{
  "name": "Valle Nevado",
  "type": "ski resort",
  "url": "https://snowingplaces.com/ski-resorts/valle-nevado/",
  "summary": "A high Andean resort about 46 km east of Santiago, founded in 1988.",
  "location": {
    "country": "Chile",
    "region": "Santiago Metropolitan Region",
    "latitude": -33.36,
    "longitude": -70.25
  },
  "elevationMetres": {
    "topLift": 3670,
    "village": 2860
  },
  "season": {
    "opens": "June",
    "closes": "October"
  },
  "officialWebsite": "https://www.vallenevado.com",
  "factsVerified": false,
  "forecast": {
    "generatedUtc": "2026-09-17T21:00:00.000Z",
    "models": [
      "ECMWF IFS",
      "NOAA GFS",
      "DWD ICON"
    ],
    "updateFrequency": "every 3 hours",
    "topLift": {
      "headline": "Snow tomorrow afternoon.",
      "detail": "Starting around 3pm. 0–5 cm in the next 24 hours.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "Possible",
        "modelsAgreeing": 2,
        "reason": "two of three forecast models show snow"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0.4,
          "high": 5,
          "mean": 2.2
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 2,
        "text": "0–5 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 19.7,
          "high": 35.8,
          "mean": 27.5
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 3,
        "text": "15–40 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 1,
        "windKmh": 6,
        "gustKmh": 23,
        "freezingLevelM": 3800
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 25,
          "freezingLevelM": 3700
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "snowfall": "0–6 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0.7,
            "high": 5.6
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 2
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 34,
          "freezingLevelM": 3550
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "snowfall": "4–7 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 4.5,
            "high": 7
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -6,
            "max": 0
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 87,
          "freezingLevelM": 3400
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Snow",
          "snowfall": "2–20 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 2.5,
            "high": 19
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -8,
            "max": -4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 96,
          "freezingLevelM": 3000
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 72,
          "freezingLevelM": 3550
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–5 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 4.3
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 50,
          "freezingLevelM": 3600
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Light snow",
          "snowfall": "0–7 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 6.2
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 0
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 73,
          "freezingLevelM": 3400
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 13.6
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": -1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.1
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 1
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 3
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -5,
            "max": 0
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 2
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -4,
            "max": 3
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "About 1.5 m",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 150,
      "willItSettle": {
        "answer": "Yes, it should settle.",
        "reason": "Temperatures stay below freezing while it falls."
      },
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-3"
    },
    "village": {
      "headline": "Rain or snow tomorrow afternoon.",
      "detail": "Starting around 3pm. 0–2 cm in the next 24 hours. Temperatures are close to 0°C, so some of it may fall as rain.",
      "confidence": {
        "label": "Possible",
        "modelsAgreeing": 2,
        "reason": "forecast models disagree"
      },
      "next24Hours": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 0,
          "high": 1.3,
          "mean": 0.4
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 1,
        "text": "0–2 cm"
      },
      "next7Days": {
        "snowfallCm": {
          "low": 3.8,
          "high": 27.1,
          "mean": 15.2
        },
        "modelsForecastingSnow": 3,
        "text": "3–30 cm"
      },
      "conditionsAtForecastTime": {
        "temperatureC": 6,
        "windKmh": 5,
        "gustKmh": 17,
        "freezingLevelM": 3800
      },
      "days": [
        {
          "day": "Tonight",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 4,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 19,
          "freezingLevelM": 3700
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.5
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 7
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 26,
          "freezingLevelM": 3500
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat",
          "weather": "Light snow",
          "snowfall": "0–7 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 7
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 74,
          "freezingLevelM": 3300
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun",
          "weather": "Rain and snow",
          "snowfall": "2–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 2.9,
            "high": 14.6
          },
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -3,
            "max": 1
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 78,
          "freezingLevelM": 2750
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": -1,
            "max": 5
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 52,
          "freezingLevelM": 3500
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 3,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 6
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 36,
          "freezingLevelM": 3550
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed",
          "weather": "Rain",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsAgreeing": 2,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 4
          },
          "maxGustKmh": 56,
          "freezingLevelM": 3250
        }
      ],
      "outlookDays8To14": [
        {
          "day": "Thu 24 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–15 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 13.6
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 4
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Fri 25 Sep",
          "weather": "Chance of snow",
          "snowfall": "0–2 cm",
          "snowfallCm": {
            "low": 0,
            "high": 1.1
          },
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 1,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 7
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sat 26 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Sun 27 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Mon 28 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 0,
            "max": 6
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Tue 29 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 1,
            "max": 8
          }
        },
        {
          "day": "Wed 30 Sep",
          "weather": "Dry",
          "snowfall": "No snow",
          "snowfallCm": null,
          "modelsWithData": 2,
          "modelsShowingSnow": 0,
          "temperatureC": {
            "min": 2,
            "max": 8
          }
        }
      ],
      "modelledSnowDepth": "About 84 cm",
      "modelledSnowDepthCm": 84,
      "willItSettle": {
        "answer": "Unlikely to settle.",
        "reason": "It's too mild for snow to stay on the ground for long."
      },
      "localTimeAtForecast": "18:00",
      "timezone": "GMT-3"
    }
  },
  "snowRecord": {
    "metric": "average days per month with at least 1 cm of snowfall",
    "period": "2016–2025",
    "source": "ERA5 reanalysis via Open-Meteo",
    "elevation": "mid-mountain",
    "daysPerMonth": {
      "january": 2.7,
      "february": 1.5,
      "march": 1.3,
      "april": 4.4,
      "may": 8.2,
      "june": 8.7,
      "july": 6.5,
      "august": 6.2,
      "september": 5.6,
      "october": 4.8,
      "november": 4.6,
      "december": 3.8
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Chileanski.com (Valle Nevado facilities)",
      "url": "https://www.chileanski.com/eng/valle-nevado/location-facilities.htm"
    },
    {
      "label": "Valle Nevado how to get there",
      "url": "https://www.vallenevado.com/en/how-to-get-there/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Wikipedia",
      "url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valle_Nevado"
    }
  ],
  "methodology": "https://snowingplaces.com/methodology/",
  "attribution": "snowingplaces.com. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com."
}