Snowiest Resorts by Continent

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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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Diamond Peak Ski Resort84 cm
2. Dodge Ridge78 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe78 cm
4. Heavenly74 cm
5. Kirkwood74 cm
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park68 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort66 cm
8. Donner Ski Ranch65 cm
9. June Mountain63 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain63 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort115 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch111 cm
3. Sugar Bowl109 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm
5. Kirkwood90 cm
6. Palisades Tahoe86 cm
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe84 cm
8. Mt Rose74 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain73 cm
10. June Mountain73 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort81 cm
2. Kirkwood81 cm
3. June Mountain67 cm
4. Mammoth Mountain67 cm
5. Hoodoo60 cm
6. Brundage Mountain Resort60 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort48 cm
8. Mt Shasta Ski Park40 cm
9. Laurel Mountain38 cm
10. China Peak37 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort71 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch71 cm
3. June Mountain69 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe68 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort65 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort63 cm
7. Jackson Hole62 cm
8. China Peak57 cm
9. Brundage Mountain Resort55 cm
10. Northstar California Resort52 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge151 cm
2. China Peak145 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe129 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort129 cm
5. Kirkwood113 cm
6. Brundage Mountain Resort111 cm
7. Jackson Hole94 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort89 cm
9. Donner Ski Ranch79 cm
10. Sun Valley Resort64 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Kitzbühel3 cm
2. Verbier3 cm
3. Les Arcs1 cm
4. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
5. Zermatt1 cm
6. Winterberg1 cm
7. Oberstdorf1 cm
8. Val d'Isère0 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm
2. Kitzbühel2 cm
3. St Moritz1 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
6. Oberstdorf1 cm
7. Val d'Isère0 cm
8. Davos0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm
2. St Moritz5 cm
3. Val Gardena5 cm
4. Val d'Isère3 cm
5. Les Arcs3 cm
6. Crans Montana2 cm
7. Kitzbühel2 cm
8. Zermatt2 cm
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm
10. Verbier2 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère11 cm
2. Zermatt4 cm
3. St Moritz3 cm
4. Val Gardena2 cm
5. Kitzbühel1 cm
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
7. Winterberg1 cm
8. Les Arcs0 cm
9. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns19 cm
2. St Moritz19 cm
3. Val Gardena16 cm
4. Zermatt14 cm
5. Crans Montana13 cm
6. Val d'Isère10 cm
7. Davos7 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc6 cm
9. Winterberg5 cm
10. Verbier5 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen53 cm
2. Niseko United47 cm
3. Lotte Arai39 cm
4. Hakuba Valley28 cm
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu23 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort5 cm
7. MonaYongPyong4 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm
9. Beidahu3 cm
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu57 cm
2. Lotte Arai55 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen53 cm
4. Niseko United30 cm
5. Hakuba Valley27 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort4 cm
7. Beidahu2 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai122 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen96 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu64 cm
4. Niseko United54 cm
5. Hakuba Valley51 cm
6. MonaYongPyong3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
9. Beidahu3 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort2 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
3. Lotte Arai12 cm
4. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort6 cm
5. Hakuba Valley3 cm
6. Niseko United3 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm
9. MonaYongPyong2 cm
10. Beidahu2 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai115 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen79 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm
4. Hakuba Valley27 cm
5. Niseko United17 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort6 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm
8. Beidahu4 cm
9. MonaYongPyong3 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm