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 Resort48 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch41 cm | |
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort41 cm | |
4. Grouse Mountain41 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort40 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb35 cm | |
7. Crystal Mountain30 cm | |
8. White Pass30 cm | |
9. Mt Bachelor27 cm | |
10. Hoodoo26 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker42 cm | |
2. Mt Shasta Ski Park39 cm | |
3. Homewood33 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl32 cm | |
5. Kirkwood32 cm | |
6. Mt Bachelor31 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch31 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort30 cm | |
9. Palisades Tahoe30 cm | |
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort28 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whistler Blackcomb36 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort31 cm | |
3. Kirkwood31 cm | |
4. Boreal Mountain Resort28 cm | |
5. Sugar Bowl28 cm | |
6. Donner Ski Ranch28 cm | |
7. Mt. Baker25 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort24 cm | |
9. Brundage Mountain Resort22 cm | |
10. Summit at Snoqualmie22 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort63 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch63 cm | |
3. Northstar California Resort49 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl49 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort43 cm | |
6. Homewood42 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe42 cm | |
8. Palisades Tahoe41 cm | |
9. Jackson Hole35 cm | |
10. Mt Shasta Ski Park33 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker65 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort65 cm | |
3. Mt Hood Meadows65 cm | |
4. Timberline Lodge58 cm | |
5. Mt Bachelor57 cm | |
6. Hoodoo55 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort55 cm | |
8. Willamette Pass48 cm | |
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe46 cm | |
10. Jackson Hole39 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. Kitzbühel5 cm | |
2. Oberstdorf2 cm | |
3. Davos1 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
6. Verbier1 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Crans Montana0 cm | |
9. Zermatt0 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
2. Kitzbühel4 cm | |
3. Davos3 cm | |
4. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
7. Crans Montana1 cm | |
8. Winterberg0 cm | |
9. Verbier0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
2. Davos6 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
4. Crans Montana3 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
8. St Moritz1 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
10. Verbier1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
2. Davos2 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
5. Verbier1 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
7. Crans Montana0 cm | |
8. Winterberg0 cm | |
9. St Moritz0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel6 cm | |
2. Verbier4 cm | |
3. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
4. Davos3 cm | |
5. Crans Montana3 cm | |
6. Winterberg2 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns0 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. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Beidahu0 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai33 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen31 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu17 cm | |
4. Niseko United14 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley50 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm | |
3. Niseko United20 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen9 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen11 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm | |
3. Niseko United3 cm | |
4. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
6. Hakuba Valley1 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 Hirafu28 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley11 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai9 cm | |
4. Niseko United8 cm | |
5. Nozawa Onsen4 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |