Want snow? Then take a look at what’s happening in Chile.
There are good ski seasons.
There are great ski seasons.
And then there are seasons when a ski resort gets more than 10 metres of snow and there are still weeks left to keep adding to the total.
That’s exactly what is happening at Portillo, Chile.
The legendary Andes ski resort has already reached 1,021 centimetres of accumulated snowfall during the 2026 season.
More than ten metres.
And the best part?
It could still snow more.
❄️ MORE THAN 10 METRES. YES, REALLY.
Portillo has now joined the very exclusive club of ski resorts that have received more than 10 metres of snow in a single season.
And this isn’t just any ski resort.
Portillo is one of the great names in South American skiing.
Located high in the Andes, close to the Chile-Argentina border, it is famous for its huge snowfall, high-altitude terrain and spectacular mountain scenery.
But this season has been something else.
1,021 centimetres.
More than ten metres.
And the number is still going up.
🤯 ALMOST DOUBLE THE NORMAL AMOUNT
To understand how extraordinary this season has been, look at the historical average.
Portillo normally receives around 5.1 metres of snow per season.
This year it has already passed 10.2 metres.
That’s almost twice the normal seasonal snowfall.
And the Southern Hemisphere winter isn’t over yet.
Portillo has even extended its season into October thanks to the exceptional snow conditions.
🌨️ AND IT’S STILL SNOWING
Here’s where things get even more interesting.
The latest snowfall hasn’t been insignificant.
Portillo has continued receiving fresh snow during September, adding even more to an already enormous seasonal total.
So those 1,021 centimetres may not be the final number.
The season continues.
The snow continues.
And the counter continues to rise.
10 metres today.
Could it reach 11 metres before the season ends?
Nobody knows.
But there is still time.
🏔️ A WINTER THAT DIDN’T LOOK LIKE THIS AT FIRST
And here’s the strange part.
The season didn’t begin in a way that suggested Portillo would end up with such an incredible snow total.
During July, a succession of major snowstorms caused serious access problems in the region.
The international route connecting Chile and Argentina was affected, with heavy snowfall making access extremely difficult at times.
While the roads were struggling…
the snow kept falling.
And falling.
And falling.
💥 THEN THE SNOW JUST KEPT COMING
The big change came during July.
Several major snowfalls dumped huge amounts of snow across the Andes and transformed the season.
Portillo went from a difficult start to one of the snowiest destinations in the Southern Hemisphere.
Then August brought more snow.
September brought more snow again.
And suddenly…
10.21 metres.
And counting.
🏂 PORTILLO IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN SNOW
If you’ve never been to Portillo, there’s another reason why it deserves a place on your ski bucket list.
Portillo is skiing history.
It hosted the 1966 Alpine World Ski Championships, becoming the first and only ski resort in the Southern Hemisphere to host the event.
It’s also completely different from the huge ski domains of Europe.
You don’t come here to ski hundreds of kilometres of interconnected pistes.
You come here to experience the Andes.
The mountains.
The altitude.
The snow.
The atmosphere.
And that feeling of being somewhere completely different.
🌎 THIS IS EXACTLY WHY WE LOVE DESTINATIONS LIKE PORTILLO
At SkiExpeditions.org, we don’t want every ski trip to look the same.
We don’t want:
Flight → hotel → resort → home.
We want something more.
We want to fly to another continent.
See completely different mountains.
Try different food.
Experience another culture.
And then…
go skiing.
Chile is exactly that kind of destination.
A place where skiing is only one part of the adventure.
🔥 ARE YOU COMING TO CHILE?
If you’ve been thinking about taking a different kind of ski trip, maybe this is your sign.
Because while Europe is starting to think about when the snow will arrive…
the Andes are buried in it.
Portillo has already passed ten metres of accumulated snowfall.
The season has been extended into October.
And there is still plenty of winter left in the Southern Hemisphere.
So the question isn’t whether there is snow.
The question is:
Are you willing to go and find it?
🎿 BOOK YOUR NEXT SKI EXPEDITION
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Chile.
Argentina.
Japan.
Georgia.
Kyrgyzstan.
United States.
New Zealand.
Italy.
Andorra.
And many more.
You choose the mountain. We organise the adventure.
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Don’t wait until everyone discovers these destinations.
Don’t leave it until the last minute.
Pack your bags. Grab your skis. We’re going skiing.
Because at SkiExpeditions.org, we have one simple rule:
IF THERE’S SNOW, WE GO. 🎿❄️
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