Snowiest Resorts by Continent
Top 10 Resorts in North America
The following ranks the resorts in North America by expected snowfall over the next 6 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor69 cm | |
2. Willamette Pass54 cm | |
3. Hoodoo54 cm | |
4. Cypress Mountain54 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort54 cm | |
6. Mt Hood Meadows46 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort43 cm | |
8. Summit at Snoqualmie41 cm | |
9. Heavenly41 cm | |
10. Kirkwood41 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort104 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl104 cm | |
3. Kirkwood87 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe87 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort70 cm | |
6. Donner Ski Ranch69 cm | |
7. Heavenly69 cm | |
8. Homewood66 cm | |
9. Grouse Mountain61 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort59 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort50 cm | |
2. Kirkwood50 cm | |
3. Cypress Mountain48 cm | |
4. Grouse Mountain48 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort48 cm | |
6. Mount Washington Alpine Resort42 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort40 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole37 cm | |
9. Snow King Mountain37 cm | |
10. Brundage Mountain Resort32 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. June Mountain78 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe76 cm | |
3. Jackson Hole68 cm | |
4. Heavenly66 cm | |
5. Kirkwood66 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort64 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort62 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort59 cm | |
9. Mt. Baker55 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch49 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe144 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort140 cm | |
3. Kirkwood134 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge124 cm | |
5. Grouse Mountain89 cm | |
6. Mount Seymour Resort89 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort86 cm | |
8. Cypress Mountain83 cm | |
9. Donner Ski Ranch69 cm | |
10. Homewood67 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Europe
The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 6 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Zermatt17 cm | |
2. Verbier9 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Crans Montana3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
9. St Moritz1 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
3. Crans Montana4 cm | |
4. Les Arcs3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
6. Verbier2 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
9. Zermatt1 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns13 cm | |
2. St Moritz13 cm | |
3. Crans Montana7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
6. Verbier5 cm | |
7. Val Gardena4 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
9. Les Arcs3 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz14 cm | |
2. Crans Montana10 cm | |
3. Les Arcs9 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
7. Zermatt3 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère10 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
6. St Moritz4 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
8. Zermatt4 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Asia
The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 6 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen42 cm | |
2. Niseko United33 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai11 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu8 cm | |
6. Hakuba Valley7 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
10. Beidahu3 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai35 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen33 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu22 cm | |
4. Niseko United20 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
8. Beidahu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley74 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai60 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen53 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm | |
5. Niseko United24 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu5 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
9. Beidahu3 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai26 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu18 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen14 cm | |
4. Jikepulin-Hemu11 cm | |
5. Niseko United8 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
10. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai64 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen35 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu28 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley17 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong10 cm | |
6. Niseko United9 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort5 cm | |