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Arêches Beaufort snow history
Arêches Beaufort averages about 740 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,319 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (1006 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (581 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
593 cm
2021–22
581 cm
2020–21
755 cm
2019–20
793 cm
2018–19
714 cm
2017–18
1006 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 593 cm | 80% |
| 2021–22 | 581 cm | 79% |
| 2020–21 | 755 cm | 102% |
| 2019–20 | 793 cm | 107% |
| 2018–19 | 714 cm | 96% |
| 2017–18 | 1006 cm | 136% |
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.