Snowiest Resorts by Continent
Top 10 Resorts in North America
The following ranks the resorts in North America by expected snowfall over the next 9 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor104 cm | |
2. Hoodoo74 cm | |
3. Cypress Mountain62 cm | |
4. Mount Seymour Resort62 cm | |
5. Mt Hood Meadows46 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain44 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort43 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole43 cm | |
9. Willamette Pass43 cm | |
10. Timberline Lodge41 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crystal Mountain49 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker44 cm | |
3. Mt Bachelor40 cm | |
4. Hoodoo34 cm | |
5. Stevens Pass32 cm | |
6. White Pass31 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain28 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort28 cm | |
9. Cypress Mountain26 cm | |
10. Willamette Pass26 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mount Washington Alpine Resort40 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker40 cm | |
3. Summit at Snoqualmie37 cm | |
4. Brundage Mountain Resort37 cm | |
5. Cypress Mountain35 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain35 cm | |
7. Mount Seymour Resort35 cm | |
8. Sun Valley Resort35 cm | |
9. Mt Shasta Ski Park33 cm | |
10. White Pass32 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor82 cm | |
2. Silver Mountain66 cm | |
3. Bluewood57 cm | |
4. Crystal Mountain54 cm | |
5. Lookout Pass Ski Area53 cm | |
6. Mt Hood Meadows44 cm | |
7. Timberline Lodge42 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole40 cm | |
9. Stevens Pass39 cm | |
10. Willamette Pass39 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe143 cm | |
2. Kirkwood143 cm | |
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort143 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge128 cm | |
5. Brundage Mountain Resort98 cm | |
6. Homewood97 cm | |
7. Palisades Tahoe97 cm | |
8. Donner Ski Ranch97 cm | |
9. Grouse Mountain93 cm | |
10. Cypress Mountain89 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Europe
The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 9 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns27 cm | |
2. St Moritz27 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère25 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées25 cm | |
5. Les Arcs20 cm | |
6. Davos18 cm | |
7. Crans Montana18 cm | |
8. Zermatt17 cm | |
9. Verbier15 cm | |
10. Val Gardena11 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz29 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées24 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns22 cm | |
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc20 cm | |
5. Crans Montana16 cm | |
6. Les Arcs16 cm | |
7. Davos13 cm | |
8. Zermatt13 cm | |
9. Verbier13 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère11 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc36 cm | |
2. Verbier36 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées34 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns27 cm | |
5. St Moritz27 cm | |
6. Davos25 cm | |
7. Crans Montana24 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen24 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf22 cm | |
10. Zermatt21 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère23 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées21 cm | |
3. Les Arcs20 cm | |
4. Crans Montana19 cm | |
5. St Moritz14 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns13 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc11 cm | |
8. Davos9 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel8 cm | |
10. Verbier7 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns41 cm | |
2. St Moritz41 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc32 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées24 cm | |
5. Les Arcs23 cm | |
6. Davos20 cm | |
7. Val Gardena18 cm | |
8. Verbier17 cm | |
9. Crans Montana15 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère14 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Asia
The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 9 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen68 cm | |
2. Niseko United38 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu33 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai28 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley25 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort12 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong7 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu7 cm | |
9. Beidahu7 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai56 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen48 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu32 cm | |
4. Niseko United17 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley16 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
8. Beidahu4 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai126 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley78 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen59 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu41 cm | |
5. Niseko United31 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort9 cm | |
8. Beidahu9 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong6 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu5 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu17 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai16 cm | |
4. Beidahu12 cm | |
5. Nozawa Onsen10 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu10 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong6 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
9. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai107 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu63 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen45 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley29 cm | |
5. High1 Ski Resort18 cm | |
6. Niseko United17 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong14 cm | |
8. Beidahu10 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort8 cm | |