Scandinavia & Iceland · snow history
Beitostølen snow history
Beitostølen averages about 321 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,099 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (380 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (220 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
345 cm
2021–22
220 cm
2020–21
318 cm
2019–20
380 cm
2018–19
285 cm
2017–18
379 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 345 cm | 107% |
| 2021–22 | 220 cm | 69% |
| 2020–21 | 318 cm | 99% |
| 2019–20 | 380 cm | 118% |
| 2018–19 | 285 cm | 89% |
| 2017–18 | 379 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.