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Galibier-Thabor snow history
Galibier-Thabor averages about 585 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,738 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (776 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (440 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
486 cm
2021–22
440 cm
2020–21
568 cm
2019–20
651 cm
2018–19
589 cm
2017–18
776 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 486 cm | 83% |
| 2021–22 | 440 cm | 75% |
| 2020–21 | 568 cm | 97% |
| 2019–20 | 651 cm | 111% |
| 2018–19 | 589 cm | 101% |
| 2017–18 | 776 cm | 133% |
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.