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Hovden snow history
Hovden averages about 540 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,183 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (767 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (414 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
595 cm
2021–22
414 cm
2020–21
514 cm
2019–20
767 cm
2018–19
433 cm
2017–18
519 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 595 cm | 110% |
| 2021–22 | 414 cm | 77% |
| 2020–21 | 514 cm | 95% |
| 2019–20 | 767 cm | 142% |
| 2018–19 | 433 cm | 80% |
| 2017–18 | 519 cm | 96% |
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.