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Station du Col de Rousset snow history
Station du Col de Rousset averages about 263 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,692 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (377 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (154 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
154 cm
2021–22
227 cm
2020–21
299 cm
2019–20
214 cm
2018–19
306 cm
2017–18
377 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 154 cm | 59% |
| 2021–22 | 227 cm | 86% |
| 2020–21 | 299 cm | 114% |
| 2019–20 | 214 cm | 81% |
| 2018–19 | 306 cm | 116% |
| 2017–18 | 377 cm | 143% |
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.