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 Resort141 cm | |
2. Heavenly133 cm | |
3. Kirkwood133 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge130 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe130 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort119 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch111 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort93 cm | |
9. Homewood93 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort93 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl188 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort167 cm | |
3. Homewood136 cm | |
4. Palisades Tahoe132 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe132 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort129 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch123 cm | |
8. Kirkwood107 cm | |
9. Mt Rose91 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain83 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort108 cm | |
2. Kirkwood78 cm | |
3. June Mountain78 cm | |
4. Mammoth Mountain78 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort67 cm | |
6. Cypress Mountain51 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain51 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort51 cm | |
9. Hoodoo47 cm | |
10. Sun Valley Resort41 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe136 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort134 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch124 cm | |
4. Heavenly111 cm | |
5. Kirkwood111 cm | |
6. Northstar California Resort111 cm | |
7. Sugar Bowl111 cm | |
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort109 cm | |
9. Homewood103 cm | |
10. Palisades Tahoe99 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge140 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort115 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe111 cm | |
4. Kirkwood111 cm | |
5. China Peak103 cm | |
6. Grand Targhee Resort101 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain98 cm | |
8. Hoodoo95 cm | |
9. Mt. Baker89 cm | |
10. Mt Shasta Ski Park87 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. Verbier8 cm | |
3. Les Arcs7 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
6. Crans Montana2 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
8. St Moritz2 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
10. Val Gardena1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
6. St Moritz2 cm | |
7. Les Arcs2 cm | |
8. Zermatt2 cm | |
9. Verbier1 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
2. Les Arcs4 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
4. St Moritz3 cm | |
5. Crans Montana2 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
7. Val Gardena2 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
3. St Moritz1 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
5. Verbier1 cm | |
6. Les Arcs1 cm | |
7. Val Gardena0 cm | |
8. Crans Montana0 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère16 cm | |
2. Zermatt7 cm | |
3. Val Gardena6 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
5. St Moritz4 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4 cm | |
8. Les Arcs4 cm | |
9. Crans Montana2 cm | |
10. Verbier1 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 Onsen54 cm | |
2. Niseko United43 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai33 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu33 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley15 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen57 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai49 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Niseko United19 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley8 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai92 cm | |
2. Niseko United61 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen55 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu38 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley18 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 cm | |
4. MonaYongPyong6 cm | |
5. Niseko United5 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai124 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen77 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm | |
4. Niseko United17 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |