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. Mt Bachelor69 cm | |
2. Mt Hood Meadows47 cm | |
3. Sugar Bowl46 cm | |
4. Summit at Snoqualmie43 cm | |
5. Mt. Baker36 cm | |
6. Crystal Mountain30 cm | |
7. Montana Snowbowl21 cm | |
8. Mt Shasta Ski Park19 cm | |
9. Mount Snow16 cm | |
10. Stratton16 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort153 cm | |
2. Kirkwood146 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe146 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl134 cm | |
5. Boreal Mountain Resort115 cm | |
6. Heavenly101 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch100 cm | |
8. Homewood84 cm | |
9. June Mountain84 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain84 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm | |
2. Kirkwood91 cm | |
3. Snow King Mountain64 cm | |
4. Grand Targhee Resort55 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch52 cm | |
6. Red Lodge Mountain47 cm | |
7. Jackson Hole42 cm | |
8. Sun Valley Resort39 cm | |
9. White Pass35 cm | |
10. China Peak35 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort128 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe125 cm | |
3. June Mountain119 cm | |
4. Heavenly102 cm | |
5. Kirkwood102 cm | |
6. Boreal Mountain Resort102 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch102 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole84 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort78 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort76 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Brundage Mountain Resort119 cm | |
2. Dodge Ridge106 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe98 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort93 cm | |
5. Kirkwood87 cm | |
6. China Peak85 cm | |
7. Mount Seymour Resort82 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort77 cm | |
9. Willamette Pass77 cm | |
10. Grouse Mountain74 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. St Moritz1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
4. Crans Montana4 cm | |
5. Les Arcs3 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
7. Verbier2 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
9. Winterberg1 cm | |
10. Zermatt1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns13 cm | |
2. St Moritz13 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc13 cm | |
4. Verbier13 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère9 cm | |
6. Les Arcs9 cm | |
7. Les Trois Vallées8 cm | |
8. Crans Montana7 cm | |
9. Zermatt6 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz14 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
3. Crans Montana7 cm | |
4. Les Arcs6 cm | |
5. Val Gardena5 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
8. Davos3 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
10. Winterberg1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère19 cm | |
2. Zermatt11 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc9 cm | |
4. Winterberg8 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées7 cm | |
7. Les Arcs7 cm | |
8. Crans Montana6 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
10. Val Gardena5 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 |
|---|
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu40 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai39 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen38 cm | |
4. Niseko United20 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley10 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai92 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen77 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley49 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu39 cm | |
5. Niseko United36 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong5 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai35 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen31 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm | |
4. Niseko United10 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong8 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu6 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. Hakuba Valley2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai88 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu53 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen49 cm | |
4. Niseko United33 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley26 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort8 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort8 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong7 cm | |
10. Beidahu5 cm | |