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Montclar snow history
Montclar averages about 272 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,465 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (433 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (161 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
203 cm
2021–22
161 cm
2020–21
241 cm
2019–20
335 cm
2018–19
257 cm
2017–18
433 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 203 cm | 75% |
| 2021–22 | 161 cm | 59% |
| 2020–21 | 241 cm | 89% |
| 2019–20 | 335 cm | 123% |
| 2018–19 | 257 cm | 94% |
| 2017–18 | 433 cm | 159% |
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.