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. Dodge Ridge118 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe118 cm
3. Heavenly110 cm
4. Kirkwood110 cm
5. Diamond Peak Ski Resort108 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort106 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch101 cm
8. Boreal Mountain Resort74 cm
9. Homewood74 cm
10. Northstar California Resort74 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort175 cm
2. Sugar Bowl168 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch152 cm
4. Palisades Tahoe149 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe135 cm
6. Mt Rose128 cm
7. Homewood124 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort119 cm
9. Kirkwood109 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain91 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort77 cm
2. Kirkwood77 cm
3. Hoodoo67 cm
4. Willamette Pass67 cm
5. June Mountain64 cm
6. Mammoth Mountain64 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort56 cm
8. Mt Bachelor53 cm
9. Palisades Tahoe44 cm
10. Brundage Mountain Resort43 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort96 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch96 cm
3. June Mountain96 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe73 cm
5. Northstar California Resort65 cm
6. Sugar Bowl65 cm
7. Heavenly65 cm
8. Kirkwood65 cm
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort62 cm
10. Brundage Mountain Resort58 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge135 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe134 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch126 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort125 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort121 cm
6. Kirkwood119 cm
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park116 cm
8. China Peak107 cm
9. Jackson Hole103 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain96 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. Verbier7 cm
2. Les Arcs5 cm
3. Zermatt5 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Val d'Isère1 cm
6. Les Trois Vallées1 cm
7. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
8. St Moritz1 cm
9. Crans Montana0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère12 cm
2. Zermatt0 cm
3. Winterberg0 cm
4. Les Arcs0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2 cm
2. Les Arcs2 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm
4. St Moritz2 cm
5. Zermatt2 cm
6. Val Gardena1 cm
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
8. Verbier1 cm
9. Kitzbühel0 cm
10. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val Gardena2 cm
2. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
4. St Moritz1 cm
5. Kitzbühel1 cm
6. Oberstdorf1 cm
7. Crans Montana1 cm
8. Davos0 cm
9. Val d'Isère0 cm
10. Verbier0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère15 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Winterberg1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
6. St Moritz0 cm
7. Les Trois Vallées0 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 United51 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu43 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen31 cm
4. Lotte Arai23 cm
5. Hakuba Valley23 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. High1 Ski Resort3 cm
8. Beidahu2 cm
9. MonaYongPyong2 cm
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai55 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen53 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu38 cm
4. Hakuba Valley18 cm
5. Niseko United17 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu2 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai74 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu53 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen47 cm
4. Niseko United44 cm
5. Hakuba Valley17 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. MonaYongPyong2 cm
8. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
9. Beidahu1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen17 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm
3. Lotte Arai9 cm
4. Niseko United4 cm
5. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
6. Hakuba Valley3 cm
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm
8. Beidahu2 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai93 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen56 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu23 cm
4. Niseko United18 cm
5. Hakuba Valley17 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm