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 Resort59 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch59 cm | |
3. Grouse Mountain57 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor48 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort46 cm | |
6. Willamette Pass45 cm | |
7. Hoodoo42 cm | |
8. Kirkwood41 cm | |
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe41 cm | |
10. Mt Rose41 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl86 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch83 cm | |
3. Mt Shasta Ski Park82 cm | |
4. Boreal Mountain Resort82 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort73 cm | |
6. Palisades Tahoe69 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe58 cm | |
8. Homewood55 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort54 cm | |
10. Kirkwood51 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort70 cm | |
2. Kirkwood70 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort42 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl42 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch42 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb36 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort34 cm | |
8. Alyeska34 cm | |
9. June Mountain31 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain31 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park108 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort90 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort71 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch71 cm | |
5. Mt. Baker56 cm | |
6. Dodge Ridge56 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain54 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort54 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort50 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort47 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Grouse Mountain69 cm | |
2. Dodge Ridge66 cm | |
3. Cypress Mountain65 cm | |
4. China Peak61 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort60 cm | |
6. Mount Washington Alpine Resort58 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort55 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker55 cm | |
9. Mt Shasta Ski Park53 cm | |
10. Grand Targhee Resort51 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. Val d'Isère9 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées9 cm | |
3. Verbier9 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
6. Davos3 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Crans Montana2 cm | |
9. Zermatt2 cm | |
10. Winterberg2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf9 cm | |
2. Kitzbühel8 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
4. Winterberg3 cm | |
5. Davos3 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
7. Crans Montana1 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
9. St Moritz0 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
2. Davos8 cm | |
3. Crans Montana7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4 cm | |
8. Verbier4 cm | |
9. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
2. Crans Montana6 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
4. Davos5 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
6. Winterberg3 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
8. Verbier2 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
10. St Moritz1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel16 cm | |
2. Oberstdorf9 cm | |
3. Davos8 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées8 cm | |
5. Winterberg6 cm | |
6. Crans Montana6 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
8. Verbier5 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns3 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. Lotte Arai9 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley8 cm | |
3. Niseko United7 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu7 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Nozawa Onsen0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai46 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen45 cm | |
3. Niseko United21 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu21 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu34 cm | |
3. Niseko United31 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley21 cm | |
5. Lotte Arai19 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen32 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai25 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm | |
4. Niseko United7 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu47 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai43 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen34 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley32 cm | |
5. Niseko United13 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |