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. 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
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz3 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
4. Les Arcs1 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total 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
| Resort | Total 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 | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total 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 | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai52 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen50 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu35 cm | |
4. Niseko United30 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley21 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total 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 | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total 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 | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |