Portillo at 0°C and Farellones 3°C report corn snow today, offering classic Chilean spring turns rather than new accumulation.
Portillo leads the report at 0°C, with corn snow across groomed and sun-exposed terrain on the Valparaíso slopes. That temperature is textbook spring, keeping upper runs firm in the early hours and allowing them to soften into the day on sunlit aspects. The result is reliable, ridable corn rather than fresh powder, a surface that rewards timing and edge control.
Farellones, in the Región Metropolitana de Santiago, checked in at 3°C and is also on corn snow. The warmer reading at Farellones accelerates softening on lower and sunlit runs, while higher and shaded lines will remain more consolidated longer into the morning. Between the two resorts the picture is consistent: no new accumulation was reported, so the day is about aspect and hour. Portillo will feel firmer off the lifts at first; Farellones leans slightly quicker to spring slush on exposed slopes. With only two qualifying resorts today the headline is uniform spring conditions across central Chile rather than variability or fresh storms.
The current temperatures, 0°C to 3°C, suggest the classic spring cycle at play: firmer surfaces before first light, widespread softening through late morning on sun-facing terrain. Expect the best turns on northern aspects early to mid morning in Chile, and on shaded, higher lines if a firmer ride is preferred. There is no data here pointing to new snowfall, so planning should centre on timing runs to the diurnal softening, and choosing groomed or shaded terrain to match desired firmness. These readings describe the immediate conditions rather than a forecast, and they point to a straightforward spring day for skiing and riding in central Chile.