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. Mt Shasta Ski Park68 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch65 cm
3. Grand Targhee Resort58 cm
4. Jackson Hole58 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort57 cm
6. Diamond Peak Ski Resort57 cm
7. June Mountain56 cm
8. Mammoth Mountain56 cm
9. Heavenly55 cm
10. Kirkwood55 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort120 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort117 cm
3. Sugar Bowl114 cm
4. Donner Ski Ranch111 cm
5. Kirkwood94 cm
6. Palisades Tahoe93 cm
7. Mammoth Mountain88 cm
8. June Mountain88 cm
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe85 cm
10. Mt Rose74 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort88 cm
2. Kirkwood88 cm
3. June Mountain66 cm
4. Mammoth Mountain66 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort62 cm
6. Brundage Mountain Resort59 cm
7. China Peak47 cm
8. Boreal Mountain Resort47 cm
9. Sugar Bowl47 cm
10. Hoodoo42 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort92 cm
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort89 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe82 cm
4. June Mountain74 cm
5. Dodge Ridge73 cm
6. Northstar California Resort71 cm
7. Sugar Bowl71 cm
8. Donner Ski Ranch71 cm
9. China Peak71 cm
10. Grand Targhee Resort69 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. China Peak152 cm
2. Dodge Ridge141 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe114 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort110 cm
5. Brundage Mountain Resort108 cm
6. Kirkwood96 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort96 cm
8. Jackson Hole93 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. Corviglia-Marguns6 cm
2. St Moritz6 cm
3. Verbier3 cm
4. Les Arcs1 cm
5. Kitzbühel1 cm
6. Crans Montana1 cm
7. Zermatt1 cm
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
9. Winterberg1 cm
10. Val d'Isère0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm
2. Kitzbühel1 cm
3. Val Gardena1 cm
4. Oberstdorf1 cm
5. Val d'Isère0 cm
6. Davos0 cm
7. St Moritz0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Kitzbühel6 cm
2. Val d'Isère3 cm
3. Les Arcs3 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm
5. St Moritz2 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. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
6. Winterberg1 cm
7. Les Arcs0 cm
8. 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. Lotte Arai41 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen38 cm
4. Hakuba Valley25 cm
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu23 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. Lotte Arai59 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen49 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu46 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 Arai117 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen76 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu55 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 Hirafu23 cm
2. Lotte Arai20 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen13 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 Arai115 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen64 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 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