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Les Marecottes snow history
Les Marecottes averages about 569 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,195 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (714 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (490 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
490 cm
2021–22
520 cm
2020–21
598 cm
2019–20
531 cm
2018–19
559 cm
2017–18
714 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 490 cm | 86% |
| 2021–22 | 520 cm | 91% |
| 2020–21 | 598 cm | 105% |
| 2019–20 | 531 cm | 93% |
| 2018–19 | 559 cm | 98% |
| 2017–18 | 714 cm | 125% |
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.