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Obersaxen snow history
Obersaxen averages about 447 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,269 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (607 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (290 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
290 cm
2021–22
306 cm
2020–21
514 cm
2019–20
428 cm
2018–19
607 cm
2017–18
534 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 290 cm | 65% |
| 2021–22 | 306 cm | 68% |
| 2020–21 | 514 cm | 115% |
| 2019–20 | 428 cm | 96% |
| 2018–19 | 607 cm | 136% |
| 2017–18 | 534 cm | 119% |
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.