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Hlíðarfjall snow history
Hlíðarfjall averages about 532 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~943 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (690 cm); the leanest was 2017–18 (392 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
478 cm
2021–22
510 cm
2020–21
588 cm
2019–20
690 cm
2018–19
534 cm
2017–18
392 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 478 cm | 90% |
| 2021–22 | 510 cm | 96% |
| 2020–21 | 588 cm | 111% |
| 2019–20 | 690 cm | 130% |
| 2018–19 | 534 cm | 100% |
| 2017–18 | 392 cm | 74% |
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.