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Les Houches - Saint-Gervais snow history
Les Houches - Saint-Gervais averages about 755 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,887 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (989 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (593 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
650 cm
2021–22
593 cm
2020–21
789 cm
2019–20
778 cm
2018–19
730 cm
2017–18
989 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 650 cm | 86% |
| 2021–22 | 593 cm | 79% |
| 2020–21 | 789 cm | 105% |
| 2019–20 | 778 cm | 103% |
| 2018–19 | 730 cm | 97% |
| 2017–18 | 989 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.