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. Alyeska40 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker10 cm | |
3. Summit at Snoqualmie9 cm | |
4. Whistler Blackcomb9 cm | |
5. Grouse Mountain8 cm | |
6. Titus Mountain8 cm | |
7. White Pass8 cm | |
8. Revelstoke7 cm | |
9. Ski Apache7 cm | |
10. Mount Washington Alpine Resort7 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska33 cm | |
2. Summit at Snoqualmie14 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker12 cm | |
4. Stevens Pass11 cm | |
5. Ski Apache9 cm | |
6. Ski Cloudcroft9 cm | |
7. Whistler Blackcomb9 cm | |
8. Grouse Mountain8 cm | |
9. Mount Seymour Resort8 cm | |
10. Mount Washington Alpine Resort8 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska18 cm | |
2. Big Sky9 cm | |
3. Bridger Bowl9 cm | |
4. Revelstoke8 cm | |
5. Ober Mountain7 cm | |
6. Ski Cloudcroft7 cm | |
7. Sun Peaks Resort7 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker7 cm | |
9. Terry Peak Ski Area7 cm | |
10. Grand Targhee Resort6 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Revelstoke19 cm | |
2. Stevens Pass15 cm | |
3. Titus Mountain12 cm | |
4. Whistler Blackcomb10 cm | |
5. Big Sky10 cm | |
6. Smugglers' Notch Resort10 cm | |
7. Crystal Mountain9 cm | |
8. Terry Peak Ski Area9 cm | |
10. Ski Cloudcroft8 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Stevens Pass17 cm | |
2. Revelstoke17 cm | |
3. Summit at Snoqualmie15 cm | |
4. Big White Ski Resort14 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort14 cm | |
6. Ski Cloudcroft13 cm | |
7. Ski Apache10 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort10 cm | |
9. Sun Peaks Resort10 cm | |
10. Jay Peak Resort10 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'Isère48 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées48 cm | |
3. Les Arcs26 cm | |
4. Crans Montana24 cm | |
5. Zermatt17 cm | |
6. Davos16 cm | |
7. Verbier15 cm | |
8. Winterberg13 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns7 cm | |
10. St Moritz7 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Arcs50 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées45 cm | |
3. Crans Montana35 cm | |
4. Zermatt25 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc24 cm | |
6. Winterberg19 cm | |
7. Davos19 cm | |
8. Verbier16 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf14 cm | |
10. St Moritz11 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc33 cm | |
2. Verbier33 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées24 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère19 cm | |
5. Les Arcs19 cm | |
6. Zermatt18 cm | |
7. Crans Montana14 cm | |
8. Davos12 cm | |
9. Winterberg9 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen8 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Arcs41 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées29 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère26 cm | |
4. Crans Montana26 cm | |
5. Winterberg10 cm | |
6. Zermatt9 cm | |
7. St Moritz5 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm | |
9. Verbier4 cm | |
10. Davos4 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées69 cm | |
2. Les Arcs58 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc35 cm | |
4. Crans Montana35 cm | |
5. Verbier32 cm | |
6. Winterberg22 cm | |
7. Zermatt9 cm | |
8. Davos6 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm | |
10. St Moritz5 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. Nozawa Onsen32 cm | |
2. Niseko United17 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai10 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
8. Beidahu0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai35 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen34 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu19 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
5. Niseko United9 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley66 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai55 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen44 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu19 cm | |
5. Niseko United13 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen10 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai10 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley4 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
8. Niseko United0 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
10. Beidahu0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai40 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen22 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley18 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm | |
5. Niseko United3 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |