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Hochzeiger snow history
Hochzeiger averages about 548 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,483 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (740 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (420 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
493 cm
2021–22
420 cm
2020–21
565 cm
2019–20
508 cm
2018–19
740 cm
2017–18
563 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 493 cm | 90% |
| 2021–22 | 420 cm | 77% |
| 2020–21 | 565 cm | 103% |
| 2019–20 | 508 cm | 93% |
| 2018–19 | 740 cm | 135% |
| 2017–18 | 563 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.