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Les Orres snow history
Les Orres averages about 331 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,700 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (515 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (194 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
260 cm
2021–22
194 cm
2020–21
299 cm
2019–20
403 cm
2018–19
315 cm
2017–18
515 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 260 cm | 79% |
| 2021–22 | 194 cm | 59% |
| 2020–21 | 299 cm | 90% |
| 2019–20 | 403 cm | 122% |
| 2018–19 | 315 cm | 95% |
| 2017–18 | 515 cm | 156% |
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.