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Montagnes de Lans snow history
Montagnes de Lans averages about 222 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,789 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (326 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (109 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
109 cm
2021–22
200 cm
2020–21
259 cm
2019–20
182 cm
2018–19
258 cm
2017–18
326 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 109 cm | 49% |
| 2021–22 | 200 cm | 90% |
| 2020–21 | 259 cm | 117% |
| 2019–20 | 182 cm | 82% |
| 2018–19 | 258 cm | 116% |
| 2017–18 | 326 cm | 147% |
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.