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Lauchernalp snow history

Lauchernalp averages about 682 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~3,084 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (830 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (521 cm).

Season totals

2022–23
521 cm
2021–22
536 cm
2020–21
731 cm
2019–20
655 cm
2018–19
816 cm
2017–18
830 cm

Vertical line: 6-season average.

This season vs average

050OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaycm
2026–27 so far

Season by season

SeasonSnowfallvs average
2022–23521 cm76%
2021–22536 cm79%
2020–21731 cm107%
2019–20655 cm96%
2018–19816 cm120%
2017–18830 cm122%

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.

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