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 Ranch91 cm
2. Diamond Peak Ski Resort68 cm
3. Mt Rose67 cm
4. Heavenly66 cm
5. Kirkwood66 cm
6. Dodge Ridge56 cm
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe56 cm
8. Bogus Basin54 cm
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort51 cm
10. Grand Targhee Resort51 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort161 cm
2. Sugar Bowl148 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch145 cm
4. Mt Rose122 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe111 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort103 cm
7. Kirkwood98 cm
8. Palisades Tahoe95 cm
9. Homewood95 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain92 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort64 cm
2. Kirkwood64 cm
3. Willamette Pass61 cm
4. Palisades Tahoe56 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort54 cm
6. Boreal Mountain Resort51 cm
7. Sugar Bowl51 cm
8. June Mountain51 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain51 cm
10. Hoodoo44 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain116 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort103 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe99 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort96 cm
5. Donner Ski Ranch92 cm
6. China Peak86 cm
7. Heavenly85 cm
8. Kirkwood85 cm
9. Northstar California Resort82 cm
10. Sugar Bowl82 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge137 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe114 cm
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort113 cm
4. Donner Ski Ranch110 cm
5. China Peak105 cm
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park99 cm
7. Kirkwood97 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort88 cm
9. Jackson Hole74 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain59 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-Marguns0 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. 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
1. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
2. St Moritz0 cm

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 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