German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Hinterstaufen snow history
Hinterstaufen averages about 286 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,183 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (381 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (175 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
175 cm
2021–22
305 cm
2020–21
316 cm
2019–20
186 cm
2018–19
354 cm
2017–18
381 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 175 cm | 61% |
| 2021–22 | 305 cm | 107% |
| 2020–21 | 316 cm | 110% |
| 2019–20 | 186 cm | 65% |
| 2018–19 | 354 cm | 124% |
| 2017–18 | 381 cm | 133% |
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.