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Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses snow history

Sainte-Croix / Les Rasses averages about 194 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,558 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (277 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (88 cm).

Season totals

2022–23
88 cm
2021–22
162 cm
2020–21
229 cm
2019–20
195 cm
2018–19
214 cm
2017–18
277 cm

Vertical line: 6-season average.

This season vs average

050OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMaycm
2026–27 so far

Season by season

SeasonSnowfallvs average
2022–2388 cm45%
2021–22162 cm84%
2020–21229 cm118%
2019–20195 cm101%
2018–19214 cm110%
2017–18277 cm143%

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.

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