Pyrenees & Andorra · snow history
Espot snow history
Espot averages about 310 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,290 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (480 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (145 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
145 cm
2021–22
353 cm
2020–21
241 cm
2019–20
313 cm
2018–19
328 cm
2017–18
480 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 145 cm | 47% |
| 2021–22 | 353 cm | 114% |
| 2020–21 | 241 cm | 78% |
| 2019–20 | 313 cm | 101% |
| 2018–19 | 328 cm | 106% |
| 2017–18 | 480 cm | 155% |
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.