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Avoriaz snow history
Avoriaz averages about 589 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,250 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (787 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (476 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
476 cm
2021–22
534 cm
2020–21
625 cm
2019–20
546 cm
2018–19
564 cm
2017–18
787 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 476 cm | 81% |
| 2021–22 | 534 cm | 91% |
| 2020–21 | 625 cm | 106% |
| 2019–20 | 546 cm | 93% |
| 2018–19 | 564 cm | 96% |
| 2017–18 | 787 cm | 134% |
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.