Snowiest Resorts by Continent
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whistler Blackcomb37 cm | |
2. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort24 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain19 cm | |
4. White Pass19 cm | |
5. Kimberley Alpine Resort19 cm | |
6. Whitewater Ski Resort18 cm | |
7. Revelstoke18 cm | |
8. Schweitzer17 cm | |
9. 49 Degrees North16 cm | |
10. Fernie Alpine Resort15 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whitewater Ski Resort14 cm | |
2. Revelstoke13 cm | |
3. Bolton Valley10 cm | |
4. Mount Bohemia10 cm | |
5. Holiday Valley Resort9 cm | |
6. Jay Peak Resort9 cm | |
7. Whitefish Mountain Resort8 cm | |
8. Alyeska8 cm | |
9. Middlebury Snow Bowl8 cm | |
10. Crystal Mountain8 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whistler Blackcomb23 cm | |
2. Revelstoke22 cm | |
3. SilverStar Mountain Resort18 cm | |
4. Sun Peaks Resort17 cm | |
5. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort11 cm | |
6. Whitewater Ski Resort10 cm | |
7. Alyeska8 cm | |
8. RED Mountain Resort8 cm | |
9. Holiday Valley Resort8 cm | |
10. Fernie Alpine Resort7 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Revelstoke22 cm | |
2. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort17 cm | |
3. Whitewater Ski Resort17 cm | |
4. Whistler Blackcomb15 cm | |
5. Jay Peak Resort11 cm | |
6. Holiday Valley Resort11 cm | |
7. Fernie Alpine Resort10 cm | |
8. Castle Mountain Resort9 cm | |
9. Kimberley Alpine Resort9 cm | |
10. Smugglers' Notch Resort9 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Schweitzer34 cm | |
2. Revelstoke28 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb27 cm | |
4. Whitewater Ski Resort27 cm | |
5. Mt. Baker22 cm | |
6. Fernie Alpine Resort21 cm | |
7. Whitefish Mountain Resort21 cm | |
8. Mt Hood Meadows19 cm | |
9. SilverStar Mountain Resort18 cm | |
10. Crystal Mountain18 cm | |
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère14 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc11 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées11 cm | |
4. Zermatt11 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns10 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
7. St Moritz9 cm | |
8. Crans Montana9 cm | |
9. Verbier8 cm | |
10. Davos8 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc22 cm | |
2. Crans Montana18 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées18 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf15 cm | |
5. Davos11 cm | |
6. Verbier10 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns7 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen7 cm | |
10. St Moritz7 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana20 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc18 cm | |
3. Verbier18 cm | |
4. Davos18 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées16 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel14 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen11 cm | |
8. Zermatt10 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf10 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère8 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana28 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère21 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées19 cm | |
4. Verbier16 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns10 cm | |
6. Davos10 cm | |
7. St Moritz10 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf8 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées24 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc21 cm | |
3. Crans Montana19 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel17 cm | |
5. Davos13 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns12 cm | |
7. St Moritz12 cm | |
8. Verbier11 cm | |
9. Val Gardena10 cm | |
10. Winterberg9 cm | |
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai2 cm | |
2. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
3. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
4. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu1 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley1 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. Nozawa Onsen0 cm | |
10. Niseko United0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen9 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai8 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
4. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu1 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Niseko United1 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley11 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai8 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen5 cm | |
4. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
6. Niseko Grand Hirafu1 cm | |
7. Niseko United0 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm | |
2. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
3. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai2 cm | |
5. Niseko United2 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. Nozawa Onsen0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai13 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen13 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu7 cm | |
4. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
5. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
6. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
8. Niseko United2 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Beidahu0 cm | |