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 Resort84 cm | |
2. Dodge Ridge78 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe78 cm | |
4. Heavenly74 cm | |
5. Kirkwood74 cm | |
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park68 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort66 cm | |
8. Donner Ski Ranch65 cm | |
9. June Mountain63 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain63 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort115 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch111 cm | |
3. Sugar Bowl109 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm | |
5. Kirkwood90 cm | |
6. Palisades Tahoe86 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe84 cm | |
8. Mt Rose74 cm | |
9. Mammoth Mountain73 cm | |
10. June Mountain73 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Brundage Mountain Resort85 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort81 cm | |
3. Kirkwood81 cm | |
4. June Mountain67 cm | |
5. Mammoth Mountain67 cm | |
6. Hoodoo60 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort48 cm | |
8. Bogus Basin42 cm | |
9. Mt Shasta Ski Park40 cm | |
10. Laurel Mountain38 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort71 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch71 cm | |
3. June Mountain69 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe68 cm | |
5. Bogus Basin67 cm | |
6. Grand Targhee Resort65 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort63 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole62 cm | |
9. China Peak57 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort52 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge151 cm | |
2. China Peak145 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe129 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort129 cm | |
5. Brundage Mountain Resort113 cm | |
6. Kirkwood113 cm | |
7. Jackson Hole94 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort89 cm | |
9. Donner Ski Ranch79 cm | |
10. Sun Valley Resort66 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. Winterberg9 cm | |
2. Zermatt8 cm | |
3. Verbier7 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
5. Les Arcs5 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
7. Davos3 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
2. St Moritz1 cm | |
3. Val Gardena1 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
5. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère0 cm | |
8. Les Arcs0 cm | |
9. Winterberg0 cm | |
10. Zermatt0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm | |
2. St Moritz5 cm | |
3. Val Gardena5 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
5. Les Arcs3 cm | |
6. Crans Montana2 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
2. St Moritz3 cm | |
3. Zermatt3 cm | |
4. Val Gardena2 cm | |
5. Les Arcs2 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
7. Verbier1 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns19 cm | |
2. St Moritz19 cm | |
3. Val Gardena16 cm | |
4. Crans Montana13 cm | |
5. Les Arcs10 cm | |
6. Verbier9 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère8 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen8 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf8 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 Onsen55 cm | |
2. Niseko United44 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley39 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai39 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu23 cm | |
7. Beidahu4 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen66 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu57 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai55 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley25 cm | |
5. Niseko United21 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai122 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen72 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu64 cm | |
4. Niseko United47 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley36 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
8. Beidahu3 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen13 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai12 cm | |
4. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
8. Niseko United2 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai115 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen72 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley23 cm | |
5. Niseko United11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort7 cm | |
8. Beidahu3 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |