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Nevis Range snow history
Nevis Range averages about 190 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,190 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (277 cm); the leanest was 2018–19 (134 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
146 cm
2021–22
194 cm
2020–21
151 cm
2019–20
277 cm
2018–19
134 cm
2017–18
239 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 146 cm | 77% |
| 2021–22 | 194 cm | 102% |
| 2020–21 | 151 cm | 79% |
| 2019–20 | 277 cm | 146% |
| 2018–19 | 134 cm | 71% |
| 2017–18 | 239 cm | 126% |
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.