El Niño Outlook · Winter 2026
Cerro Perito Moreno El Niño rank & forecast
Cerro Perito Moreno ranks #234 of 488 SnowSure resorts — Tier C, −1% in strong El Niño winters.
Tier C — ENSO-proof: Strong El Niño winters looked like a normal year here — within about ±3% of this resort’s own 30-year snowfall average. Not a jackpot, not a bust: a hedge if you’re planning around El Niño.
Strong-event signal: −1% vs this resort's 30-yr avg
In the three strongest El Niño winters on record ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), Cerro Perito Moreno averaged -1% versus its own 30-year snowfall baseline. El Niño has historically made little difference here — this is an ENSO-proof mountain, for winter 2026 as in past events. Analog winters: '97-98 -27%, '15-16 +15%, '23-24 +8%. A pattern, not a promise.
In-season scorecard
Predicted signal
−1%
Measured to date
−47%
Season total
117 cm
Vs predicted
−46%
Predicted signal vs measured season-to-date against this resort's own climatology.






