French Alps · snow history
La Plagne snow history
La Plagne averages about 725 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~3,058 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (950 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (539 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
613 cm
2021–22
539 cm
2020–21
651 cm
2019–20
893 cm
2018–19
701 cm
2017–18
950 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 613 cm | 85% |
| 2021–22 | 539 cm | 74% |
| 2020–21 | 651 cm | 90% |
| 2019–20 | 893 cm | 123% |
| 2018–19 | 701 cm | 97% |
| 2017–18 | 950 cm | 131% |
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.