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Champex-Lac snow history
Champex-Lac averages about 647 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,194 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (780 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (521 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
577 cm
2021–22
521 cm
2020–21
684 cm
2019–20
638 cm
2018–19
684 cm
2017–18
780 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 577 cm | 89% |
| 2021–22 | 521 cm | 81% |
| 2020–21 | 684 cm | 106% |
| 2019–20 | 638 cm | 99% |
| 2018–19 | 684 cm | 106% |
| 2017–18 | 780 cm | 121% |
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.