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Montgenèvre snow history

Montgenèvre averages about 397 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,581 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (578 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (247 cm).

Season totals

2022–23
370 cm
2021–22
247 cm
2020–21
335 cm
2019–20
479 cm
2018–19
372 cm
2017–18
578 cm

Vertical line: 6-season average.

This season vs average

050OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaycm
2026–27 so far

Season by season

SeasonSnowfallvs average
2022–23370 cm93%
2021–22247 cm62%
2020–21335 cm84%
2019–20479 cm121%
2018–19372 cm94%
2017–18578 cm146%

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.

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