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Zinal / Grimentz snow history
Zinal / Grimentz averages about 671 cm of snowfall per season (1 October – 31 May) at the upper mountain, ~2,873 m. The snowiest season since 2017–18 was 2017–18 (830 cm); the leanest was 2021–22 (500 cm).
Season totals
2022–23
557 cm
2021–22
500 cm
2020–21
659 cm
2019–20
710 cm
2018–19
767 cm
2017–18
830 cm
Vertical line: 6-season average.
This season vs average
Season by season
| Season | Snowfall | vs average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022–23 | 557 cm | 83% |
| 2021–22 | 500 cm | 75% |
| 2020–21 | 659 cm | 98% |
| 2019–20 | 710 cm | 106% |
| 2018–19 | 767 cm | 114% |
| 2017–18 | 830 cm | 124% |
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.