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. Crystal Mountain54 cm | |
2. White Pass54 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb51 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor35 cm | |
5. Grouse Mountain35 cm | |
6. Mt. Baker33 cm | |
7. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort33 cm | |
8. Timberline Lodge31 cm | |
9. Mt Hood Meadows30 cm | |
10. Mount Washington Alpine Resort27 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Hood Meadows64 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker51 cm | |
3. Timberline Lodge49 cm | |
4. Mount Washington Alpine Resort42 cm | |
5. Mt Bachelor42 cm | |
6. Hoodoo40 cm | |
7. Whistler Blackcomb35 cm | |
8. Alyeska32 cm | |
9. Stevens Pass32 cm | |
10. Willamette Pass27 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Stevens Pass29 cm | |
2. Alyeska24 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb24 cm | |
4. Grand Targhee Resort24 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort23 cm | |
6. Brundage Mountain Resort19 cm | |
7. Revelstoke18 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker18 cm | |
9. RED Mountain Resort17 cm | |
10. Jackson Hole17 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker43 cm | |
2. Crystal Mountain40 cm | |
3. Mt Bachelor34 cm | |
4. Willamette Pass32 cm | |
5. Revelstoke29 cm | |
6. Stevens Pass29 cm | |
7. White Pass28 cm | |
8. Sun Peaks Resort26 cm | |
9. Mount Washington Alpine Resort26 cm | |
10. Grand Targhee Resort25 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Hood Meadows80 cm | |
2. Timberline Lodge61 cm | |
3. Hoodoo49 cm | |
4. Schweitzer45 cm | |
5. Whitefish Mountain Resort44 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb42 cm | |
7. Mt. Baker39 cm | |
8. Mt Bachelor35 cm | |
9. Crystal Mountain35 cm | |
10. White Pass33 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'Isère20 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées18 cm | |
3. Verbier17 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel11 cm | |
5. Crans Montana10 cm | |
6. Zermatt10 cm | |
7. Davos6 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns6 cm | |
9. St Moritz6 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana14 cm | |
2. Oberstdorf14 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc13 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées12 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel10 cm | |
6. Davos9 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen8 cm | |
8. Val Gardena5 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm | |
10. St Moritz4 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana29 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc25 cm | |
3. Verbier25 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées24 cm | |
5. Davos18 cm | |
6. Zermatt14 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen13 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf13 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel12 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère10 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées15 cm | |
2. Crans Montana12 cm | |
3. Verbier7 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel5 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm | |
6. Davos5 cm | |
7. Val Gardena5 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
9. Zermatt4 cm | |
10. St Moritz3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel18 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns14 cm | |
3. Crans Montana14 cm | |
4. St Moritz14 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf14 cm | |
6. Davos14 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc12 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées12 cm | |
9. Val Gardena10 cm | |
10. Verbier9 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. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm | |
2. Niseko United2 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley2 cm | |
5. Lotte Arai2 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Nozawa Onsen0 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai50 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen41 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm | |
4. Niseko United14 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley10 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley42 cm | |
2. Niseko United28 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen27 cm | |
5. Lotte Arai22 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen15 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai13 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm | |
4. Niseko United3 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley2 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai37 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu28 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
5. Niseko United7 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Beidahu2 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |