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. Grand Targhee Resort41 cm
2. Jackson Hole41 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch41 cm
4. Diamond Peak Ski Resort36 cm
5. Mt Shasta Ski Park36 cm
6. Bogus Basin33 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort32 cm
8. Heavenly31 cm
9. Kirkwood31 cm
10. Dodge Ridge30 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort94 cm
2. Palisades Tahoe87 cm
3. Sugar Bowl87 cm
4. Donner Ski Ranch81 cm
5. Mt Rose76 cm
6. Homewood68 cm
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe66 cm
8. Kirkwood40 cm
9. Timberline Lodge38 cm
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort38 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grand Targhee Resort44 cm
2. Hoodoo35 cm
3. Willamette Pass32 cm
4. Brundage Mountain Resort29 cm
5. Mt Bachelor25 cm
6. Cypress Mountain21 cm
7. Grouse Mountain21 cm
8. Mount Seymour Resort21 cm
9. Sun Valley Resort21 cm
10. Red Lodge Mountain20 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Grand Targhee Resort42 cm
2. Jackson Hole38 cm
3. Alta29 cm
4. Brighton Resort29 cm
5. Park City Mountain Resort29 cm
6. Snowbird29 cm
7. Powder Mountain27 cm
8. Deer Valley Resort27 cm
9. Solitude Mountain Resort26 cm
10. Bogus Basin26 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park77 cm
2. Grand Targhee Resort76 cm
3. Jackson Hole58 cm
4. Sun Valley Resort43 cm
5. Donner Ski Ranch43 cm
6. Mount Seymour Resort40 cm
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe39 cm
8. Grouse Mountain39 cm
9. Snowbasin Resort37 cm
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort36 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Verbier6 cm
2. Les Arcs4 cm
3. Zermatt4 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
6. St Moritz1 cm
7. Val d'Isère0 cm
8. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère12 cm
2. Zermatt0 cm
3. Les Arcs0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2 cm
2. Les Arcs2 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
4. St Moritz1 cm
5. Zermatt1 cm
6. Val Gardena1 cm
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
8. Verbier1 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
10. Crans Montana0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère14 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
5. St Moritz0 cm
6. Les Trois Vallées0 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United13 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
4. Hakuba Valley3 cm
5. Lotte Arai2 cm
6. Beidahu1 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm
2. Niseko United9 cm
3. Lotte Arai4 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen4 cm
5. Hakuba Valley2 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm
2. Niseko United8 cm
3. Lotte Arai5 cm
4. Hakuba Valley4 cm
5. Nozawa Onsen3 cm
6. Beidahu0 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen8 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm
3. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
4. Lotte Arai2 cm
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
6. Niseko United1 cm
7. MonaYongPyong1 cm
8. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
10. Beidahu0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United11 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm
3. Hakuba Valley6 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen6 cm
5. Lotte Arai2 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
8. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
10. Beidahu0 cm