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Praz de Lys Sommand snow history
Praz de Lys Sommand averages about 404 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,960 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (597 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (258 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
258 cm
2021–22
329 cm
2020–21
408 cm
2019–20
420 cm
2018–19
414 cm
2017–18
597 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 258 cm | 64% |
| 2021–22 | 329 cm | 81% |
| 2020–21 | 408 cm | 101% |
| 2019–20 | 420 cm | 104% |
| 2018–19 | 414 cm | 102% |
| 2017–18 | 597 cm | 148% |
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.