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 Ridge55 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe55 cm
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort49 cm
4. Heavenly48 cm
5. Kirkwood48 cm
6. Diamond Peak Ski Resort47 cm
7. Cypress Mountain42 cm
8. Mount Seymour Resort42 cm
9. Mt Bachelor36 cm
10. Donner Ski Ranch35 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sugar Bowl93 cm
2. Homewood87 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe82 cm
4. Boreal Mountain Resort75 cm
5. Donner Ski Ranch74 cm
6. Mt Rose68 cm
7. Palisades Tahoe66 cm
8. Kirkwood57 cm
9. Mt Hood Meadows54 cm
10. Timberline Lodge52 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Cypress Mountain22 cm
2. Grouse Mountain22 cm
3. Mount Seymour Resort22 cm
4. Stevens Pass22 cm
5. Brundage Mountain Resort21 cm
6. Grand Targhee Resort18 cm
7. Whistler Blackcomb18 cm
8. Summit at Snoqualmie17 cm
9. Mt. Baker16 cm
10. Mount Washington Alpine Resort16 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Heavenly43 cm
2. Kirkwood43 cm
3. June Mountain39 cm
4. Crystal Mountain37 cm
5. Mt Bachelor37 cm
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe37 cm
7. Mt. Baker36 cm
8. Stevens Pass35 cm
9. Willamette Pass32 cm
10. Grouse Mountain28 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt. Baker75 cm
2. Hoodoo65 cm
3. Mt Hood Meadows63 cm
4. Mount Seymour Resort61 cm
5. Dodge Ridge59 cm
6. Timberline Lodge59 cm
7. Mt Spokane55 cm
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe54 cm
9. Summit at Snoqualmie54 cm
10. Mt Bachelor51 cm
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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. Zermatt6 cm
2. Verbier5 cm
3. Les Arcs3 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
6. St Moritz0 cm
7. Davos0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère6 cm
2. Zermatt0 cm
3. Les Arcs0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Zermatt2 cm
2. Val d'Isère1 cm
3. Les Arcs1 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
5. St Moritz1 cm
6. Val Gardena1 cm
7. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm
9. Verbier0 cm
10. Crans Montana0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. St Moritz1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère15 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
5. St Moritz0 cm
6. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
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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 United12 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen2 cm
4. Hakuba Valley1 cm
5. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
6. Lotte Arai0 cm
7. Beidahu0 cm
8. MonaYongPyong0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm
2. Niseko United8 cm
3. Hakuba Valley1 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen1 cm
5. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
6. Lotte Arai1 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
9. Beidahu0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu8 cm
2. Niseko United6 cm
3. Lotte Arai5 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen2 cm
5. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen5 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm
3. Lotte Arai2 cm
4. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
5. MonaYongPyong1 cm
6. Niseko United0 cm
7. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
8. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0 cm
9. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm
10. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
3. Hakuba Valley3 cm
4. Lotte Arai1 cm
5. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm
6. Niseko United1 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm
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