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Forêt Blanche : Vars/Risoul snow history
Forêt Blanche : Vars/Risoul averages about 369 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,722 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (531 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (211 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
321 cm
2021–22
211 cm
2020–21
352 cm
2019–20
451 cm
2018–19
350 cm
2017–18
531 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 321 cm | 87% |
| 2021–22 | 211 cm | 57% |
| 2020–21 | 352 cm | 95% |
| 2019–20 | 451 cm | 122% |
| 2018–19 | 350 cm | 95% |
| 2017–18 | 531 cm | 144% |
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.