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La Rosière snow history
La Rosière averages about 836 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,799 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (1047 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (627 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
758 cm
2021–22
627 cm
2020–21
834 cm
2019–20
956 cm
2018–19
794 cm
2017–18
1047 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 758 cm | 91% |
| 2021–22 | 627 cm | 75% |
| 2020–21 | 834 cm | 100% |
| 2019–20 | 956 cm | 114% |
| 2018–19 | 794 cm | 95% |
| 2017–18 | 1047 cm | 125% |
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.