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 Resort128 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort99 cm | |
3. Heavenly98 cm | |
4. Kirkwood98 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch98 cm | |
6. Dodge Ridge97 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe97 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort81 cm | |
9. Homewood81 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort81 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl121 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort110 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe101 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort100 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch97 cm | |
6. Kirkwood95 cm | |
7. Timberline Lodge87 cm | |
8. Mt Hood Meadows85 cm | |
9. Homewood78 cm | |
10. Palisades Tahoe77 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort82 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl82 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch82 cm | |
4. Grand Targhee Resort53 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort52 cm | |
6. Kirkwood52 cm | |
7. June Mountain50 cm | |
8. Mammoth Mountain50 cm | |
9. Jackson Hole48 cm | |
10. Snow King Mountain48 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe147 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort142 cm | |
3. June Mountain140 cm | |
4. Heavenly130 cm | |
5. Kirkwood130 cm | |
6. Boreal Mountain Resort118 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch118 cm | |
8. Dodge Ridge115 cm | |
9. China Peak108 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort102 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge187 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort184 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe179 cm | |
4. Kirkwood175 cm | |
5. China Peak137 cm | |
6. Donner Ski Ranch113 cm | |
7. Snow King Mountain105 cm | |
8. Mammoth Mountain93 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort91 cm | |
10. Mt. Baker89 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. Verbier7 cm | |
3. Les Arcs3 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
5. St Moritz1 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
10. Val Gardena1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère12 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
4. St Moritz3 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
6. Les Arcs3 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
8. Verbier2 cm | |
9. Zermatt2 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
2. St Moritz8 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère6 cm | |
4. Les Arcs6 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
7. Verbier3 cm | |
8. Crans Montana2 cm | |
9. Zermatt2 cm | |
10. Davos2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz3 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
4. Les Arcs1 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
7. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère13 cm | |
2. Val Gardena10 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
4. St Moritz8 cm | |
5. Zermatt5 cm | |
6. Les Arcs3 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
10. Crans Montana1 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 Onsen62 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai42 cm | |
3. Niseko United40 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley15 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen41 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai39 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu38 cm | |
4. Niseko United25 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai74 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu65 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen65 cm | |
4. Niseko United61 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley21 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai33 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen29 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm | |
4. Niseko United6 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong6 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai93 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen60 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu36 cm | |
4. Niseko United24 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |