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El Colorado snow forecast
How much fresh snow will fall on El Colorado this week, and how low will it reach? The forecast below is for the top of the lifts at 3460 m and the bottom at 2430 m, refreshed every time you open the page.
Fresh snow
Fresh snow on the way: about 21 cm at the summit over the next 7 days.
Forecast of 2026-10-16 14:27 UTC. Updating live…
The next 7 days, day by day
| Day | Fresh snow, summit | Fresh snow, base | Freezing level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 16 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3200–3450 m |
| Sat 17 Oct | 0 cm | 0 cm | 3250–3500 m |
| Sun 18 Oct | 1.5 cm | 0 cm | 3250–3650 m |
| Mon 19 Oct | 9.2 cm | 1.9 cm | 3200–3450 m |
| Tue 20 Oct | 7.4 cm | 4.9 cm | 3200–3500 m |
| Wed 21 Oct | 2.4 cm | 3.3 cm | 3100–3250 m |
| Thu 22 Oct | 0 cm | 0.8 cm | 3200–3300 m |
Days in local time (America/Santiago). Freezing level: lowest and highest height of the 0 °C line that day.
Freezing level below 2430 m: snow right down to the base. Between 2430 and 3460 m: snow up high, wetter lower down. Above 3460 m: rain or melting on the whole mountain.
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Snow depth map around El Colorado
The map shows forecast snow depth on the ground every 3 hours (NOAA GFS); tap anywhere for the depth and the freezing level.
El Colorado at a glance
El Colorado is a ski area in Santiago, Chile. Its lifts climb from 2430 m to 3460 m, 1030 m of vertical, so the same storm can bring powder at the top and rain or slush at the bottom: compare the freezing level with those two heights.
Questions
- Will it snow in El Colorado this week?
- The table above gives the fresh snow forecast for each of the next 7 days at the summit (3460 m) and at the base (2430 m) of El Colorado. It is recomputed from the latest weather model run every time the page is opened.
- How much fresh snow is forecast for El Colorado in the next 24 hours?
- See the "Next 24 h" box at the top of the page: centimetres of new snow at the summit, with the base underneath. The 72-hour and 7-day totals sit next to it.
- What does the freezing level mean for skiing in El Colorado?
- It is the height where the air is at 0 °C. Below it precipitation falls as snow; above it, as rain. With a freezing level under 2430 m it snows on the whole of El Colorado; between 2430 and 3460 m only the upper slopes get snow.
- How deep is the snow in El Colorado right now?
- The "Snow depth now" box shows the modelled natural snow depth at the summit and at the base. It is a model estimate, not a measurement, and it leaves out groomed and artificial snow: check the resort's own report for the pistes that are open.
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How this forecast is made
Fresh snow (hourly snowfall), freezing level and snow depth come from the Open-Meteo forecast API, which blends national and global weather models (among them ECMWF IFS, DWD ICON and NOAA GFS) and corrects them to the altitude asked for: here the summit and the base of El Colorado. Totals start from the current hour; the daily table runs in local time. Model snow depth is natural snow only. The live map shows NOAA GFS snow depth and freezing level around El Colorado.