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La Colmiane snow history
La Colmiane averages about 230 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,787 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (447 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (117 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
173 cm
2021–22
117 cm
2020–21
235 cm
2019–20
217 cm
2018–19
193 cm
2017–18
447 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 173 cm | 75% |
| 2021–22 | 117 cm | 51% |
| 2020–21 | 235 cm | 102% |
| 2019–20 | 217 cm | 94% |
| 2018–19 | 193 cm | 84% |
| 2017–18 | 447 cm | 194% |
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.