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Torgon snow history
Torgon averages about 578 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~1,979 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (778 cm); the leanest was 2022–23 (462 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
462 cm
2021–22
529 cm
2020–21
610 cm
2019–20
539 cm
2018–19
547 cm
2017–18
778 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 462 cm | 80% |
| 2021–22 | 529 cm | 92% |
| 2020–21 | 610 cm | 106% |
| 2019–20 | 539 cm | 93% |
| 2018–19 | 547 cm | 95% |
| 2017–18 | 778 cm | 135% |
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.