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 Resort49 cm | |
2. Grouse Mountain46 cm | |
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort40 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch40 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort35 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb33 cm | |
7. Boreal Mountain Resort24 cm | |
8. Homewood24 cm | |
9. Kirkwood24 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort24 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Donner Ski Ranch42 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl40 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort37 cm | |
4. Palisades Tahoe34 cm | |
5. Mt Shasta Ski Park31 cm | |
6. Mt Bachelor30 cm | |
7. Mt. Baker28 cm | |
8. Bogus Basin28 cm | |
9. Homewood28 cm | |
10. Hoodoo28 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort31 cm | |
2. Kirkwood31 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb28 cm | |
4. China Peak25 cm | |
5. Boreal Mountain Resort23 cm | |
6. Sugar Bowl23 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch23 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole18 cm | |
9. Snow King Mountain18 cm | |
10. June Mountain17 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort59 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch59 cm | |
3. Northstar California Resort45 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl45 cm | |
5. Homewood38 cm | |
6. Palisades Tahoe38 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort34 cm | |
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe32 cm | |
9. Whistler Blackcomb29 cm | |
10. Dodge Ridge29 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker59 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort48 cm | |
3. China Peak43 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge35 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort31 cm | |
6. Mt Hood Meadows31 cm | |
7. Timberline Lodge29 cm | |
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe29 cm | |
9. Hoodoo29 cm | |
10. Whistler Blackcomb28 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. Kitzbühel5 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
6. Crans Montana4 cm | |
7. Zermatt4 cm | |
8. Winterberg3 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
10. Davos2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf7 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées7 cm | |
3. Zermatt3 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
6. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
7. Davos2 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
9. Crans Montana2 cm | |
10. Winterberg2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Davos9 cm | |
2. Crans Montana8 cm | |
3. Kitzbühel8 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
5. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
6. Zermatt4 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4 cm | |
8. Verbier4 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc7 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées7 cm | |
3. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
4. Crans Montana4 cm | |
5. Davos4 cm | |
6. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
8. Verbier3 cm | |
9. Winterberg2 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns2 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. Lotte Arai8 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
3. Niseko United4 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
6. Beidahu0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai17 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen16 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm | |
4. Niseko United6 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley28 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai15 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 cm | |
4. Niseko United12 cm | |
5. Nozawa Onsen9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen13 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai11 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
6. Niseko United2 cm | |
7. Beidahu0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai24 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen16 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley8 cm | |
5. Niseko United5 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |