French Alps · snow history
Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix) snow history
Brévent/Flégère (Chamonix) averages about 739 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,486 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (954 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (579 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
604 cm
2021–22
579 cm
2020–21
782 cm
2019–20
766 cm
2018–19
749 cm
2017–18
954 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 604 cm | 82% |
| 2021–22 | 579 cm | 78% |
| 2020–21 | 782 cm | 106% |
| 2019–20 | 766 cm | 104% |
| 2018–19 | 749 cm | 101% |
| 2017–18 | 954 cm | 129% |
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.