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Grindelwald First snow history
Grindelwald First averages about 774 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,497 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (937 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (642 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
659 cm
2021–22
642 cm
2020–21
783 cm
2019–20
684 cm
2018–19
937 cm
2017–18
936 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 659 cm | 85% |
| 2021–22 | 642 cm | 83% |
| 2020–21 | 783 cm | 101% |
| 2019–20 | 684 cm | 88% |
| 2018–19 | 937 cm | 121% |
| 2017–18 | 936 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.