French Alps · snow history
Pelvoux-Vallouise snow history
Pelvoux-Vallouise averages about 457 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,219 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (703 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (317 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
376 cm
2021–22
317 cm
2020–21
366 cm
2019–20
549 cm
2018–19
431 cm
2017–18
703 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 376 cm | 82% |
| 2021–22 | 317 cm | 69% |
| 2020–21 | 366 cm | 80% |
| 2019–20 | 549 cm | 120% |
| 2018–19 | 431 cm | 94% |
| 2017–18 | 703 cm | 154% |
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.