French Alps · snow history
L'Alpe du Grand Serre snow history
L'Alpe du Grand Serre averages about 522 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,166 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (794 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (347 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
347 cm
2021–22
400 cm
2020–21
506 cm
2019–20
533 cm
2018–19
552 cm
2017–18
794 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 347 cm | 66% |
| 2021–22 | 400 cm | 77% |
| 2020–21 | 506 cm | 97% |
| 2019–20 | 533 cm | 102% |
| 2018–19 | 552 cm | 106% |
| 2017–18 | 794 cm | 152% |
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.