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Pra-Loup 1600 snow history
Pra-Loup 1600 averages about 352 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,497 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (543 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (199 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
267 cm
2021–22
199 cm
2020–21
324 cm
2019–20
426 cm
2018–19
350 cm
2017–18
543 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 267 cm | 76% |
| 2021–22 | 199 cm | 57% |
| 2020–21 | 324 cm | 92% |
| 2019–20 | 426 cm | 121% |
| 2018–19 | 350 cm | 99% |
| 2017–18 | 543 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.