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Riksgränsen snow history
Riksgränsen averages about 633 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~900 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2021–22 (810 cm); the leanest was 2017–18 (341 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
645 cm
2021–22
810 cm
2020–21
547 cm
2019–20
747 cm
2018–19
705 cm
2017–18
341 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 645 cm | 102% |
| 2021–22 | 810 cm | 128% |
| 2020–21 | 547 cm | 86% |
| 2019–20 | 747 cm | 118% |
| 2018–19 | 705 cm | 111% |
| 2017–18 | 341 cm | 54% |
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.