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Braunwald snow history
Braunwald averages about 684 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,900 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (867 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (563 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
595 cm
2021–22
563 cm
2020–21
726 cm
2019–20
588 cm
2018–19
867 cm
2017–18
764 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 595 cm | 87% |
| 2021–22 | 563 cm | 82% |
| 2020–21 | 726 cm | 106% |
| 2019–20 | 588 cm | 86% |
| 2018–19 | 867 cm | 127% |
| 2017–18 | 764 cm | 112% |
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.