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 5 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Donner Ski Ranch109 cm
2. Dodge Ridge96 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe96 cm
4. Heavenly92 cm
5. Kirkwood92 cm
6. Diamond Peak Ski Resort88 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort84 cm
8. Mt Rose78 cm
9. Boreal Mountain Resort64 cm
10. Homewood64 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort152 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch151 cm
3. Sugar Bowl145 cm
4. Palisades Tahoe129 cm
5. Mt Rose127 cm
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe112 cm
7. Homewood104 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort93 cm
9. Kirkwood87 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain70 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Brundage Mountain Resort62 cm
2. June Mountain57 cm
3. Mammoth Mountain57 cm
4. Hoodoo52 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort49 cm
6. Kirkwood49 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort47 cm
8. Mt Bachelor46 cm
9. Donner Ski Ranch44 cm
10. Cypress Mountain39 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Donner Ski Ranch113 cm
2. June Mountain75 cm
3. Boreal Mountain Resort75 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe65 cm
5. Heavenly58 cm
6. Kirkwood58 cm
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park57 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort54 cm
9. Northstar California Resort51 cm
10. Sugar Bowl51 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Mount Seymour Resort110 cm
2. Dodge Ridge103 cm
3. Grouse Mountain103 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe98 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort94 cm
6. China Peak94 cm
7. Mt. Baker89 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort88 cm
9. Kirkwood82 cm
10. Jackson Hole76 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Zermatt6 cm
2. Verbier5 cm
3. Les Arcs3 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
6. St Moritz1 cm
7. Davos0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère6 cm
2. Zermatt0 cm
3. Les Arcs0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Zermatt2 cm
2. Val d'Isère1 cm
3. Les Arcs1 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
5. St Moritz1 cm
6. Val Gardena1 cm
7. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm
9. Verbier0 cm
10. Crans Montana0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère15 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
5. St Moritz0 cm
6. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
7. Winterberg0 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United24 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu22 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen18 cm
4. Lotte Arai13 cm
5. Hakuba Valley10 cm
6. Beidahu2 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm
10. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen47 cm
2. Lotte Arai39 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm
4. Niseko United16 cm
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai53 cm
2. Niseko United36 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu35 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen34 cm
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen21 cm
2. Lotte Arai6 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu6 cm
4. Niseko United3 cm
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
6. Hakuba Valley1 cm
7. MonaYongPyong1 cm
8. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
9. Beidahu0 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai62 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen34 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm
4. Hakuba Valley14 cm
5. Niseko United10 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm