Snowiest Resorts by Continent
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Grouse Mountain180 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort146 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb99 cm | |
4. Crystal Mountain90 cm | |
5. White Pass90 cm | |
6. Mount Seymour Resort84 cm | |
7. Mt Bachelor83 cm | |
8. Cypress Mountain82 cm | |
9. Mt. Baker72 cm | |
10. Alyeska64 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mount Washington Alpine Resort69 cm | |
2. Alyeska67 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker52 cm | |
4. Crystal Mountain52 cm | |
5. White Pass41 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb38 cm | |
7. Stevens Pass37 cm | |
8. Donner Ski Ranch34 cm | |
9. Palisades Tahoe33 cm | |
10. Mt Bachelor33 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker84 cm | |
2. Whistler Blackcomb84 cm | |
3. Stevens Pass69 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort63 cm | |
5. Kirkwood63 cm | |
6. Alyeska51 cm | |
7. China Peak35 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort35 cm | |
9. Sugar Bowl35 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch35 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker107 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort100 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain76 cm | |
4. Whistler Blackcomb60 cm | |
5. Stevens Pass49 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain47 cm | |
7. Mount Seymour Resort47 cm | |
8. White Pass40 cm | |
9. Mt Bachelor32 cm | |
10. Revelstoke30 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker91 cm | |
2. Crystal Mountain78 cm | |
3. Mt Bachelor67 cm | |
4. Grouse Mountain66 cm | |
5. Cypress Mountain65 cm | |
6. Mount Seymour Resort65 cm | |
7. Whistler Blackcomb62 cm | |
8. Hoodoo60 cm | |
9. Stevens Pass60 cm | |
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort55 cm | |
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana63 cm | |
2. Zermatt63 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère56 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées56 cm | |
5. Verbier49 cm | |
6. Davos45 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc39 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel38 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf25 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns19 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana42 cm | |
2. Oberstdorf39 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées37 cm | |
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc37 cm | |
5. Davos33 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel30 cm | |
7. Verbier25 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns20 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen20 cm | |
10. Zermatt14 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana74 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc68 cm | |
3. Verbier68 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées64 cm | |
5. Davos56 cm | |
6. Zermatt44 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel36 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère32 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen28 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf27 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana47 cm | |
2. Davos46 cm | |
3. Kitzbühel37 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf36 cm | |
5. Verbier35 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc33 cm | |
7. Les Trois Vallées32 cm | |
8. Zermatt26 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns26 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère25 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc74 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées62 cm | |
3. Crans Montana52 cm | |
4. Verbier48 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel44 cm | |
6. Davos39 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf39 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns25 cm | |
9. St Moritz25 cm | |
10. Winterberg24 cm | |
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
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai53 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley19 cm | |
3. Niseko United13 cm | |
4. Yabuli Ski Resort9 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu7 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen71 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai67 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley16 cm | |
5. Niseko United11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen83 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai78 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley70 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu43 cm | |
5. Niseko United37 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen38 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai24 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu18 cm | |
4. Niseko United12 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Beidahu2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai101 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen99 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley41 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu26 cm | |
5. Niseko United13 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort8 cm | |
8. Beidahu4 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |