German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Garmisch-Classic snow history
Garmisch-Classic averages about 374 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,047 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (477 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (306 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
333 cm
2021–22
306 cm
2020–21
406 cm
2019–20
327 cm
2018–19
477 cm
2017–18
397 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 333 cm | 89% |
| 2021–22 | 306 cm | 82% |
| 2020–21 | 406 cm | 109% |
| 2019–20 | 327 cm | 87% |
| 2018–19 | 477 cm | 128% |
| 2017–18 | 397 cm | 106% |
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.