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. Grand Targhee Resort29 cm
2. Jackson Hole29 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch27 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort27 cm
5. Dodge Ridge25 cm
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe25 cm
7. Diamond Peak Ski Resort23 cm
8. Heavenly22 cm
9. Kirkwood22 cm
10. Snowbasin Resort21 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort82 cm
2. Palisades Tahoe79 cm
3. Sugar Bowl75 cm
4. Mt Rose71 cm
5. Donner Ski Ranch70 cm
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe63 cm
7. Homewood62 cm
8. Timberline Lodge38 cm
9. Mt Hood Meadows37 cm
10. Kirkwood37 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grand Targhee Resort34 cm
2. Hoodoo20 cm
3. Jackson Hole19 cm
4. Snow King Mountain19 cm
5. Brundage Mountain Resort19 cm
6. Cypress Mountain19 cm
7. Grouse Mountain19 cm
8. Mount Seymour Resort19 cm
9. White Pass16 cm
10. Summit at Snoqualmie16 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grand Targhee Resort32 cm
2. Jackson Hole29 cm
3. Alta29 cm
4. Brighton Resort29 cm
5. Park City Mountain Resort29 cm
6. Snowbird29 cm
7. Powder Mountain27 cm
8. Deer Valley Resort27 cm
9. Solitude Mountain Resort26 cm
10. Sundance24 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grand Targhee Resort48 cm
2. Jackson Hole38 cm
3. Snowbasin Resort37 cm
4. Donner Ski Ranch36 cm
5. Mount Seymour Resort34 cm
6. Timberline Lodge33 cm
7. Mt. Baker32 cm
8. Powder Mountain30 cm
9. Grouse Mountain29 cm
10. Mt Hood Meadows28 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-Marguns1 cm
6. St Moritz1 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

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. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
4. Hakuba Valley2 cm
5. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
6. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
7. Lotte Arai1 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
9. Beidahu0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm
2. Niseko United5 cm
3. Hakuba Valley1 cm
4. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
5. Nozawa Onsen1 cm
6. Lotte Arai1 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 Grand Hirafu11 cm
2. Niseko United8 cm
3. Lotte Arai5 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
5. Hakuba Valley2 cm
6. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen5 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm
3. Lotte Arai2 cm
4. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1 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. Niseko Grand Hirafu8 cm
2. Hakuba Valley4 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen3 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