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. Diamond Peak Ski Resort128 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort99 cm | |
3. Heavenly98 cm | |
4. Kirkwood98 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch98 cm | |
6. Dodge Ridge97 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe97 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort81 cm | |
9. Homewood81 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort81 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl121 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort110 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe101 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort100 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch97 cm | |
6. Kirkwood95 cm | |
7. Timberline Lodge87 cm | |
8. Mt Hood Meadows85 cm | |
9. Homewood78 cm | |
10. Palisades Tahoe77 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort82 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl82 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch82 cm | |
4. Grand Targhee Resort53 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort52 cm | |
6. Kirkwood52 cm | |
7. June Mountain50 cm | |
8. Mammoth Mountain50 cm | |
9. Jackson Hole48 cm | |
10. Snow King Mountain48 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe147 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort142 cm | |
3. June Mountain140 cm | |
4. Heavenly130 cm | |
5. Kirkwood130 cm | |
6. Boreal Mountain Resort118 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch118 cm | |
8. Dodge Ridge115 cm | |
9. China Peak108 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort102 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge187 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort184 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe179 cm | |
4. Kirkwood175 cm | |
5. China Peak137 cm | |
6. Donner Ski Ranch113 cm | |
7. Snow King Mountain105 cm | |
8. Mammoth Mountain93 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort91 cm | |
10. Mt. Baker89 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. Zermatt11 cm | |
2. Verbier7 cm | |
3. Les Arcs3 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
5. St Moritz1 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
10. Val Gardena1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère12 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
4. St Moritz3 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
6. Les Arcs3 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
8. Verbier2 cm | |
9. Zermatt2 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
2. St Moritz8 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère6 cm | |
4. Les Arcs6 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
7. Verbier3 cm | |
8. Crans Montana2 cm | |
9. Zermatt2 cm | |
10. Davos2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz3 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
4. Les Arcs1 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère13 cm | |
2. Val Gardena10 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
4. St Moritz8 cm | |
5. Zermatt5 cm | |
6. Les Arcs3 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
10. Crans Montana1 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 Onsen62 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai42 cm | |
3. Niseko United40 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley15 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen41 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai39 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu38 cm | |
4. Niseko United25 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai74 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu65 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen65 cm | |
4. Niseko United61 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley21 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai33 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen29 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm | |
4. Niseko United6 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong6 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai93 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen60 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu36 cm | |
4. Niseko United24 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |