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. Dodge Ridge123 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe123 cm
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort119 cm
4. Heavenly115 cm
5. Kirkwood115 cm
6. Donner Ski Ranch109 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort108 cm
8. June Mountain79 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain79 cm
10. China Peak78 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sugar Bowl181 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort158 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch155 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe152 cm
5. Homewood150 cm
6. Palisades Tahoe142 cm
7. Mt Rose131 cm
8. Kirkwood125 cm
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort114 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain93 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort80 cm
2. Kirkwood80 cm
3. June Mountain68 cm
4. Mammoth Mountain68 cm
5. Brundage Mountain Resort63 cm
6. Grand Targhee Resort60 cm
7. Boreal Mountain Resort55 cm
8. Sugar Bowl55 cm
9. Donner Ski Ranch55 cm
10. Sun Valley Resort42 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort122 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch122 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe114 cm
4. Northstar California Resort110 cm
5. Sugar Bowl110 cm
6. June Mountain106 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort105 cm
8. Heavenly102 cm
9. Kirkwood102 cm
10. Homewood100 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge124 cm
2. Mount Seymour Resort110 cm
3. Grouse Mountain103 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe101 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort97 cm
6. Mt. Baker89 cm
7. Kirkwood88 cm
8. Mt Hood Meadows87 cm
9. Timberline Lodge84 cm
10. Grand Targhee Resort83 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. Zermatt6 cm
2. Verbier5 cm
3. Les Arcs3 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
6. St Moritz0 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
1. St Moritz1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère15 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Winterberg1 cm
4. Zermatt1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
6. St Moritz0 cm
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm
8. Oberstdorf0 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées0 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. Niseko United42 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen29 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm
4. Lotte Arai22 cm
5. Hakuba Valley18 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. Lotte Arai55 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen53 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm
4. Niseko United17 cm
5. Hakuba Valley13 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 Arai57 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu52 cm
3. Niseko United50 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen40 cm
5. Hakuba Valley11 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen23 cm
2. Lotte Arai19 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm
4. Niseko United3 cm
5. Hakuba Valley2 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 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 Arai79 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen46 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm
4. Hakuba Valley18 cm
5. Niseko United15 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm