French Alps · snow history
Orelle snow history
Orelle averages about 603 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~3,221 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (809 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (453 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
487 cm
2021–22
453 cm
2020–21
564 cm
2019–20
680 cm
2018–19
625 cm
2017–18
809 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 487 cm | 81% |
| 2021–22 | 453 cm | 75% |
| 2020–21 | 564 cm | 94% |
| 2019–20 | 680 cm | 113% |
| 2018–19 | 625 cm | 104% |
| 2017–18 | 809 cm | 134% |
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.