Snowiest Resorts by Continent
Top 10 Resorts in North America
The following ranks the resorts in North America by expected snowfall over the next 10 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Willamette Pass72 cm | |
2. Mt Bachelor63 cm | |
3. Cypress Mountain55 cm | |
4. Mount Seymour Resort55 cm | |
5. Diamond Peak Ski Resort50 cm | |
6. Summit at Snoqualmie43 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort43 cm | |
8. Dodge Ridge42 cm | |
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe42 cm | |
10. Brundage Mountain Resort42 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort74 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl74 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch61 cm | |
4. Stevens Pass47 cm | |
5. Crystal Mountain43 cm | |
6. Mt. Baker41 cm | |
7. Summit at Snoqualmie40 cm | |
8. Palisades Tahoe39 cm | |
9. Northstar California Resort37 cm | |
10. Mt Rose37 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Cypress Mountain50 cm | |
2. Grouse Mountain50 cm | |
3. Mount Seymour Resort50 cm | |
4. Grand Targhee Resort48 cm | |
5. Jackson Hole46 cm | |
6. Snow King Mountain46 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort42 cm | |
8. Hoodoo34 cm | |
9. Mt. Baker31 cm | |
10. Summit at Snoqualmie30 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor111 cm | |
2. Willamette Pass75 cm | |
3. Hoodoo58 cm | |
4. Silver Mountain50 cm | |
5. Bluewood46 cm | |
6. Crystal Mountain46 cm | |
7. Lookout Pass Ski Area44 cm | |
8. Brundage Mountain Resort41 cm | |
9. Mt. Baker41 cm | |
10. Montana Snowbowl40 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe185 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort181 cm | |
3. Kirkwood180 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch134 cm | |
5. Dodge Ridge132 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain116 cm | |
7. Homewood113 cm | |
8. Mammoth Mountain112 cm | |
9. Palisades Tahoe111 cm | |
10. Mount Seymour Resort105 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Europe
The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 10 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Zermatt20 cm | |
2. Verbier12 cm | |
3. Les Arcs10 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
7. St Moritz4 cm | |
8. Crans Montana3 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
3. Crans Montana4 cm | |
4. Les Arcs3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
6. Verbier2 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Zermatt1 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
10. St Moritz0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val Gardena15 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc10 cm | |
3. Verbier10 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns10 cm | |
5. St Moritz10 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
7. Davos9 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées8 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf8 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen7 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana8 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
3. St Moritz5 cm | |
4. Les Arcs4 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
7. Val Gardena2 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
10. Davos1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère8 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
3. Les Arcs7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Verbier3 cm | |
6. Crans Montana3 cm | |
7. Zermatt3 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
9. Winterberg2 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Asia
The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 10 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen72 cm | |
2. Niseko United55 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai29 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu28 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley22 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu7 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai50 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen46 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu34 cm | |
4. Niseko United22 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley14 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Beidahu2 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai95 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley80 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen66 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu36 cm | |
5. Niseko United27 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort6 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
9. Beidahu4 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen22 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu17 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai16 cm | |
4. Niseko United13 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu10 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley4 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai96 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen54 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu47 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley31 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong15 cm | |
6. Niseko United13 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort8 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
10. Beidahu6 cm | |