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Melchsee-Frutt snow history
Melchsee-Frutt averages about 797 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,232 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (1022 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (617 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
655 cm
2021–22
617 cm
2020–21
826 cm
2019–20
747 cm
2018–19
1022 cm
2017–18
913 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 655 cm | 82% |
| 2021–22 | 617 cm | 77% |
| 2020–21 | 826 cm | 104% |
| 2019–20 | 747 cm | 94% |
| 2018–19 | 1022 cm | 128% |
| 2017–18 | 913 cm | 115% |
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.