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. Bear Valley Mountain Resort81 cm | |
2. Kirkwood81 cm | |
3. June Mountain67 cm | |
4. Mammoth Mountain67 cm | |
5. Hoodoo60 cm | |
6. Brundage Mountain Resort60 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort48 cm | |
8. Mt Shasta Ski Park40 cm | |
9. Laurel Mountain38 cm | |
10. China Peak37 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. Grand Targhee Resort65 cm | |
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort63 cm | |
7. Jackson Hole62 cm | |
8. China Peak57 cm | |
9. Brundage Mountain Resort55 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. Kirkwood113 cm | |
6. Brundage Mountain Resort111 cm | |
7. Jackson Hole94 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort89 cm | |
9. Donner Ski Ranch79 cm | |
10. Sun Valley Resort64 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. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
2. Verbier3 cm | |
3. Les Arcs1 cm | |
4. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
5. Zermatt1 cm | |
6. Winterberg1 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère0 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
2. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
3. St Moritz1 cm | |
4. Val Gardena1 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
6. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère0 cm | |
8. Davos0 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. Zermatt2 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
10. Verbier2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère11 cm | |
2. Zermatt4 cm | |
3. St Moritz3 cm | |
4. Val Gardena2 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Les Arcs0 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns19 cm | |
2. St Moritz19 cm | |
3. Val Gardena16 cm | |
4. Zermatt14 cm | |
5. Crans Montana13 cm | |
6. Val d'Isère10 cm | |
7. Davos7 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc6 cm | |
9. Winterberg5 cm | |
10. Verbier5 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 Onsen53 cm | |
2. Niseko United47 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai39 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley28 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu23 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Beidahu3 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu57 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai55 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen53 cm | |
4. Niseko United30 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley27 cm | |
7. Beidahu2 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai122 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen96 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu64 cm | |
4. Niseko United54 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley51 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Beidahu3 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 | |
5. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
6. Niseko United3 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
10. Beidahu2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai115 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen79 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley27 cm | |
5. Niseko United17 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
8. Beidahu4 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |