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 4 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge91 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe91 cm
3. Heavenly87 cm
4. Kirkwood87 cm
5. Diamond Peak Ski Resort83 cm
6. Donner Ski Ranch80 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort77 cm
8. Boreal Mountain Resort57 cm
9. Homewood57 cm
10. Northstar California Resort57 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort135 cm
2. Sugar Bowl128 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch117 cm
4. Palisades Tahoe114 cm
5. Mt Rose102 cm
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe101 cm
7. Homewood90 cm
8. Kirkwood75 cm
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort73 cm
10. Northstar California Resort58 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain51 cm
2. Mammoth Mountain51 cm
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort49 cm
4. Kirkwood49 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort44 cm
6. Hoodoo41 cm
7. Willamette Pass41 cm
8. Mt Bachelor36 cm
9. Lookout Pass Ski Area32 cm
10. Silver Mountain31 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain64 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort59 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch59 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe54 cm
5. Heavenly49 cm
6. Kirkwood49 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort42 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort41 cm
9. Brundage Mountain Resort41 cm
10. Northstar California Resort40 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Donner Ski Ranch99 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe90 cm
3. Dodge Ridge88 cm
4. Grand Targhee Resort85 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort81 cm
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park77 cm
7. China Peak75 cm
8. Kirkwood75 cm
9. Jackson Hole67 cm
10. Boreal Mountain Resort62 cm

Top 10 Resorts in Europe

The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 4 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 4 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu19 cm
2. Niseko United14 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen10 cm
4. Lotte Arai6 cm
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm
6. Beidahu2 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai23 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen22 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu19 cm
4. Niseko United13 cm
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu2 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai25 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu21 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
4. Hakuba Valley12 cm
5. Niseko United12 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
7. Beidahu0 cm
8. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort0 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
2. Lotte Arai5 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu5 cm
4. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
5. Niseko United2 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
7. MonaYongPyong1 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai38 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen24 cm
3. Niseko United14 cm
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu13 cm
5. Hakuba Valley11 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm