm that hit yesterday that is not included in the total. It was at least another 2 feet. I am waiting on a couple of friends that live there to give me a report.
Thanks for the update, Fik. Got the new numbers in the latest post.