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 7 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Diamond Peak Ski Resort84 cm
2. Dodge Ridge78 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe78 cm
4. Heavenly74 cm
5. Kirkwood74 cm
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park68 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort66 cm
8. Donner Ski Ranch65 cm
9. June Mountain63 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain63 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort115 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch111 cm
3. Sugar Bowl109 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm
5. Kirkwood90 cm
6. Palisades Tahoe86 cm
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe84 cm
8. Mt Rose74 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain73 cm
10. June Mountain73 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort81 cm
2. Kirkwood81 cm
3. June Mountain67 cm
4. Mammoth Mountain67 cm
5. Hoodoo60 cm
6. Brundage Mountain Resort59 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort45 cm
8. Mt Shasta Ski Park40 cm
9. China Peak37 cm
10. Sun Valley Resort36 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort71 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch71 cm
3. June Mountain69 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe68 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort65 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort63 cm
7. Jackson Hole62 cm
8. China Peak57 cm
9. Brundage Mountain Resort55 cm
10. Northstar California Resort52 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge151 cm
2. China Peak145 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe129 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort129 cm
5. Kirkwood113 cm
6. Brundage Mountain Resort108 cm
7. Jackson Hole93 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort89 cm
9. Donner Ski Ranch79 cm
10. Sun Valley Resort64 cm

Top 10 Resorts in Europe

The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 7 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Verbier3 cm
2. Kitzbühel2 cm
3. Les Arcs1 cm
4. Zermatt1 cm
5. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
6. Winterberg1 cm
7. Val d'Isère0 cm
8. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
9. Oberstdorf0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm
2. Kitzbühel1 cm
3. Val Gardena1 cm
4. St Moritz1 cm
5. Oberstdorf1 cm
6. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
7. Val d'Isère0 cm
8. Davos0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm
2. St Moritz4 cm
3. Val d'Isère3 cm
4. Les Arcs3 cm
5. Crans Montana2 cm
6. Val Gardena2 cm
7. Zermatt2 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm
9. Verbier2 cm
10. Davos1 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère11 cm
2. Zermatt4 cm
3. St Moritz3 cm
4. Val Gardena2 cm
5. Kitzbühel1 cm
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
7. Winterberg1 cm
8. Les Arcs0 cm
9. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns19 cm
2. St Moritz19 cm
3. Zermatt14 cm
4. Val Gardena13 cm
5. Crans Montana13 cm
6. Val d'Isère10 cm
7. Davos7 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc6 cm
9. Verbier5 cm
10. Oberstdorf5 cm

Top 10 Resorts in Asia

The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 7 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United46 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen38 cm
3. Lotte Arai31 cm
4. Hakuba Valley25 cm
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort4 cm
7. MonaYongPyong4 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm
9. Beidahu2 cm
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu57 cm
2. Lotte Arai52 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen49 cm
4. Niseko United29 cm
5. Hakuba Valley26 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort4 cm
7. Beidahu2 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai110 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen76 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu59 cm
4. Hakuba Valley50 cm
5. Niseko United49 cm
6. MonaYongPyong3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
9. Beidahu3 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort2 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
3. Lotte Arai12 cm
4. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort6 cm
5. Hakuba Valley3 cm
6. Niseko United3 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm
9. MonaYongPyong2 cm
10. Beidahu2 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai96 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen64 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm
4. Hakuba Valley15 cm
5. Niseko United15 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort5 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
8. MonaYongPyong3 cm
9. Beidahu3 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm