Snowiest Resorts by Continent
Top 10 Resorts in North America
The following ranks the resorts in North America by expected snowfall over the next 5 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Grouse Mountain56 cm | |
2. Diamond Peak Ski Resort54 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch54 cm | |
4. Mount Washington Alpine Resort45 cm | |
5. Kirkwood40 cm | |
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe40 cm | |
7. Mt Rose40 cm | |
8. Homewood39 cm | |
9. Palisades Tahoe39 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort38 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl86 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch83 cm | |
3. Mt Shasta Ski Park82 cm | |
4. Boreal Mountain Resort82 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort71 cm | |
6. Palisades Tahoe68 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe58 cm | |
8. Homewood55 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort53 cm | |
10. Kirkwood51 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort70 cm | |
2. Kirkwood70 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort41 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl41 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch41 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb34 cm | |
7. June Mountain31 cm | |
8. Mammoth Mountain31 cm | |
9. Mount Washington Alpine Resort30 cm | |
10. Mt Shasta Ski Park30 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park108 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort85 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort70 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch70 cm | |
5. Dodge Ridge56 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort50 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe47 cm | |
8. Northstar California Resort46 cm | |
9. Sugar Bowl46 cm | |
10. June Mountain46 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge65 cm | |
2. China Peak61 cm | |
3. Grouse Mountain60 cm | |
4. Cypress Mountain56 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort54 cm | |
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park52 cm | |
7. Mount Seymour Resort52 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker50 cm | |
9. Mount Washington Alpine Resort48 cm | |
10. Grand Targhee Resort46 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Europe
The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 5 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère9 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées9 cm | |
3. Verbier9 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
6. Davos3 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Crans Montana2 cm | |
9. Zermatt2 cm | |
10. Winterberg2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf9 cm | |
2. Kitzbühel8 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
4. Winterberg3 cm | |
5. Davos3 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
7. Crans Montana1 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
9. St Moritz0 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
2. Davos8 cm | |
3. Crans Montana7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4 cm | |
8. Verbier4 cm | |
9. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
2. Crans Montana6 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
4. Davos5 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
6. Winterberg3 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
8. Verbier2 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
10. St Moritz1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel16 cm | |
2. Oberstdorf9 cm | |
3. Davos8 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées8 cm | |
5. Winterberg6 cm | |
6. Crans Montana6 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
8. Verbier5 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Asia
The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 5 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai9 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu7 cm | |
3. Niseko United6 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Beidahu0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai40 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen39 cm | |
3. Niseko United21 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu19 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen29 cm | |
3. Niseko United27 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley19 cm | |
5. Lotte Arai19 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen23 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai12 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu6 cm | |
4. Niseko United5 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu41 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley31 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen24 cm | |
5. Niseko United11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |