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. Mount Washington Alpine Resort49 cm | |
2. Grouse Mountain45 cm | |
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort42 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch42 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort39 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb35 cm | |
7. Cypress Mountain29 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker27 cm | |
9. Crystal Mountain27 cm | |
10. White Pass27 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park44 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch39 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort38 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl38 cm | |
5. Mt. Baker38 cm | |
6. Mt Hood Meadows37 cm | |
7. Palisades Tahoe37 cm | |
8. Homewood35 cm | |
9. Timberline Lodge34 cm | |
10. Kirkwood33 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort44 cm | |
2. Kirkwood44 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb36 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker29 cm | |
5. China Peak28 cm | |
6. Willamette Pass27 cm | |
7. White Pass23 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort22 cm | |
9. Brundage Mountain Resort22 cm | |
10. Cypress Mountain21 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort61 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch61 cm | |
3. Northstar California Resort50 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl50 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort47 cm | |
6. Homewood40 cm | |
7. Palisades Tahoe40 cm | |
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe40 cm | |
9. Dodge Ridge37 cm | |
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort36 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker58 cm | |
2. Grand Targhee Resort50 cm | |
3. Mt Bachelor49 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge45 cm | |
5. Willamette Pass44 cm | |
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe43 cm | |
7. Mt Hood Meadows41 cm | |
8. Mount Washington Alpine Resort40 cm | |
9. Jackson Hole39 cm | |
10. Timberline Lodge38 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. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées7 cm | |
4. Verbier7 cm | |
5. Crans Montana4 cm | |
6. Zermatt4 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
8. Winterberg2 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
10. Davos1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf10 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
3. Zermatt5 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel5 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
8. Davos3 cm | |
9. Crans Montana2 cm | |
10. Winterberg2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Davos10 cm | |
2. Crans Montana9 cm | |
3. Kitzbühel8 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
7. Verbier5 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
9. Zermatt4 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
2. Crans Montana5 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
4. Verbier4 cm | |
5. Davos4 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
10. Winterberg1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
2. Crans Montana7 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
4. Verbier6 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc6 cm | |
7. Davos5 cm | |
8. Winterberg4 cm | |
9. Val Gardena3 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 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 United5 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm | |
3. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai35 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen30 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
5. Niseko United10 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley52 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu26 cm | |
3. Niseko United23 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen10 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Lotte Arai0 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen13 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai4 cm | |
4. Niseko United3 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley17 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai13 cm | |
4. Niseko United8 cm | |
5. Nozawa Onsen7 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |