Snowiest Resorts by Continent
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Diamond Peak Ski Resort132 cm | |
2. Dodge Ridge125 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe125 cm | |
4. Heavenly124 cm | |
5. Kirkwood124 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort112 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch105 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort90 cm | |
9. Homewood90 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort90 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl182 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort161 cm | |
3. Homewood131 cm | |
4. Palisades Tahoe128 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe123 cm | |
6. Donner Ski Ranch123 cm | |
7. Kirkwood98 cm | |
8. Mt Rose91 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort83 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain71 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. June Mountain78 cm | |
2. Mammoth Mountain78 cm | |
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort77 cm | |
4. Kirkwood77 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort66 cm | |
6. Cypress Mountain49 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain49 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort49 cm | |
9. Hoodoo42 cm | |
10. Sun Valley Resort41 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe136 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort134 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch124 cm | |
4. Heavenly111 cm | |
5. Kirkwood111 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort111 cm | |
7. Northstar California Resort111 cm | |
8. Sugar Bowl111 cm | |
9. Homewood103 cm | |
10. Palisades Tahoe99 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge140 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort130 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe111 cm | |
4. Kirkwood111 cm | |
5. China Peak103 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain98 cm | |
7. Mt. Baker89 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort85 cm | |
9. Mount Seymour Resort81 cm | |
10. Mt Hood Meadows81 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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Zermatt10 cm | |
2. Verbier7 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Crans Montana2 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
7. St Moritz1 cm | |
8. Val Gardena1 cm | |
9. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
10. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
6. St Moritz2 cm | |
7. Les Arcs2 cm | |
8. Zermatt2 cm | |
9. Verbier1 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
2. Les Arcs4 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
4. St Moritz3 cm | |
5. Crans Montana2 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
7. Val Gardena2 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
4. St Moritz1 cm | |
5. Verbier1 cm | |
6. Les Arcs1 cm | |
7. Val Gardena0 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
9. Crans Montana0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère13 cm | |
2. Zermatt5 cm | |
3. Val Gardena4 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
5. Les Arcs3 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
7. St Moritz3 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Crans Montana2 cm | |
10. Verbier1 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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen46 cm | |
2. Niseko United37 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai21 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen54 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai48 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Niseko United19 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley8 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai71 cm | |
2. Niseko United52 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen47 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley18 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 cm | |
4. MonaYongPyong6 cm | |
5. Niseko United5 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai100 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen65 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu28 cm | |
4. Niseko United17 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |