German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze snow history
Gletscher-Skigebiet Zugspitze averages about 378 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,627 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (481 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (308 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
340 cm
2021–22
308 cm
2020–21
410 cm
2019–20
329 cm
2018–19
481 cm
2017–18
399 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 340 cm | 90% |
| 2021–22 | 308 cm | 81% |
| 2020–21 | 410 cm | 108% |
| 2019–20 | 329 cm | 87% |
| 2018–19 | 481 cm | 127% |
| 2017–18 | 399 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.