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Vichères-Bavon snow history
Vichères-Bavon averages about 606 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,264 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (768 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (492 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
525 cm
2021–22
492 cm
2020–21
623 cm
2019–20
590 cm
2018–19
637 cm
2017–18
768 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 525 cm | 87% |
| 2021–22 | 492 cm | 81% |
| 2020–21 | 623 cm | 103% |
| 2019–20 | 590 cm | 97% |
| 2018–19 | 637 cm | 105% |
| 2017–18 | 768 cm | 127% |
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.