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. Crystal Mountain54 cm
2. White Pass54 cm
3. Whistler Blackcomb43 cm
4. Mt Bachelor35 cm
5. Grouse Mountain35 cm
6. Mt. Baker31 cm
7. Timberline Lodge30 cm
8. Mt Hood Meadows29 cm
9. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort28 cm
10. Hoodoo25 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt Hood Meadows64 cm
2. Mt. Baker49 cm
3. Timberline Lodge49 cm
4. Mt Bachelor42 cm
5. Hoodoo40 cm
6. Stevens Pass31 cm
7. Willamette Pass27 cm
8. Summit at Snoqualmie24 cm
9. Crystal Mountain24 cm
10. White Pass23 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Stevens Pass29 cm
2. Grand Targhee Resort24 cm
3. Whistler Blackcomb22 cm
4. Mount Washington Alpine Resort22 cm
5. Brundage Mountain Resort19 cm
6. Jackson Hole17 cm
7. Snow King Mountain17 cm
8. Mt. Baker17 cm
9. RED Mountain Resort17 cm
10. Mission Ridge14 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt. Baker42 cm
2. Crystal Mountain40 cm
3. Mt Bachelor34 cm
4. Willamette Pass32 cm
5. Stevens Pass29 cm
6. White Pass28 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort25 cm
8. Bogus Basin25 cm
9. Mt Hood Meadows24 cm
10. Timberline Lodge24 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mt Hood Meadows80 cm
2. Timberline Lodge61 cm
3. Hoodoo49 cm
4. Schweitzer44 cm
5. Whitefish Mountain Resort44 cm
6. Mt. Baker38 cm
7. Whistler Blackcomb37 cm
8. Mt Bachelor35 cm
9. Crystal Mountain32 cm
10. White Pass31 cm
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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. Kitzbühel1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Kitzbühel1 cm
2. Crans Montana0 cm
3. Davos0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Kitzbühel1 cm
2. Davos0 cm
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Zermatt0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Kitzbühel1 cm
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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. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm
2. Niseko United2 cm
3. Hakuba Valley2 cm
4. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm
5. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm
6. Lotte Arai1 cm
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
9. Nozawa Onsen0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai43 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen34 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu13 cm
4. Niseko United12 cm
5. Hakuba Valley10 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
7. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0 cm
8. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Hakuba Valley35 cm
2. Niseko United22 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu21 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen9 cm
5. Lotte Arai3 cm
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm
8. Keketuohai International Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen15 cm
2. Lotte Arai13 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu5 cm
4. Hakuba Valley2 cm
5. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm
6. Niseko United2 cm
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai32 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen30 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu20 cm
4. Hakuba Valley12 cm
5. Niseko United4 cm
6. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm
9. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm