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Chapelco

Neuquén, Argentina

1,230–1,980 m · 750 m vertical · Official site

Current base depth

Modelled natural snowpack

Mid-mountain

38 cm

30% of normal
  • Summit1,980 m124 cm49% of normal
  • Mid1,605 m38 cm30% of normal
  • Base1,230 m0 cmNo snow base

Snowfall forecast

Summit

1,980 m
24 h
5 cm
7 days
35 cm
14 days
42 cm

Models range, 7 days: 29–46 cm

Mid

1,605 m
24 h
4 cm
7 days
22 cm
14 days
23 cm

Models range, 7 days: 16–37 cm

Base

1,230 m
24 h
<1 cm
7 days
3 cm
14 days
3 cm

Models range, 7 days: 1–18 cm

Updated 30 Sept, 02:38 GMT-3. Consensus of ECMWF IFS, NOAA GFS/HRRR, DWD ICON, Canada GEM.

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About 35 cm is forecast at the summit this week. Lodging near the lifts books up fast before a storm.

This season vs a typical season

Modelled natural snowpack
MarMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNov
This season, mid-mountain Typical season
Summit
287 cm
Mid
154 cm
Base
60 cm

Season snowfall to date

How this is estimated

Snow depth is modelled by replaying this season's weather hour by hour — snowfall, melt, sunshine and settling — then checked against government snow stations. The typical line is the same model averaged over recent seasons, so the comparison is like-for-like. Resorts report depth on packed, groomed pistes, so their figure is usually lower, especially on high, wind-exposed summits.

Day by day

Freezing level and temperatures are for the summit.

DaySummitMidBaseFreezing lvl
Temp
Today30 Sept5 cm4 cm<1 cm1,630 m-4° / 0°C
Thu1 Oct———1,950 m-4° / 5°C
Fri2 Oct8 cm3 cm—1,800 m-3° / 1°C
Sat3 Oct12 cm10 cm2 cm1,490 m-4° / -1°C
Sun4 Oct5 cm4 cm<1 cm1,570 m-4° / -1°C
Mon5 Oct<1 cm<1 cm—1,720 m-3° / 3°C
Tue6 Oct3 cm——1,860 m-3° / 4°C
Wed7 Oct<1 cm——2,000 m-3° / 5°C
Thu8 Oct<1 cm——1,990 m-2° / 3°C
Fri9 Oct<1 cm——1,910 m-2° / 3°C
Sat10 Oct———1,900 m-4° / 4°C
Sun11 Oct———1,800 m-5° / 5°C
Mon12 Oct———2,000 m-4° / 6°C
Tue13 Oct4 cm<1 cm—2,060 m-3° / 5°C

Days 8–14 are an extended outlook: good for spotting a storm cycle, not for exact totals.

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Summit snowfall, next 7 days

How this forecast works

Snow Maps blends four global weather models and works out the rain/snow line hour by hour, then calculates snowfall separately at the base (1230 m), mid-mountain (1605 m) and summit (1980 m) of Chapelco. Colder, higher terrain gets a lighter, deeper snow ratio. The range shows how far the individual models disagree: a wide range means low confidence.

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