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. Whistler Blackcomb111 cm | |
2. Grouse Mountain95 cm | |
3. Mount Washington Alpine Resort89 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker53 cm | |
5. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort53 cm | |
6. Crystal Mountain50 cm | |
7. White Pass50 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort44 cm | |
9. Diamond Peak Ski Resort42 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch42 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park49 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch46 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort44 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl44 cm | |
5. Palisades Tahoe42 cm | |
6. Mt. Baker41 cm | |
7. Mt Hood Meadows40 cm | |
8. Hoodoo39 cm | |
9. Homewood39 cm | |
10. Kirkwood38 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whistler Blackcomb54 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort44 cm | |
3. Kirkwood44 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker43 cm | |
5. Stevens Pass37 cm | |
6. Revelstoke31 cm | |
7. Willamette Pass30 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort30 cm | |
9. China Peak28 cm | |
10. Brundage Mountain Resort28 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mount Washington Alpine Resort84 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker78 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb71 cm | |
4. Boreal Mountain Resort61 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch61 cm | |
6. Revelstoke56 cm | |
7. Northstar California Resort50 cm | |
8. Sugar Bowl50 cm | |
9. Crystal Mountain45 cm | |
10. Homewood40 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Grand Targhee Resort80 cm | |
2. Mt Bachelor62 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker61 cm | |
4. Jackson Hole56 cm | |
5. Willamette Pass56 cm | |
6. Mt Hood Meadows49 cm | |
7. Timberline Lodge46 cm | |
8. Bogus Basin45 cm | |
9. Dodge Ridge45 cm | |
10. Mount Washington Alpine Resort44 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. Val d'Isère32 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées31 cm | |
3. Verbier27 cm | |
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc17 cm | |
5. Crans Montana15 cm | |
6. Zermatt15 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel11 cm | |
8. Davos11 cm | |
9. St Moritz5 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf5 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées17 cm | |
2. Oberstdorf15 cm | |
3. Crans Montana14 cm | |
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc12 cm | |
5. Zermatt9 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel8 cm | |
7. Verbier8 cm | |
8. Davos7 cm | |
9. Winterberg5 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel34 cm | |
2. Davos29 cm | |
3. Crans Montana25 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées24 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc22 cm | |
6. Verbier22 cm | |
7. Zermatt17 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf16 cm | |
9. Val d'Isère15 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen13 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana20 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées15 cm | |
3. Davos11 cm | |
4. Verbier11 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns7 cm | |
7. St Moritz7 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
9. Val Gardena6 cm | |
10. Zermatt5 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées30 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc27 cm | |
3. Crans Montana26 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel19 cm | |
5. Verbier19 cm | |
6. Winterberg19 cm | |
7. Davos16 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf16 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns9 cm | |
10. St Moritz9 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. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 cm | |
2. Niseko United10 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai3 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Hakuba Valley2 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai65 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen54 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu22 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley20 cm | |
5. Niseko United15 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley56 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu51 cm | |
3. Niseko United48 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
5. Lotte Arai37 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai25 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen21 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu15 cm | |
4. Niseko United4 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Hakuba Valley1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai49 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen43 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu43 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley30 cm | |
5. Niseko United18 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |