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 Mountain24"
2. Diamond Peak Ski Resort21"
3. Donner Ski Ranch21"
4. Mount Washington Alpine Resort19"
5. Whistler Blackcomb17"
6. Boreal Mountain Resort14"
7. Homewood14"
8. Kirkwood14"
9. Northstar California Resort14"
10. Palisades Tahoe14"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park23"
2. Mt Hood Meadows17"
3. Boreal Mountain Resort16"
4. Mt. Baker15"
5. Mount Seymour Resort15"
6. Donner Ski Ranch14"
7. Sugar Bowl14"
8. Timberline Lodge14"
9. Mt Bachelor14"
10. Hoodoo14"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort18"
2. Kirkwood18"
3. Whistler Blackcomb14"
4. Boreal Mountain Resort14"
5. Sugar Bowl14"
6. Donner Ski Ranch14"
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park11"
8. Mt. Baker8"
9. China Peak8"
10. Stevens Pass8"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort33"
2. Donner Ski Ranch33"
3. Northstar California Resort26"
4. Sugar Bowl26"
5. Homewood23"
6. Palisades Tahoe22"
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park22"
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe20"
9. Mount Washington Alpine Resort19"
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort17"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt. Baker32"
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort27"
3. Cypress Mountain21"
4. Mt Hood Meadows21"
5. China Peak18"
6. Hoodoo18"
7. Timberline Lodge16"
8. Dodge Ridge16"
9. Mt Bachelor15"
10. Willamette Pass13"
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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. Kitzbühel4"
2. Val d'Isère3"
3. Les Trois Vallées3"
4. Verbier3"
5. Oberstdorf2"
6. Crans Montana1"
7. Zermatt1"
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1"
9. Winterberg1"
10. Davos1"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Oberstdorf3"
2. Les Trois Vallées2"
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2"
4. Verbier1"
5. Kitzbühel1"
6. Davos1"
7. Zermatt1"
8. Winterberg1"
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
10. Crans Montana0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Davos4"
2. Kitzbühel4"
3. Crans Montana4"
4. Oberstdorf3"
5. Les Trois Vallées2"
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2"
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2"
8. Verbier2"
9. Val d'Isère2"
10. Zermatt2"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Les Trois Vallées3"
2. Davos2"
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2"
4. Val d'Isère2"
5. Oberstdorf2"
6. Crans Montana1"
7. Verbier1"
8. Kitzbühel1"
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
10. Winterberg1"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Kitzbühel4"
2. Oberstdorf3"
3. Les Trois Vallées3"
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2"
5. Crans Montana2"
6. Verbier2"
7. Davos2"
8. Winterberg2"
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
10. Corviglia-Marguns1"
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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. Hakuba Valley2"
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu1"
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
6. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0"
7. Beidahu0"
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"
9. Jikepulin-Hemu0"
10. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai17"
2. Nozawa Onsen16"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu6"
4. Niseko United4"
5. Hakuba Valley3"
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
7. Jikepulin-Hemu0"
8. MonaYongPyong0"
9. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0"
10. High1 Ski Resort0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Hakuba Valley15"
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu10"
3. Niseko United8"
4. Lotte Arai6"
5. Nozawa Onsen4"
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1"
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"
8. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0"
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0"
10. High1 Ski Resort0"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen10"
2. Lotte Arai5"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu2"
4. Hakuba Valley1"
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
6. Niseko United1"
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1"
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"
9. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0"
10. High1 Ski Resort0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai11"
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu10"
3. Nozawa Onsen8"
4. Hakuba Valley5"
5. Niseko United3"
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1"
8. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0"
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0"
10. High1 Ski Resort0"