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. Donner Ski Ranch27 cm
2. Grand Targhee Resort25 cm
3. Jackson Hole25 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort24 cm
5. Heavenly23 cm
6. Kirkwood23 cm
7. Diamond Peak Ski Resort22 cm
8. Mt Rose21 cm
9. Cypress Mountain21 cm
10. Mount Seymour Resort21 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt Rose71 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch70 cm
3. Boreal Mountain Resort54 cm
4. Sugar Bowl41 cm
5. Homewood40 cm
6. Timberline Lodge38 cm
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe38 cm
8. Palisades Tahoe35 cm
9. Pomerelle Mountain Resort31 cm
10. Powder Mountain31 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grand Targhee Resort41 cm
2. Alta20 cm
3. Brighton Resort20 cm
4. Deer Valley Resort20 cm
5. Park City Mountain Resort20 cm
6. Snowbird20 cm
7. Solitude Mountain Resort20 cm
8. Sundance20 cm
9. Brundage Mountain Resort19 cm
10. Cypress Mountain19 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain30 cm
2. Grand Targhee Resort29 cm
3. Powder Mountain28 cm
4. Jackson Hole26 cm
5. Alta21 cm
6. Brighton Resort21 cm
7. Park City Mountain Resort21 cm
8. Snowbird21 cm
9. Deer Valley Resort21 cm
10. Solitude Mountain Resort21 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grand Targhee Resort39 cm
2. Jackson Hole37 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch36 cm
4. Mount Seymour Resort34 cm
5. Timberline Lodge33 cm
6. Mt. Baker32 cm
7. Dodge Ridge31 cm
8. Grouse Mountain29 cm
9. Powder Mountain27 cm
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort27 cm

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. Verbier6 cm
2. Les Arcs4 cm
3. Zermatt4 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
6. St Moritz0 cm
7. Val d'Isère0 cm
8. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère12 cm
2. Zermatt0 cm
3. Les Arcs0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2 cm
2. Les Arcs2 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
4. St Moritz1 cm
5. Zermatt1 cm
6. Val Gardena1 cm
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
8. Verbier1 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
10. Crans Montana0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
2. St Moritz0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère14 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
5. St Moritz0 cm
6. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

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. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
3. Hakuba Valley2 cm
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu2 cm
5. Lotte Arai1 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
7. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
9. Beidahu0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm
2. Niseko United5 cm
3. Lotte Arai3 cm
4. Hakuba Valley1 cm
5. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
6. Nozawa Onsen1 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
9. Beidahu0 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United8 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm
4. Hakuba Valley2 cm
5. Lotte Arai1 cm
6. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen5 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu5 cm
3. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
4. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
5. Lotte Arai1 cm
6. MonaYongPyong1 cm
7. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1 cm
8. Niseko United0 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Hakuba Valley4 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu2 cm
4. Niseko United1 cm
5. Lotte Arai1 cm
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm
7. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
9. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm