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Valmorel snow history
Valmorel averages about 573 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,399 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (786 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (473 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
482 cm
2021–22
473 cm
2020–21
539 cm
2019–20
598 cm
2018–19
558 cm
2017–18
786 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 482 cm | 84% |
| 2021–22 | 473 cm | 83% |
| 2020–21 | 539 cm | 94% |
| 2019–20 | 598 cm | 104% |
| 2018–19 | 558 cm | 97% |
| 2017–18 | 786 cm | 137% |
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.