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Les Rousses snow history
Les Rousses averages about 372 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,663 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (579 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (188 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
188 cm
2021–22
315 cm
2020–21
383 cm
2019–20
379 cm
2018–19
390 cm
2017–18
579 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 188 cm | 51% |
| 2021–22 | 315 cm | 85% |
| 2020–21 | 383 cm | 103% |
| 2019–20 | 379 cm | 102% |
| 2018–19 | 390 cm | 105% |
| 2017–18 | 579 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.