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Espace Liberté snow history
Espace Liberté averages about 585 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,094 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (784 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (472 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
472 cm
2021–22
533 cm
2020–21
620 cm
2019–20
544 cm
2018–19
559 cm
2017–18
784 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 472 cm | 81% |
| 2021–22 | 533 cm | 91% |
| 2020–21 | 620 cm | 106% |
| 2019–20 | 544 cm | 93% |
| 2018–19 | 559 cm | 96% |
| 2017–18 | 784 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.