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Rifflsee snow history
Rifflsee averages about 566 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,804 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2018–19 (757 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (426 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
524 cm
2021–22
426 cm
2020–21
582 cm
2019–20
528 cm
2018–19
757 cm
2017–18
578 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 524 cm | 93% |
| 2021–22 | 426 cm | 75% |
| 2020–21 | 582 cm | 103% |
| 2019–20 | 528 cm | 93% |
| 2018–19 | 757 cm | 134% |
| 2017–18 | 578 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.