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Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen) snow history

Grindelwald - Wengen (Kleine Scheidegg - Männlichen) averages about 675 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,394 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (825 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (553 cm).

Season totals

2022–23
563 cm
2021–22
553 cm
2020–21
722 cm
2019–20
578 cm
2018–19
809 cm
2017–18
825 cm

Vertical line: 6-season average.

This season vs average

050OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaycm
2026–27 so far

Season by season

SeasonSnowfallvs average
2022–23563 cm83%
2021–22553 cm82%
2020–21722 cm107%
2019–20578 cm86%
2018–19809 cm120%
2017–18825 cm122%

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.

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