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 Ridge103 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe103 cm
3. Heavenly99 cm
4. Kirkwood99 cm
5. Diamond Peak Ski Resort96 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch91 cm
8. Boreal Mountain Resort67 cm
9. Homewood67 cm
10. Northstar California Resort67 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort167 cm
2. Sugar Bowl160 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch145 cm
4. Palisades Tahoe140 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe125 cm
6. Mt Rose122 cm
7. Homewood113 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort105 cm
9. Kirkwood99 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain80 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort70 cm
2. Kirkwood70 cm
3. Hoodoo64 cm
4. June Mountain62 cm
5. Mammoth Mountain62 cm
6. Willamette Pass61 cm
7. Mt Bachelor51 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort48 cm
9. Palisades Tahoe43 cm
10. Mt Shasta Ski Park40 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort92 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch92 cm
3. June Mountain80 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe69 cm
5. Northstar California Resort62 cm
6. Sugar Bowl62 cm
7. Heavenly61 cm
8. Kirkwood61 cm
9. Brundage Mountain Resort57 cm
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort57 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge119 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe118 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch110 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort109 cm
5. Kirkwood103 cm
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park99 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort99 cm
8. China Peak98 cm
9. Jackson Hole81 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain79 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. Verbier6 cm
2. Les Arcs4 cm
3. Zermatt4 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
6. St Moritz1 cm
7. Val d'Isère0 cm
8. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère12 cm
2. Zermatt0 cm
3. Les Arcs0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2 cm
2. Les Arcs2 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
4. St Moritz1 cm
5. Zermatt1 cm
6. Val Gardena1 cm
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
8. Verbier1 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
10. Crans Montana0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère14 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Winterberg1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
6. St Moritz0 cm
7. 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 United38 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen22 cm
4. Hakuba Valley22 cm
5. Lotte Arai21 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. Beidahu2 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai51 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen49 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu37 cm
4. Hakuba Valley17 cm
5. Niseko United16 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu2 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai60 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu47 cm
3. Niseko United38 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen36 cm
5. Hakuba Valley16 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
7. MonaYongPyong2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen14 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu9 cm
3. Lotte Arai7 cm
4. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
5. Niseko United2 cm
6. MonaYongPyong2 cm
7. Beidahu2 cm
8. Hakuba Valley1 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
10. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai81 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen47 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu21 cm
4. Niseko United17 cm
5. Hakuba Valley16 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm