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 Ridge109 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe109 cm
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort105 cm
4. Heavenly104 cm
5. Kirkwood104 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort100 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch97 cm
8. June Mountain88 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain88 cm
10. Boreal Mountain Resort71 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Donner Ski Ranch142 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort141 cm
3. Sugar Bowl134 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe120 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort112 cm
6. Palisades Tahoe107 cm
7. Kirkwood107 cm
8. Homewood103 cm
9. Mammoth Mountain103 cm
10. June Mountain97 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort81 cm
2. Kirkwood81 cm
3. Brundage Mountain Resort79 cm
4. Hoodoo57 cm
5. Grand Targhee Resort54 cm
6. June Mountain52 cm
7. Mammoth Mountain52 cm
8. Alta47 cm
9. Brighton Resort47 cm
10. Deer Valley Resort47 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain141 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort137 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch137 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe126 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort119 cm
6. Northstar California Resort108 cm
7. Sugar Bowl108 cm
8. China Peak102 cm
9. Heavenly102 cm
10. Kirkwood102 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge179 cm
2. China Peak153 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe149 cm
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort144 cm
5. Kirkwood125 cm
6. Brundage Mountain Resort113 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch112 cm
8. Grand Targhee Resort85 cm
9. Jackson Hole81 cm
10. Boreal Mountain Resort69 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. Verbier5 cm
2. Les Arcs4 cm
3. Zermatt4 cm
4. Val d'Isère1 cm
5. Les Trois Vallées1 cm
6. Crans Montana1 cm
7. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
8. St Moritz1 cm
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
10. Oberstdorf0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm
2. Kitzbühel0 cm
3. Val Gardena0 cm
4. Val d'Isère0 cm
5. Winterberg0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère3 cm
2. Les Arcs3 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm
4. St Moritz2 cm
5. Val Gardena1 cm
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
7. Zermatt1 cm
8. Verbier1 cm
9. Crans Montana1 cm
10. Kitzbühel1 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère4 cm
2. Zermatt3 cm
3. Val Gardena2 cm
4. Les Arcs2 cm
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm
6. Verbier1 cm
7. St Moritz0 cm
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm
9. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val Gardena18 cm
2. Les Arcs10 cm
3. Verbier9 cm
4. Val d'Isère8 cm
5. Garmisch-Partenkirchen8 cm
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm
7. Crans Montana8 cm
8. Oberstdorf7 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées7 cm
10. Corviglia-Marguns6 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 United42 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen42 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm
4. Lotte Arai29 cm
5. Hakuba Valley25 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort4 cm
7. Beidahu3 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
10. MonaYongPyong1 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai64 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen62 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu37 cm
4. Hakuba Valley24 cm
5. Niseko United20 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai82 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen53 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu46 cm
4. Niseko United42 cm
5. Hakuba Valley36 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort4 cm
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm
8. Beidahu3 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort2 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai20 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu13 cm
4. High1 Ski Resort4 cm
5. MonaYongPyong4 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort4 cm
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm
8. Niseko United2 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm
10. Beidahu1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai97 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen62 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm
4. Hakuba Valley18 cm
5. Niseko United10 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. MonaYongPyong0 cm
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm