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Sierra Nevada snow history
Sierra Nevada averages about 335 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~3,300 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (562 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (166 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
166 cm
2021–22
396 cm
2020–21
299 cm
2019–20
296 cm
2018–19
288 cm
2017–18
562 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 166 cm | 50% |
| 2021–22 | 396 cm | 118% |
| 2020–21 | 299 cm | 89% |
| 2019–20 | 296 cm | 88% |
| 2018–19 | 288 cm | 86% |
| 2017–18 | 562 cm | 168% |
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.