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Valle nevado gondola
Valle Nevado. Photo: Juankbmw, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Valle Nevado

Ski resort · Chile

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Valle Nevado is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
2.5 mmid 2.3 m, base 2.4 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
12 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
2.5 mmid 2.3 m, base 2.3 m
Coldest
-12°C
Wind
9 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
2.5 mmid 2.2 m, base 2.3 m
Coldest
-10°C
Wind
7 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
2.4 mmid 2.2 m, base 2.3 m
Coldest
-9°C
Wind
8 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
2.4 mmid 2.2 m, base 2.2 m
Coldest
-9°C
Wind
9 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
1 cm
Depth
2.4 mmid 2.1 m, base 2.2 m
Coldest
-3°C
Wind
13 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
2.3 mmid 2.1 m, base 2.1 m
Coldest
-2°C
Wind
12 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in two facts

  • Top 3,675 mvillage 3,138 m
  • Open June–Septemberusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 15 June.

We don't know the avalanche risk here, and no avalanche service covers it. Ask the ski patrol before you leave the pistes.

Forecast and score for each day at Valle Nevado
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor0 cm2.6 mmid 2.4 mbase 2.4 m-11°Cwind, 13 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor1 cm2.5 mmid 2.3 mbase 2.4 m-8°Cwind, 12 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor1 cm2.5 mmid 2.3 mbase 2.3 m-12°Cwind, 9 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor1 cm2.5 mmid 2.2 mbase 2.3 m-10°Cwind, 7 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor1 cm2.4 mmid 2.2 mbase 2.3 m-9°Cwind, 8 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor1 cm2.4 mmid 2.2 mbase 2.2 m-9°Cwind, 9 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor1 cm2.4 mmid 2.1 mbase 2.2 m-3°Cwind, 13 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm2.3 mmid 2.1 mbase 2.1 m-2°Cwind, 12 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best Aug–Sep

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar0of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun3of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul6of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug7of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep7of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase3,138 mMid3,407 mTop3,675 mColdestat the top
May0.2 m0.1 m0.2 m-8°C
Jun1.0 m0.8 m1.0 m-10°C
Jul1.6 m1.2 m1.6 m-10°C
Aug1.8 m1.5 m1.8 m-9°C
Sep1.8 m1.5 m1.7 m-8°C
Oct1.8 m1.2 m1.8 m-7°C
Nov1.0 m0.4 m1.0 m-3°C
Decnonenone0.1 m2°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Valle Nevado

Gondola - Vale Nevado , Chile
Near Valle Nevado, 1 km away. Photo: Cesar I. Martins from Jundiai, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Gondolas - Vale Nevado , Chile
Near Valle Nevado, 1 km away. Photo: Cesar I. Martins from Jundiai, Brazil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

More skiing near here

2 places

About

the place in full, sources, credits

About Valle Nevado

Village 3,138 m, top 3,675 m.

A ski resort with its village at 3,138 m and its top at 3,675 m. It is usually in season from June to September. The snow is usually deepest in August, about 1.8 m at the top (3,675 m). For skiers the best months are usually August and September, with about 7 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Valle Nevado. Within 5 km we also list 2 ski resorts.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$1,500–US$2,660 each

about US$1,500–US$2,660 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to SCL, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL, full-service airlines, with a hold bagabout US$569–US$1,180
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$147–US$248
Food7 days eating outabout US$174–US$328
Lift pass5 days at about US$95 a day, the resort's published priceabout US$402–US$549
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$114–US$194
Totalabout US$1,500–US$2,660

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Valle Nevado

2 min by car · 5 places to stay

about US$54/nightcountry average

See 5 places to stay in Valle Nevado · Booking.com

About Valle Nevado its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$54 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 20h 05m

About 20h 05m door to door from Chicago

Fly MDW → SCL, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), then 1h 30m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.