{"id":1784149,"date":"2026-02-21T09:46:01","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:46:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1784149"},"modified":"2026-02-21T09:46:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T06:46:01","slug":"the-state-of-the-swiss-snowpack-deep-totals-unstable-layers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1784149","title":{"rendered":"The State of the Swiss Snowpack: Deep Totals & Unstable Layers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Comparative snow depth in Switzerland across the nation as % of average. | Image: SLF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Switzerland has seen significant snowfall over the past two weeks, dramatically reshaping the country\u2019s snowpack, and sharply increasing avalanche danger.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Last week alone, parts of western Switzerland were buried under 1 to 1.5 meters (3 to 5 feet) of snow.<\/strong> Another meter fell this week in some regions, pushing fresh storm totals to as much as 2.5 meters (8 feet). The new snow has helped erase what had been a snow-poor winter in the west, with snow depths in some areas now well above seasonal averages. According to the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF<\/a>), snow events of this magnitude occur every five to 13 years in Switzerland.<\/p>\n