Snowiest Resorts by Continent
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mount Washington Alpine Resort42 cm | |
2. Grouse Mountain40 cm | |
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort37 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch37 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort35 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb33 cm | |
7. Boreal Mountain Resort25 cm | |
8. Homewood25 cm | |
9. Kirkwood25 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort25 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort31 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl31 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch31 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker30 cm | |
5. Palisades Tahoe29 cm | |
6. Homewood28 cm | |
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park26 cm | |
8. Kirkwood25 cm | |
9. Mt Hood Meadows23 cm | |
10. Mt Rose23 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort39 cm | |
2. Kirkwood39 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb29 cm | |
4. China Peak28 cm | |
5. June Mountain20 cm | |
6. Mammoth Mountain20 cm | |
7. Mt. Baker17 cm | |
8. Hoodoo16 cm | |
9. Sun Valley Resort16 cm | |
10. Grand Targhee Resort15 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort54 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch54 cm | |
3. Northstar California Resort43 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl43 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort34 cm | |
6. Homewood34 cm | |
7. Palisades Tahoe34 cm | |
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe33 cm | |
9. Dodge Ridge32 cm | |
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort31 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker55 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort35 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb32 cm | |
4. China Peak31 cm | |
5. Dodge Ridge29 cm | |
6. Mt Hood Meadows27 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort26 cm | |
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort26 cm | |
9. Bogus Basin26 cm | |
10. Timberline Lodge25 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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées7 cm | |
3. Verbier7 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
5. Crans Montana4 cm | |
6. Zermatt4 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
8. Winterberg2 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
10. Davos1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf10 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
3. Zermatt5 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel5 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
8. Davos3 cm | |
9. Crans Montana2 cm | |
10. Winterberg2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana9 cm | |
2. Davos9 cm | |
3. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
7. Verbier5 cm | |
8. Zermatt4 cm | |
9. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
2. Crans Montana5 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
4. Verbier4 cm | |
5. Davos4 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
10. Winterberg1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel8 cm | |
2. Crans Montana7 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
4. Verbier6 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc6 cm | |
7. Davos5 cm | |
8. Winterberg4 cm | |
9. Val Gardena3 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko United5 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm | |
3. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
4. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
6. Beidahu0 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai24 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen22 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley8 cm | |
5. Niseko United7 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley37 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu20 cm | |
3. Niseko United18 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen10 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. Lotte Arai0 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen11 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai4 cm | |
3. Niseko United3 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu2 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
8. Hakuba Valley0 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu23 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley15 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai12 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen7 cm | |
5. Niseko United6 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |