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Balme - Vallorcine snow history
Balme - Vallorcine averages about 779 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,252 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (921 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (624 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
749 cm
2021–22
624 cm
2020–21
814 cm
2019–20
797 cm
2018–19
769 cm
2017–18
921 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 749 cm | 96% |
| 2021–22 | 624 cm | 80% |
| 2020–21 | 814 cm | 104% |
| 2019–20 | 797 cm | 102% |
| 2018–19 | 769 cm | 99% |
| 2017–18 | 921 cm | 118% |
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.