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. Grouse Mountain170 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort166 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain117 cm | |
4. White Pass117 cm | |
5. Mt. Baker114 cm | |
6. Cypress Mountain101 cm | |
7. Whistler Blackcomb97 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort93 cm | |
9. Mt Hood Meadows63 cm | |
10. Timberline Lodge63 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska103 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker68 cm | |
3. Mt Bachelor67 cm | |
4. Crystal Mountain61 cm | |
5. Mt Hood Meadows60 cm | |
6. Timberline Lodge56 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort53 cm | |
8. White Pass51 cm | |
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe47 cm | |
10. Palisades Tahoe47 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whistler Blackcomb103 cm | |
2. Stevens Pass97 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker95 cm | |
4. RED Mountain Resort57 cm | |
5. Brundage Mountain Resort43 cm | |
6. White Pass41 cm | |
7. Whitewater Ski Resort38 cm | |
8. Mission Ridge38 cm | |
9. Alyeska37 cm | |
10. Fernie Alpine Resort35 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crystal Mountain95 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe73 cm | |
3. June Mountain71 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker71 cm | |
5. Boreal Mountain Resort70 cm | |
6. Donner Ski Ranch70 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort62 cm | |
8. White Pass62 cm | |
9. Mt Bachelor59 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort57 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker129 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort96 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain89 cm | |
4. Mission Ridge87 cm | |
5. Brundage Mountain Resort82 cm | |
6. Mt Bachelor79 cm | |
7. Mt Hood Meadows75 cm | |
8. Stevens Pass72 cm | |
9. Mount Seymour Resort68 cm | |
10. Whistler Blackcomb67 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. Crans Montana71 cm | |
2. Zermatt71 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère69 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées69 cm | |
5. Verbier60 cm | |
6. Davos53 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc39 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel36 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns20 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf20 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana54 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc45 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées43 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf39 cm | |
5. Davos31 cm | |
6. Verbier26 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel23 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen19 cm | |
9. Zermatt17 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns14 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées78 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc70 cm | |
3. Verbier70 cm | |
4. Crans Montana65 cm | |
5. Davos62 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel52 cm | |
7. Zermatt45 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen44 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf42 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère37 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana46 cm | |
2. Davos38 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère34 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées33 cm | |
5. Verbier29 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel29 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns26 cm | |
8. St Moritz23 cm | |
9. Zermatt22 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc21 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc81 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées67 cm | |
3. Verbier54 cm | |
4. Crans Montana53 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel45 cm | |
6. Davos41 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf39 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns21 cm | |
9. St Moritz21 cm | |
10. Winterberg18 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. Lotte Arai43 cm | |
2. Niseko United20 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley10 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu8 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort8 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu5 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen75 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai74 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu43 cm | |
4. Niseko United20 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley16 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen135 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai91 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley63 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu34 cm | |
5. Niseko United30 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen60 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai40 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu18 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
5. Niseko United9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai130 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen106 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu50 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley34 cm | |
5. Niseko United11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort8 cm | |
9. Beidahu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |