French Alps · snow history
Les Contamines snow history
Les Contamines averages about 754 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,444 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (987 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (593 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
648 cm
2021–22
593 cm
2020–21
789 cm
2019–20
777 cm
2018–19
729 cm
2017–18
987 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 648 cm | 86% |
| 2021–22 | 593 cm | 79% |
| 2020–21 | 789 cm | 105% |
| 2019–20 | 777 cm | 103% |
| 2018–19 | 729 cm | 97% |
| 2017–18 | 987 cm | 131% |
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.