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Puy-Saint-Vincent snow history
Puy-Saint-Vincent averages about 597 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,664 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (787 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (373 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
556 cm
2021–22
373 cm
2020–21
623 cm
2019–20
689 cm
2018–19
554 cm
2017–18
787 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 556 cm | 93% |
| 2021–22 | 373 cm | 62% |
| 2020–21 | 623 cm | 104% |
| 2019–20 | 689 cm | 115% |
| 2018–19 | 554 cm | 93% |
| 2017–18 | 787 cm | 132% |
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.