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. Dodge Ridge76 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe76 cm | |
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort75 cm | |
4. Heavenly75 cm | |
5. Kirkwood75 cm | |
6. Mt Bachelor69 cm | |
7. Diamond Peak Ski Resort68 cm | |
8. Donner Ski Ranch59 cm | |
9. Cypress Mountain56 cm | |
10. Mount Seymour Resort56 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort134 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl134 cm | |
3. Kirkwood116 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe116 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort101 cm | |
6. Homewood94 cm | |
7. Heavenly93 cm | |
8. Palisades Tahoe92 cm | |
9. Northstar California Resort82 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch81 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm | |
2. Kirkwood91 cm | |
3. Grand Targhee Resort55 cm | |
4. Cypress Mountain51 cm | |
5. Grouse Mountain51 cm | |
6. Mount Seymour Resort51 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort42 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole42 cm | |
9. Snow King Mountain42 cm | |
10. Brundage Mountain Resort39 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort128 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe125 cm | |
3. June Mountain119 cm | |
4. Heavenly102 cm | |
5. Kirkwood102 cm | |
6. Boreal Mountain Resort102 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch93 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole84 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort78 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort76 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe185 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort180 cm | |
3. Kirkwood174 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge158 cm | |
5. China Peak123 cm | |
6. Homewood102 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort100 cm | |
8. Palisades Tahoe97 cm | |
9. Grouse Mountain90 cm | |
10. Mount Seymour Resort90 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. Zermatt17 cm | |
2. Verbier9 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Crans Montana3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
9. St Moritz1 cm | |
10. Winterberg1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
3. Crans Montana4 cm | |
4. Les Arcs3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
6. Verbier2 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
9. Zermatt1 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns13 cm | |
2. St Moritz13 cm | |
3. Crans Montana7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
6. Verbier5 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
8. Val Gardena4 cm | |
9. Davos4 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz14 cm | |
2. Crans Montana10 cm | |
3. Les Arcs9 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
7. Zermatt3 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère10 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
6. St Moritz4 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
8. Zermatt4 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
10. Winterberg3 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 Onsen64 cm | |
2. Niseko United44 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu33 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai19 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley14 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu8 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
9. Beidahu4 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai48 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen47 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu26 cm | |
4. Niseko United22 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
8. Beidahu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai95 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley79 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen69 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu37 cm | |
5. Niseko United33 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu5 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
10. Beidahu4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai35 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen23 cm | |
4. Niseko United13 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu11 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
9. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai106 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen50 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu43 cm | |
4. Niseko United27 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley18 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong10 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
9. Beidahu7 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort7 cm | |