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 2 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge22"
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe22"
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort19"
4. Heavenly19"
5. Kirkwood19"
6. Diamond Peak Ski Resort18"
7. Cypress Mountain15"
8. Mount Seymour Resort15"
9. Mt Bachelor14"
10. Donner Ski Ranch14"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sugar Bowl37"
2. Homewood34"
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe32"
4. Boreal Mountain Resort30"
5. Donner Ski Ranch29"
6. Mt Rose27"
7. Palisades Tahoe26"
8. Kirkwood22"
9. Mt Hood Meadows21"
10. Timberline Lodge20"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Cypress Mountain13"
2. Grouse Mountain13"
3. Mount Seymour Resort13"
4. Stevens Pass9"
5. Grand Targhee Resort7"
6. Whistler Blackcomb7"
7. Brundage Mountain Resort7"
8. Summit at Snoqualmie7"
9. Mt. Baker6"
10. Mount Washington Alpine Resort6"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Heavenly17"
2. Kirkwood17"
3. June Mountain15"
4. Crystal Mountain15"
5. Mt Bachelor14"
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe14"
7. Mt. Baker14"
8. Stevens Pass14"
9. Willamette Pass12"
10. Grouse Mountain12"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt. Baker30"
2. Hoodoo26"
3. Mt Hood Meadows25"
4. Dodge Ridge23"
5. Timberline Lodge23"
6. Mt Spokane22"
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe21"
8. Summit at Snoqualmie21"
9. Mt Bachelor20"
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort18"

Top 10 Resorts in Europe

The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 2 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Zermatt3"
2. Verbier2"
3. Les Arcs2"
4. Val Gardena0"
5. Val d'Isère0"
6. Les Trois Vallées0"
7. Davos0"
8. Oberstdorf0"
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0"
10. Corviglia-Marguns0"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2"
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
4. Oberstdorf1"
5. Les Trois Vallées1"
6. Les Arcs1"
7. Zermatt1"
8. Verbier1"
9. Davos0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2"
2. Les Arcs2"
3. Les Trois Vallées1"
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
5. Verbier1"
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
7. Oberstdorf1"
8. Zermatt0"
9. Davos0"
10. Corviglia-Marguns0"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0"
2. Les Trois Vallées0"
3. Verbier0"
4. Les Arcs0"
5. St Moritz0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère5"
2. Zermatt2"
3. Oberstdorf1"
4. Les Arcs1"
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
6. Val Gardena1"
7. Verbier1"
8. Les Trois Vallées0"
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0"
10. Davos0"

Top 10 Resorts in Asia

The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 2 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United8"
2. Nozawa Onsen7"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu2"
4. High1 Ski Resort1"
5. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1"
6. MonaYongPyong1"
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1"
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1"
9. Hakuba Valley0"
10. Lotte Arai0"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen5"
2. Niseko United4"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu4"
4. MonaYongPyong0"
5. High1 Ski Resort0"
6. Lotte Arai0"
7. Jikepulin-Hemu0"
8. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0"
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United7"
2. Nozawa Onsen6"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu3"
4. Hakuba Valley2"
5. Lotte Arai2"
6. High1 Ski Resort1"
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"
8. Jikepulin-Hemu0"
9. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0"
10. MonaYongPyong0"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen6"
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu2"
3. Niseko United1"
4. MonaYongPyong1"
5. Lotte Arai1"
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1"
7. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1"
8. High1 Ski Resort1"
9. Hakuba Valley0"
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen8"
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu3"
3. Niseko United1"
4. Jikepulin-Hemu1"
5. High1 Ski Resort1"
6. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1"
7. MonaYongPyong0"
8. Lotte Arai0"
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"
10. Hakuba Valley0"