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Val Thorens snow history
Val Thorens averages about 647 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~3,175 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (850 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (487 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
537 cm
2021–22
487 cm
2020–21
619 cm
2019–20
718 cm
2018–19
669 cm
2017–18
850 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 537 cm | 83% |
| 2021–22 | 487 cm | 75% |
| 2020–21 | 619 cm | 96% |
| 2019–20 | 718 cm | 111% |
| 2018–19 | 669 cm | 103% |
| 2017–18 | 850 cm | 131% |
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.