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Högfjället snow history
Högfjället averages about 219 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~886 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (267 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (145 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
245 cm
2021–22
145 cm
2020–21
202 cm
2019–20
267 cm
2018–19
206 cm
2017–18
249 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 245 cm | 112% |
| 2021–22 | 145 cm | 66% |
| 2020–21 | 202 cm | 92% |
| 2019–20 | 267 cm | 122% |
| 2018–19 | 206 cm | 94% |
| 2017–18 | 249 cm | 114% |
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.