French Alps · snow history
Auron snow history
Auron averages about 376 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,445 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (608 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (223 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
276 cm
2021–22
223 cm
2020–21
331 cm
2019–20
425 cm
2018–19
390 cm
2017–18
608 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 276 cm | 73% |
| 2021–22 | 223 cm | 59% |
| 2020–21 | 331 cm | 88% |
| 2019–20 | 425 cm | 113% |
| 2018–19 | 390 cm | 104% |
| 2017–18 | 608 cm | 162% |
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.