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 8 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Donner Ski Ranch40"
2. Diamond Peak Ski Resort32"
3. Heavenly30"
4. Kirkwood30"
5. Mt Rose29"
6. Dodge Ridge28"
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe28"
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort26"
9. Bogus Basin24"
10. Grand Targhee Resort22"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort66"
2. Sugar Bowl61"
3. Donner Ski Ranch60"
4. Mt Rose50"
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe45"
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort43"
7. Palisades Tahoe40"
8. Kirkwood39"
9. Homewood39"
10. Mammoth Mountain37"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort32"
2. Kirkwood32"
3. Palisades Tahoe29"
4. Boreal Mountain Resort27"
5. Sugar Bowl27"
6. Willamette Pass27"
7. Grand Targhee Resort23"
8. June Mountain23"
9. Mammoth Mountain23"
10. Hoodoo22"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain50"
2. Boreal Mountain Resort46"
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe42"
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort41"
5. China Peak38"
6. Donner Ski Ranch38"
7. Heavenly37"
8. Kirkwood37"
9. Northstar California Resort36"
10. Sugar Bowl36"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge61"
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe52"
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort52"
4. Donner Ski Ranch50"
5. Mt Shasta Ski Park47"
6. Grand Targhee Resort46"
7. Kirkwood46"
8. China Peak45"
9. Jackson Hole40"
10. Brundage Mountain Resort35"

Top 10 Resorts in Europe

The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 8 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Verbier3"
2. Zermatt2"
3. Les Arcs2"
4. Val Gardena1"
5. Winterberg0"
6. Val d'Isère0"
7. Les Trois Vallées0"
8. Corviglia-Marguns0"
9. St Moritz0"
10. Crans Montana0"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère5"
2. St Moritz1"
3. Corviglia-Marguns0"
4. Kitzbühel0"
5. Zermatt0"
6. Crans Montana0"
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0"
8. Winterberg0"
9. Les Arcs0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère1"
2. Les Arcs1"
3. Corviglia-Marguns1"
4. St Moritz1"
5. Zermatt1"
6. Val Gardena1"
7. Crans Montana0"
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0"
9. Verbier0"
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val Gardena1"
2. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1"
3. Oberstdorf0"
4. St Moritz0"
5. Corviglia-Marguns0"
6. Davos0"
7. Val d'Isère0"
8. Verbier0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère6"
2. Val Gardena1"
3. Winterberg1"
4. Zermatt0"
5. Corviglia-Marguns0"
6. St Moritz0"
7. Les Trois Vallées0"
8. Oberstdorf0"
9. Davos0"

Top 10 Resorts in Asia

The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 8 days according to different models.

ECMWF (European) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko United20"
2. Nozawa Onsen16"
3. Hakuba Valley12"
4. Lotte Arai12"
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu11"
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2"
7. Beidahu1"
8. High1 Ski Resort1"
9. MonaYongPyong1"
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1"

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Nozawa Onsen21"
2. Lotte Arai20"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu18"
4. Niseko United8"
5. Hakuba Valley7"
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1"
7. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
8. Beidahu1"
9. High1 Ski Resort0"
10. MonaYongPyong0"

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai42"
2. Nozawa Onsen26"
3. Niseko United20"
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu20"
5. Hakuba Valley7"
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1"
7. MonaYongPyong1"
8. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
9. Beidahu1"
10. High1 Ski Resort0"

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai10"
2. Nozawa Onsen7"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu5"
4. Niseko United2"
5. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1"
6. Hakuba Valley1"
7. MonaYongPyong1"
8. Beidahu1"
9. Yabuli Ski Resort1"
10. High1 Ski Resort0"

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai40"
2. Nozawa Onsen25"
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu9"
4. Niseko United7"
5. Hakuba Valley7"
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2"
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1"
8. Beidahu0"
9. High1 Ski Resort0"
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0"