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 Ridge100 cm
2. Heavenly98 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch91 cm
4. Diamond Peak Ski Resort90 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort88 cm
6. Mt Rose67 cm
7. June Mountain66 cm
8. Kirkwood66 cm
9. Boreal Mountain Resort62 cm
10. Homewood62 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sugar Bowl148 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch145 cm
3. Boreal Mountain Resort133 cm
4. Mt Rose122 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe111 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort99 cm
7. Kirkwood98 cm
8. Palisades Tahoe95 cm
9. Homewood92 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain92 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort80 cm
2. Kirkwood64 cm
3. Willamette Pass61 cm
4. Palisades Tahoe56 cm
5. Sugar Bowl51 cm
6. Mammoth Mountain51 cm
7. June Mountain50 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort47 cm
9. Alta43 cm
10. Brighton Resort43 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain130 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort123 cm
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort111 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe99 cm
5. Heavenly94 cm
6. China Peak92 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch92 cm
8. Homewood86 cm
9. Kirkwood85 cm
10. Dodge Ridge83 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge169 cm
2. China Peak149 cm
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort139 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe114 cm
5. Donner Ski Ranch110 cm
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park99 cm
7. Kirkwood97 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort68 cm
9. Boreal Mountain Resort66 cm
10. Jackson Hole64 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. Crans Montana1 cm
6. St Moritz0 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. Kitzbühel0 cm
4. 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. Crans Montana1 cm
6. Zermatt1 cm
7. Val Gardena1 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
9. Verbier1 cm
10. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
2. St Moritz0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère14 cm
2. Crans Montana7 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm
4. Val Gardena2 cm
5. Zermatt1 cm
6. Winterberg1 cm
7. St Moritz0 cm
8. 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 Hirafu27 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen22 cm
4. Hakuba Valley22 cm
5. Lotte Arai20 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 Arai52 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen49 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu42 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 Arai89 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu44 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. Lotte Arai23 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen14 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 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 Arai92 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen47 cm
3. Niseko United17 cm
4. Hakuba Valley16 cm
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu15 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm