French Alps · snow history
Queyras - Haut-Guil (Abriès) snow history
Queyras - Haut-Guil (Abriès) averages about 479 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,400 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (715 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (332 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
460 cm
2021–22
332 cm
2020–21
390 cm
2019–20
547 cm
2018–19
432 cm
2017–18
715 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 460 cm | 96% |
| 2021–22 | 332 cm | 69% |
| 2020–21 | 390 cm | 81% |
| 2019–20 | 547 cm | 114% |
| 2018–19 | 432 cm | 90% |
| 2017–18 | 715 cm | 149% |
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.