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. Sierra-at-Tahoe100 cm
3. Heavenly98 cm
4. Kirkwood98 cm
5. Diamond Peak Ski Resort90 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort88 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch80 cm
8. June Mountain66 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain66 cm
10. Boreal Mountain Resort62 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort133 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch132 cm
3. Sugar Bowl126 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe107 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort99 cm
6. Palisades Tahoe96 cm
7. Mammoth Mountain95 cm
8. Kirkwood94 cm
9. Homewood92 cm
10. Mt Rose90 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort80 cm
2. Kirkwood80 cm
3. Brundage Mountain Resort76 cm
4. June Mountain50 cm
5. Mammoth Mountain50 cm
6. Grand Targhee Resort47 cm
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park46 cm
8. Palisades Tahoe45 cm
9. Alta43 cm
10. Brighton Resort43 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain130 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort123 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch123 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe117 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort111 cm
6. Northstar California Resort98 cm
7. Sugar Bowl98 cm
8. Heavenly94 cm
9. Kirkwood94 cm
10. China Peak92 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge169 cm
2. China Peak149 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe144 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort139 cm
5. Kirkwood120 cm
6. Donner Ski Ranch109 cm
7. Brundage Mountain Resort98 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort68 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain66 cm
10. Boreal Mountain Resort66 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. Verbier3 cm
2. Les Arcs2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Crans Montana1 cm
5. Val d'Isère1 cm
6. Les Trois Vallées1 cm
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
8. Oberstdorf0 cm
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
2. Kitzbühel0 cm
3. Val Gardena0 cm
4. Val d'Isère0 cm
5. Winterberg0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2 cm
2. Les Arcs2 cm
3. Val Gardena1 cm
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
5. Zermatt1 cm
6. Verbier1 cm
7. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
8. St Moritz1 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées1 cm
10. Crans Montana1 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère3 cm
2. Zermatt2 cm
3. Les Arcs2 cm
4. Val Gardena2 cm
5. Verbier1 cm
6. St Moritz0 cm
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm
8. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Les Arcs10 cm
2. Verbier9 cm
3. Val d'Isère8 cm
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm
5. Val Gardena8 cm
6. Crans Montana7 cm
7. Les Trois Vallées7 cm
8. Zermatt5 cm
9. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm
10. St Moritz5 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. Nozawa Onsen31 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu26 cm
4. Lotte Arai26 cm
5. Hakuba Valley17 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. High1 Ski Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu2 cm
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai62 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen61 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu35 cm
4. Hakuba Valley23 cm
5. Niseko United18 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai58 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu40 cm
3. Niseko United36 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen34 cm
5. Hakuba Valley33 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm
8. Beidahu3 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort2 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai18 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu13 cm
4. High1 Ski Resort4 cm
5. MonaYongPyong4 cm
6. Hakuba Valley3 cm
7. Niseko United2 cm
8. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
10. Beidahu0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai92 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen57 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu21 cm
4. Hakuba Valley17 cm
5. Niseko United10 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm