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Le Grand-Bornand snow history

Le Grand-Bornand averages about 518 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,027 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (754 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (402 cm).

Season totals

2022–23
402 cm
2021–22
432 cm
2020–21
514 cm
2019–20
512 cm
2018–19
495 cm
2017–18
754 cm

Vertical line: 6-season average.

This season vs average

050OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaycm
2026–27 so far

Season by season

SeasonSnowfallvs average
2022–23402 cm78%
2021–22432 cm83%
2020–21514 cm99%
2019–20512 cm99%
2018–19495 cm96%
2017–18754 cm146%

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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