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Vassfjellet snow history
Vassfjellet averages about 393 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~656 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2019–20 (520 cm); the leanest was 2017–18 (280 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
321 cm
2021–22
504 cm
2020–21
328 cm
2019–20
520 cm
2018–19
403 cm
2017–18
280 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 321 cm | 82% |
| 2021–22 | 504 cm | 128% |
| 2020–21 | 328 cm | 83% |
| 2019–20 | 520 cm | 132% |
| 2018–19 | 403 cm | 103% |
| 2017–18 | 280 cm | 71% |
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.