French Alps · snow history
Courchevel snow history
Courchevel averages about 637 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,695 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (854 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (500 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
532 cm
2021–22
500 cm
2020–21
612 cm
2019–20
688 cm
2018–19
635 cm
2017–18
854 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 532 cm | 84% |
| 2021–22 | 500 cm | 78% |
| 2020–21 | 612 cm | 96% |
| 2019–20 | 688 cm | 108% |
| 2018–19 | 635 cm | 100% |
| 2017–18 | 854 cm | 134% |
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.