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 6 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Diamond Peak Ski Resort97 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch73 cm
3. Heavenly71 cm
4. Kirkwood71 cm
5. Dodge Ridge70 cm
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe70 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort68 cm
8. Boreal Mountain Resort61 cm
9. Homewood61 cm
10. Northstar California Resort61 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sugar Bowl121 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort109 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe100 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort99 cm
5. Donner Ski Ranch96 cm
6. Kirkwood94 cm
7. Timberline Lodge84 cm
8. Mt Hood Meadows83 cm
9. Homewood78 cm
10. Palisades Tahoe77 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort78 cm
2. Sugar Bowl78 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch78 cm
4. Grand Targhee Resort52 cm
5. Jackson Hole47 cm
6. Snow King Mountain47 cm
7. June Mountain45 cm
8. Mammoth Mountain45 cm
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort42 cm
10. Kirkwood42 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe143 cm
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort136 cm
3. June Mountain131 cm
4. Heavenly126 cm
5. Kirkwood126 cm
6. Boreal Mountain Resort115 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch115 cm
8. Dodge Ridge111 cm
9. Northstar California Resort99 cm
10. Sugar Bowl99 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort148 cm
2. Dodge Ridge145 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe144 cm
4. Kirkwood140 cm
5. China Peak100 cm
6. Donner Ski Ranch97 cm
7. Snow King Mountain95 cm
8. Mt. Baker89 cm
9. Mount Seymour Resort78 cm
10. Mt Hood Meadows77 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Zermatt11 cm
2. Verbier7 cm
3. Les Arcs3 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
5. St Moritz1 cm
6. Oberstdorf1 cm
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
8. Val d'Isère1 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées1 cm
10. Val Gardena1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère12 cm
2. St Moritz3 cm
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm
4. Les Trois Vallées3 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm
7. Les Arcs2 cm
8. Verbier2 cm
9. Zermatt1 cm
10. Oberstdorf1 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm
2. St Moritz8 cm
3. Val d'Isère6 cm
4. Les Arcs6 cm
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm
7. Verbier3 cm
8. Crans Montana2 cm
9. Zermatt2 cm
10. Davos2 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. St Moritz3 cm
2. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
4. Les Arcs1 cm
5. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
6. KitzbĂĽhel0 cm
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère12 cm
2. Val Gardena10 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm
4. St Moritz8 cm
5. Zermatt5 cm
6. Les Arcs3 cm
7. Oberstdorf3 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées2 cm
10. Crans Montana1 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen44 cm
2. Niseko United29 cm
3. Lotte Arai27 cm
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu19 cm
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm
7. MonaYongPyong2 cm
8. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen36 cm
2. Lotte Arai34 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm
4. Niseko United20 cm
5. Hakuba Valley8 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai52 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen50 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu35 cm
4. Niseko United30 cm
5. Hakuba Valley21 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai32 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen29 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm
4. MonaYongPyong6 cm
5. Niseko United5 cm
6. High1 Ski Resort5 cm
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm
8. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai63 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen44 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm
4. Niseko United23 cm
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm
6. MonaYongPyong4 cm
7. High1 Ski Resort2 cm
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm
9. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
10. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm