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. Donner Ski Ranch71 cm
2. Heavenly69 cm
3. Kirkwood69 cm
4. Dodge Ridge68 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe68 cm
6. Diamond Peak Ski Resort67 cm
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park66 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort61 cm
9. Boreal Mountain Resort58 cm
10. Homewood58 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Sugar Bowl151 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort140 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch122 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe112 cm
5. Homewood103 cm
6. Palisades Tahoe95 cm
7. Mt Rose91 cm
8. Kirkwood85 cm
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort85 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain67 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort66 cm
2. Kirkwood66 cm
3. Grand Targhee Resort61 cm
4. June Mountain60 cm
5. Mammoth Mountain60 cm
6. China Peak54 cm
7. Jackson Hole50 cm
8. Snow King Mountain50 cm
9. Cypress Mountain49 cm
10. Grouse Mountain49 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Heavenly134 cm
2. Kirkwood134 cm
3. Boreal Mountain Resort123 cm
4. Donner Ski Ranch123 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe108 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort102 cm
7. June Mountain98 cm
8. Northstar California Resort95 cm
9. Sugar Bowl95 cm
10. Dodge Ridge95 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge130 cm
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort112 cm
3. China Peak111 cm
4. Kirkwood109 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe106 cm
6. Grouse Mountain98 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort90 cm
8. Mt. Baker89 cm
9. Mount Seymour Resort81 cm
10. Jackson Hole77 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. Zermatt10 cm
2. Verbier7 cm
3. Les Arcs6 cm
4. Crans Montana2 cm
5. Kitzbühel2 cm
6. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
7. St Moritz1 cm
8. Val Gardena1 cm
9. Val d'Isère1 cm
10. Les Trois Vallées1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère4 cm
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm
4. Oberstdorf3 cm
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm
6. St Moritz2 cm
7. Les Arcs2 cm
8. Zermatt2 cm
9. Verbier1 cm
10. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm
2. St Moritz4 cm
3. Val d'Isère4 cm
4. Les Arcs4 cm
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm
6. Val Gardena2 cm
7. Crans Montana2 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm
9. Verbier2 cm
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. St Moritz2 cm
2. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
4. Les Trois Vallées1 cm
5. Verbier1 cm
6. Crans Montana1 cm
7. Les Arcs1 cm
8. Val Gardena0 cm
9. Kitzbühel0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère13 cm
2. Zermatt5 cm
3. Val Gardena4 cm
4. Oberstdorf4 cm
5. Les Arcs3 cm
6. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm
7. St Moritz3 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm
9. Crans Montana2 cm
10. Verbier1 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 Onsen36 cm
2. Niseko United29 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm
4. Lotte Arai23 cm
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm
7. MonaYongPyong2 cm
8. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen49 cm
2. Lotte Arai44 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu34 cm
4. Niseko United19 cm
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm
9. Beidahu1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai51 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen41 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu35 cm
4. Niseko United31 cm
5. Hakuba Valley17 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm
9. Beidahu1 cm
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen37 cm
2. Lotte Arai35 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm
4. Niseko United5 cm
5. MonaYongPyong3 cm
6. Hakuba Valley3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm
9. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort2 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai73 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen53 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu34 cm
4. Niseko United16 cm
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm
7. High1 Ski Resort3 cm
8. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm
9. MonaYongPyong3 cm
10. Keketuohai International Ski Resort2 cm