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Hemsedal snow history
Hemsedal averages about 381 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,439 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (461 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (237 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
451 cm
2021–22
237 cm
2020–21
393 cm
2019–20
461 cm
2018–19
350 cm
2017–18
393 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 451 cm | 118% |
| 2021–22 | 237 cm | 62% |
| 2020–21 | 393 cm | 103% |
| 2019–20 | 461 cm | 121% |
| 2018–19 | 350 cm | 92% |
| 2017–18 | 393 cm | 103% |
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.