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The size of monthly and seasonal total precipitation, measured in the interior of three different forest stands and outside the forest, is analyzed. The measurements were carried out during winters of the period 1970-2002 in the Phytoclimatic Station situated at the height of 720 m above the sea level. The amount of a solid precipitation of a month or of an entire winter season, measured in the open field or in the forest, was very diversified. The average monthly interception of a solid precipitation in the fir-spruce stands amounted to 5-28%, while in the larch stand 15-27%. The highest interception occurred in November (27-28%), while the lowest in February and March (5-15%). In all stands the mean amount of interception of a solid precipitation in the winter season was very similar and it was less than 20%. A similar, and frequently smaller variation of precipitation size in the forest in comparison with the open area, indicates that the forest during the winter period is a regulator which uniformly supplies the soil with water from a solid precipitation.