French Alps · snow history
La Chapelle d'Abondance snow history
La Chapelle d'Abondance averages about 544 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,797 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (741 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (422 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
422 cm
2021–22
488 cm
2020–21
572 cm
2019–20
520 cm
2018–19
519 cm
2017–18
741 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 422 cm | 78% |
| 2021–22 | 488 cm | 90% |
| 2020–21 | 572 cm | 105% |
| 2019–20 | 520 cm | 96% |
| 2018–19 | 519 cm | 95% |
| 2017–18 | 741 cm | 136% |
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.