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. Diamond Peak Ski Resort141 cm | |
2. Heavenly133 cm | |
3. Kirkwood133 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge130 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe130 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort115 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch111 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort93 cm | |
9. Homewood93 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort93 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl188 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort167 cm | |
3. Homewood136 cm | |
4. Palisades Tahoe132 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe132 cm | |
6. Donner Ski Ranch123 cm | |
7. Kirkwood107 cm | |
8. Mt Rose91 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain83 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort78 cm | |
2. Kirkwood78 cm | |
3. June Mountain78 cm | |
4. Mammoth Mountain78 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort67 cm | |
6. Cypress Mountain51 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain51 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort51 cm | |
9. Hoodoo47 cm | |
10. Sun Valley Resort41 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe136 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort134 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch124 cm | |
4. Heavenly111 cm | |
5. Kirkwood111 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort111 cm | |
7. Northstar California Resort111 cm | |
8. Sugar Bowl111 cm | |
9. Homewood103 cm | |
10. Palisades Tahoe99 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge140 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort130 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe111 cm | |
4. Kirkwood111 cm | |
5. China Peak103 cm | |
6. Grand Targhee Resort101 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain98 cm | |
8. Hoodoo95 cm | |
9. Mt. Baker89 cm | |
10. Mt Shasta Ski Park87 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. Zermatt11 cm | |
2. Verbier8 cm | |
3. Les Arcs7 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
6. Crans Montana2 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
8. St Moritz2 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
10. Val Gardena1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
6. St Moritz2 cm | |
7. Les Arcs2 cm | |
8. Zermatt2 cm | |
9. Verbier1 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
2. Les Arcs4 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
4. St Moritz3 cm | |
5. Crans Montana2 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
7. Val Gardena2 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
3. St Moritz1 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
5. Verbier1 cm | |
6. Les Arcs1 cm | |
7. Val Gardena0 cm | |
8. Crans Montana0 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère16 cm | |
2. Zermatt7 cm | |
3. Val Gardena6 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
5. St Moritz4 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc4 cm | |
8. Les Arcs4 cm | |
9. Crans Montana2 cm | |
10. Verbier1 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. Nozawa Onsen54 cm | |
2. Niseko United43 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai33 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu33 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley15 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen57 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai49 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Niseko United19 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley8 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai92 cm | |
2. Niseko United61 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen55 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu38 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley18 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 cm | |
4. MonaYongPyong6 cm | |
5. Niseko United5 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai124 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen77 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu30 cm | |
4. Niseko United17 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |