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. Heavenly20"
2. Kirkwood20"
3. Dodge Ridge19"
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe19"
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort18"
6. Diamond Peak Ski Resort16"
7. Cypress Mountain15"
8. Mount Seymour Resort15"
9. Mt. Baker14"
10. Mt Bachelor14"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sugar Bowl37"
2. Homewood33"
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe31"
4. Boreal Mountain Resort29"
5. Palisades Tahoe27"
6. Donner Ski Ranch26"
7. Mt Rose24"
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. Mt. Baker8"
5. Grand Targhee Resort8"
6. Summit at Snoqualmie7"
7. White Pass7"
8. Whistler Blackcomb7"
9. Brundage Mountain Resort7"
10. Stevens Pass6"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe20"
2. Heavenly19"
3. Kirkwood19"
4. Crystal Mountain15"
5. Mt. Baker15"
6. Mt Bachelor14"
7. Stevens Pass14"
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort13"
9. June Mountain13"
10. Grouse Mountain12"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt. Baker31"
2. Mt Hood Meadows27"
3. Hoodoo26"
4. Dodge Ridge25"
5. Summit at Snoqualmie23"
6. Timberline Lodge23"
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe22"
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort21"
9. Mt Bachelor21"
10. Mt Spokane19"

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. Crans Montana1"
5. Kitzbühel1"
6. Corviglia-Marguns0"
7. St Moritz0"
8. Val Gardena0"
9. Val d'Isère0"
10. Les Trois Vallées0"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2"
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
4. Oberstdorf1"
5. Les Trois Vallées1"
6. St Moritz1"
7. Les Arcs1"
8. Zermatt1"
9. Verbier1"
10. Corviglia-Marguns0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2"
2. Les Arcs2"
3. Corviglia-Marguns1"
4. St Moritz1"
5. Crans Montana1"
6. Les Trois Vallées1"
7. Val Gardena1"
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
9. Verbier1"
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0"
2. Corviglia-Marguns0"
3. Les Trois Vallées0"
4. St Moritz0"
5. Verbier0"
6. Les Arcs0"
7. Val Gardena0"
8. Kitzbühel0"
9. Crans Montana0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère5"
2. Zermatt2"
3. Val Gardena2"
4. Oberstdorf1"
5. Les Arcs1"
6. Corviglia-Marguns1"
7. St Moritz1"
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
9. Crans Montana1"
10. Verbier1"

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 Hirafu3"
4. High1 Ski Resort1"
5. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1"
6. MonaYongPyong1"
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1"
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1"
9. Lotte Arai0"
10. Hakuba Valley0"

GFS (American) Model

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

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United7"
2. Nozawa Onsen6"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu3"
4. Hakuba Valley2"
5. Lotte Arai1"
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. Lotte Arai2"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu1"
4. Niseko United1"
5. MonaYongPyong1"
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. Lotte Arai1"
7. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1"
8. MonaYongPyong0"
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"
10. Hakuba Valley0"