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. Crystal Mountain146 cm | |
2. White Pass146 cm | |
3. Grouse Mountain131 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker122 cm | |
5. Mt Bachelor102 cm | |
6. Mount Washington Alpine Resort101 cm | |
7. Mount Seymour Resort96 cm | |
8. Willamette Pass90 cm | |
9. Cypress Mountain87 cm | |
10. Mt Hood Meadows81 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mount Seymour Resort81 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker78 cm | |
3. Grouse Mountain69 cm | |
4. Mount Washington Alpine Resort65 cm | |
5. Alyeska63 cm | |
6. Mt Bachelor62 cm | |
7. Whistler Blackcomb61 cm | |
8. Cypress Mountain57 cm | |
9. Crystal Mountain57 cm | |
10. Timberline Lodge54 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt. Baker90 cm | |
2. Stevens Pass84 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb69 cm | |
4. Brundage Mountain Resort63 cm | |
5. Alyeska53 cm | |
6. White Pass40 cm | |
7. RED Mountain Resort39 cm | |
8. Willamette Pass35 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort35 cm | |
10. Bear Valley Mountain Resort33 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor110 cm | |
2. Willamette Pass98 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain94 cm | |
4. Jackson Hole90 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort88 cm | |
6. Mt. Baker75 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort63 cm | |
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe62 cm | |
9. Brundage Mountain Resort61 cm | |
10. Stevens Pass60 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor129 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker119 cm | |
3. Mt Hood Meadows116 cm | |
4. Timberline Lodge112 cm | |
5. Brundage Mountain Resort97 cm | |
6. Mount Seymour Resort94 cm | |
7. Stevens Pass92 cm | |
8. Grouse Mountain88 cm | |
9. Crystal Mountain84 cm | |
10. Hoodoo83 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 Montana38 cm | |
2. Zermatt38 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère35 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées35 cm | |
5. Verbier35 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc26 cm | |
7. Davos15 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel11 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf11 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns6 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana25 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc24 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées17 cm | |
4. Kitzbühel14 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf13 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen10 cm | |
7. Verbier10 cm | |
8. Davos9 cm | |
9. Zermatt5 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana40 cm | |
2. Davos34 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen33 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées32 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc31 cm | |
6. Verbier31 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf29 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel27 cm | |
9. Zermatt19 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana24 cm | |
2. Verbier14 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées13 cm | |
4. Zermatt11 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc11 cm | |
6. St Moritz10 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère10 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns7 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf7 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana27 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc27 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées22 cm | |
4. Verbier20 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel18 cm | |
6. Davos17 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf13 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns10 cm | |
9. St Moritz10 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen9 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. Lotte Arai39 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley17 cm | |
3. Niseko United13 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Nozawa Onsen4 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai62 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen61 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu34 cm | |
4. Niseko United28 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley13 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Beidahu0 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen102 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai77 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu50 cm | |
4. Niseko United43 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley40 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen55 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
5. Niseko United11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen132 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai112 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley50 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu36 cm | |
5. Niseko United14 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort7 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
9. Beidahu3 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |