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. Dodge Ridge147 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe147 cm | |
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort142 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch136 cm | |
5. Heavenly135 cm | |
6. Kirkwood135 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort119 cm | |
8. Boreal Mountain Resort97 cm | |
9. Homewood97 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort97 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl194 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort170 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch168 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe163 cm | |
5. Homewood159 cm | |
6. Palisades Tahoe152 cm | |
7. Mt Rose139 cm | |
8. Kirkwood136 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort129 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain102 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort108 cm | |
2. Kirkwood108 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort77 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl77 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch77 cm | |
6. June Mountain75 cm | |
7. Mammoth Mountain75 cm | |
8. Brundage Mountain Resort72 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort68 cm | |
10. Hoodoo49 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort136 cm | |
2. Donner Ski Ranch136 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe121 cm | |
4. Northstar California Resort119 cm | |
5. Sugar Bowl119 cm | |
6. Homewood109 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort109 cm | |
8. Heavenly107 cm | |
9. Kirkwood107 cm | |
10. June Mountain106 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge129 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe119 cm | |
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort115 cm | |
4. Mount Seymour Resort110 cm | |
5. Kirkwood107 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain103 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort102 cm | |
8. Mt Hood Meadows101 cm | |
9. Timberline Lodge98 cm | |
10. Hoodoo90 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 Montana10 cm | |
2. Zermatt10 cm | |
3. Verbier10 cm | |
4. Les Arcs7 cm | |
5. Val Gardena7 cm | |
6. Val d'Isère6 cm | |
7. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
9. St Moritz3 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère6 cm | |
2. Winterberg1 cm | |
3. Zermatt0 cm | |
4. Les Arcs0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Zermatt2 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
3. St Moritz2 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
5. Les Arcs2 cm | |
6. Val Gardena2 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen0 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
2. Les Arcs2 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
4. St Moritz1 cm | |
5. Verbier1 cm | |
6. Zermatt0 cm | |
7. Crans Montana0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère23 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc11 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
4. Zermatt5 cm | |
5. Crans Montana4 cm | |
6. Val Gardena4 cm | |
7. Winterberg4 cm | |
8. Verbier4 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
10. St Moritz3 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. Niseko United62 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen42 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu41 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley20 cm | |
6. Beidahu2 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai58 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen56 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Niseko United18 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Beidahu2 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai92 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen70 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu66 cm | |
4. Niseko United64 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Beidahu1 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen31 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai25 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
5. Niseko United3 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai119 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen78 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu35 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley20 cm | |
5. Niseko United17 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |