German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Balderschwang – Hochschelpen/Riedberger Horn snow history
Balderschwang – Hochschelpen/Riedberger Horn averages about 493 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,487 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (610 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (340 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
340 cm
2021–22
450 cm
2020–21
527 cm
2019–20
426 cm
2018–19
605 cm
2017–18
610 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 340 cm | 69% |
| 2021–22 | 450 cm | 91% |
| 2020–21 | 527 cm | 107% |
| 2019–20 | 426 cm | 86% |
| 2018–19 | 605 cm | 123% |
| 2017–18 | 610 cm | 124% |
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.