Jura, Vosges & Massif Central · snow history
Les Rousses snow history
Les Rousses averages about 357 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,446 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (561 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (168 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
168 cm
2021–22
305 cm
2020–21
371 cm
2019–20
365 cm
2018–19
372 cm
2017–18
561 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 168 cm | 47% |
| 2021–22 | 305 cm | 85% |
| 2020–21 | 371 cm | 104% |
| 2019–20 | 365 cm | 102% |
| 2018–19 | 372 cm | 104% |
| 2017–18 | 561 cm | 157% |
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.