Italian Alps & Dolomites · snow history
Valtournenche snow history
Valtournenche averages about 595 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~3,091 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (763 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (401 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
436 cm
2021–22
401 cm
2020–21
533 cm
2019–20
678 cm
2018–19
758 cm
2017–18
763 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 436 cm | 73% |
| 2021–22 | 401 cm | 67% |
| 2020–21 | 533 cm | 90% |
| 2019–20 | 678 cm | 114% |
| 2018–19 | 758 cm | 127% |
| 2017–18 | 763 cm | 128% |
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.