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 3 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grouse Mountain25"
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort21"
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort19"
4. Donner Ski Ranch17"
5. Whistler Blackcomb16"
6. Homewood14"
7. Kirkwood14"
8. Boreal Mountain Resort13"
9. Mount Seymour Resort13"
10. Willamette Pass12"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park27"
2. Boreal Mountain Resort20"
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort17"
4. Hoodoo17"
5. Homewood16"
6. Mt Bachelor15"
7. Donner Ski Ranch15"
8. Kirkwood15"
9. Sugar Bowl14"
10. Mount Washington Alpine Resort13"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort17"
2. Kirkwood17"
3. Whistler Blackcomb16"
4. Boreal Mountain Resort14"
5. Sugar Bowl13"
6. Donner Ski Ranch13"
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort12"
8. Stevens Pass9"
9. June Mountain8"
10. Mammoth Mountain8"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park31"
2. Boreal Mountain Resort27"
3. Homewood26"
4. Mount Washington Alpine Resort22"
5. Donner Ski Ranch21"
6. Dodge Ridge20"
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort20"
8. Heavenly18"
9. Kirkwood18"
10. Northstar California Resort16"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mount Washington Alpine Resort28"
2. Mt. Baker24"
3. Grand Targhee Resort19"
4. Cypress Mountain17"
5. Dodge Ridge17"
6. China Peak16"
7. Whistler Blackcomb13"
8. Bogus Basin13"
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort13"
10. Mt Hood Meadows13"
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Top 10 Resorts in Europe

The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 3 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère3"
2. Les Trois Vallées3"
3. Verbier3"
4. Kitzbühel3"
5. Crans Montana2"
6. Oberstdorf1"
7. Zermatt1"
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
9. Davos1"
10. Winterberg1"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Oberstdorf3"
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
3. Kitzbühel1"
4. Winterberg1"
5. Les Trois Vallées1"
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
7. Davos1"
8. Crans Montana1"
9. Verbier1"
10. St Moritz0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Crans Montana4"
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4"
3. Verbier4"
4. Davos3"
5. Zermatt3"
6. Kitzbühel3"
7. Val d'Isère2"
8. Les Trois Vallées2"
9. Oberstdorf2"
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4"
2. Les Trois Vallées2"
3. Davos2"
4. Val d'Isère2"
5. Verbier1"
6. Oberstdorf1"
7. Winterberg1"
8. Kitzbühel1"
9. Crans Montana1"
10. Corviglia-Marguns0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Kitzbühel3"
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2"
3. Crans Montana2"
4. Oberstdorf2"
5. Verbier2"
6. Winterberg2"
7. Davos1"
8. Les Trois Vallées1"
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
10. Val d'Isère0"
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Top 10 Resorts in Asia

The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 3 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai3"
2. Niseko United2"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu1"
4. Hakuba Valley1"
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
6. Beidahu0"
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0"
8. Nozawa Onsen0"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai16"
2. Nozawa Onsen5"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu5"
4. Niseko United4"
5. Hakuba Valley2"
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Hakuba Valley9"
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu7"
3. Lotte Arai6"
4. Niseko United6"
5. Nozawa Onsen5"
6. Yabuli Ski Resort0"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai6"
2. Nozawa Onsen4"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu2"
4. Niseko United1"
5. Hakuba Valley1"
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
7. Beidahu0"
8. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai11"
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu9"
3. Nozawa Onsen5"
4. Hakuba Valley4"
5. Niseko United3"
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0"
8. High1 Ski Resort0"
9. MonaYongPyong0"