German Alps & Uplands · snow history
Ifen snow history
Ifen averages about 631 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,019 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (741 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (540 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
540 cm
2021–22
558 cm
2020–21
673 cm
2019–20
545 cm
2018–19
741 cm
2017–18
728 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 540 cm | 86% |
| 2021–22 | 558 cm | 88% |
| 2020–21 | 673 cm | 107% |
| 2019–20 | 545 cm | 86% |
| 2018–19 | 741 cm | 117% |
| 2017–18 | 728 cm | 115% |
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.