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Grächen snow history
Grächen averages about 619 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,863 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (763 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (423 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
487 cm
2021–22
423 cm
2020–21
612 cm
2019–20
679 cm
2018–19
763 cm
2017–18
749 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 487 cm | 79% |
| 2021–22 | 423 cm | 68% |
| 2020–21 | 612 cm | 99% |
| 2019–20 | 679 cm | 110% |
| 2018–19 | 763 cm | 123% |
| 2017–18 | 749 cm | 121% |
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.