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. Alyeska69 cm | |
2. Cypress Mountain25 cm | |
3. Mount Seymour Resort25 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor22 cm | |
5. Montana Snowbowl22 cm | |
6. Brundage Mountain Resort21 cm | |
7. Willamette Pass20 cm | |
8. Snow Creek18 cm | |
9. White Pass18 cm | |
10. Crystal Mountain18 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker38 cm | |
2. Alyeska35 cm | |
3. Mt Hood Meadows32 cm | |
4. Timberline Lodge31 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort29 cm | |
6. Mt Spokane29 cm | |
7. Cypress Mountain28 cm | |
8. Horseshoe Resort25 cm | |
9. Grouse Mountain25 cm | |
10. Lookout Pass Ski Area24 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska20 cm | |
2. Paoli Peaks19 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker18 cm | |
4. Silver Mountain17 cm | |
5. Snow Creek17 cm | |
6. Stevens Pass16 cm | |
7. Lookout Pass Ski Area16 cm | |
8. Montana Snowbowl14 cm | |
9. Schweitzer14 cm | |
10. Hidden Valley14 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker33 cm | |
2. Silver Mountain28 cm | |
3. Grand Targhee Resort22 cm | |
4. Crystal Mountain22 cm | |
5. Lookout Pass Ski Area21 cm | |
6. Schweitzer19 cm | |
7. Big Sky19 cm | |
8. Mt Spokane18 cm | |
9. Montana Snowbowl17 cm | |
10. Jackson Hole17 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor49 cm | |
2. Mt Hood Meadows43 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker42 cm | |
4. Timberline Lodge35 cm | |
5. Snow Creek31 cm | |
6. Montana Snowbowl25 cm | |
7. Lookout Pass Ski Area23 cm | |
8. Mount St. Louis Moonstone23 cm | |
9. Schweitzer20 cm | |
10. Mt Spokane20 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. Crans Montana18 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère13 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées13 cm | |
4. Davos10 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
6. Winterberg6 cm | |
7. Verbier5 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
9. Zermatt4 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana14 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées10 cm | |
3. Verbier9 cm | |
4. Winterberg9 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc7 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen6 cm | |
7. Davos5 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
9. Zermatt4 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel4 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana13 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc11 cm | |
3. Verbier11 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées9 cm | |
5. Garmisch-Partenkirchen8 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf7 cm | |
7. Winterberg6 cm | |
8. Davos6 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel5 cm | |
10. Zermatt3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana16 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère15 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées13 cm | |
4. Verbier8 cm | |
5. Winterberg8 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc7 cm | |
7. Davos5 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm | |
10. Zermatt5 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc18 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées18 cm | |
3. Winterberg13 cm | |
4. Verbier11 cm | |
5. Crans Montana11 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf8 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen5 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel4 cm | |
9. Davos3 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns1 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. Niseko United12 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen6 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai4 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
8. Hakuba Valley1 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai9 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen7 cm | |
4. Niseko United7 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu5 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai14 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm | |
3. Niseko United6 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen5 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai14 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu6 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen6 cm | |
4. Niseko United5 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong5 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. Hakuba Valley1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu22 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai22 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen11 cm | |
4. Niseko United10 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong7 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. Hakuba Valley1 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |