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Planai & Hochwurzen snow history
Planai & Hochwurzen averages about 500 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,901 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (676 cm); the leanest was 2019–20 (434 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
465 cm
2021–22
449 cm
2020–21
467 cm
2019–20
434 cm
2018–19
676 cm
2017–18
510 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 465 cm | 93% |
| 2021–22 | 449 cm | 90% |
| 2020–21 | 467 cm | 93% |
| 2019–20 | 434 cm | 87% |
| 2018–19 | 676 cm | 135% |
| 2017–18 | 510 cm | 102% |
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.