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Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine snow history
Alpe d'Huez Grand Domaine averages about 734 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~3,306 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (957 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (569 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
661 cm
2021–22
569 cm
2020–21
706 cm
2019–20
804 cm
2018–19
707 cm
2017–18
957 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 661 cm | 90% |
| 2021–22 | 569 cm | 78% |
| 2020–21 | 706 cm | 96% |
| 2019–20 | 804 cm | 110% |
| 2018–19 | 707 cm | 96% |
| 2017–18 | 957 cm | 130% |
Totals are modelled snowfall from the ECMWF IFS analysis archive (via Open-Meteo), downscaled to the upper mountain, summed 1 October – 31 May. Modelled snowfall is not measured snow depth: wind, settling and melt mean the snowpack is always much less than the sum of the snowfall.