Snowiest Resorts by Continent
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Donner Ski Ranch80 cm | |
2. Diamond Peak Ski Resort78 cm | |
3. Heavenly73 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge70 cm | |
5. Kirkwood60 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort58 cm | |
7. Mt Rose57 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort52 cm | |
9. Homewood52 cm | |
10. Sierra-at-Tahoe50 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Donner Ski Ranch117 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl114 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort111 cm | |
4. Mt Rose102 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe83 cm | |
6. Homewood78 cm | |
7. Palisades Tahoe76 cm | |
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort72 cm | |
9. Kirkwood69 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain61 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort48 cm | |
2. Grand Targhee Resort43 cm | |
3. Willamette Pass41 cm | |
4. Brundage Mountain Resort29 cm | |
5. Mammoth Mountain27 cm | |
6. Discovery Ski Area26 cm | |
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park25 cm | |
8. Schweitzer25 cm | |
9. June Mountain25 cm | |
10. Snow King Mountain24 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort95 cm | |
2. June Mountain89 cm | |
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort76 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe70 cm | |
5. Heavenly68 cm | |
6. Homewood64 cm | |
7. Kirkwood61 cm | |
8. Northstar California Resort60 cm | |
9. Sugar Bowl60 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch59 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Donner Ski Ranch99 cm | |
2. Dodge Ridge92 cm | |
3. China Peak87 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe86 cm | |
5. Mt Shasta Ski Park77 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort73 cm | |
7. Kirkwood69 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort54 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort53 cm | |
10. Sun Valley Resort51 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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Verbier6 cm | |
2. Les Arcs4 cm | |
3. Zermatt4 cm | |
4. Val Gardena1 cm | |
5. St Moritz0 cm | |
6. Val d'Isère0 cm | |
7. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère12 cm | |
2. Zermatt0 cm | |
3. Les Arcs0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
2. Les Arcs2 cm | |
3. St Moritz1 cm | |
4. Zermatt1 cm | |
5. Val Gardena1 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
7. Verbier1 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère14 cm | |
2. Val Gardena2 cm | |
3. Zermatt1 cm | |
4. St Moritz0 cm | |
5. 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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu18 cm | |
2. Niseko United14 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai11 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen10 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
6. Beidahu2 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai33 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen22 cm | |
4. Niseko United13 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Beidahu2 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai56 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen13 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
5. Niseko United12 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. Beidahu0 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen13 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai13 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu7 cm | |
5. Niseko United2 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai61 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen24 cm | |
3. Niseko United14 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley11 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |