French Alps · snow history
Le Sauze 1400 / Le Super-Sauze 1700 snow history
Le Sauze 1400 / Le Super-Sauze 1700 averages about 374 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,388 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (557 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (209 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
291 cm
2021–22
209 cm
2020–21
355 cm
2019–20
443 cm
2018–19
386 cm
2017–18
557 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 291 cm | 78% |
| 2021–22 | 209 cm | 56% |
| 2020–21 | 355 cm | 95% |
| 2019–20 | 443 cm | 118% |
| 2018–19 | 386 cm | 103% |
| 2017–18 | 557 cm | 149% |
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.