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. Willamette Pass72 cm | |
2. Mt Bachelor63 cm | |
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort56 cm | |
4. Cypress Mountain55 cm | |
5. Mount Seymour Resort55 cm | |
6. Diamond Peak Ski Resort50 cm | |
7. Boreal Mountain Resort46 cm | |
8. Summit at Snoqualmie43 cm | |
9. Dodge Ridge42 cm | |
10. Sierra-at-Tahoe42 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort97 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort94 cm | |
3. Sugar Bowl74 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch61 cm | |
5. Stevens Pass47 cm | |
6. Crystal Mountain43 cm | |
7. Mt. Baker41 cm | |
8. Summit at Snoqualmie40 cm | |
9. Palisades Tahoe39 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort37 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort79 cm | |
2. Cypress Mountain50 cm | |
3. Grouse Mountain50 cm | |
4. Mount Seymour Resort50 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort48 cm | |
6. Jackson Hole46 cm | |
7. Snow King Mountain46 cm | |
8. Mount Washington Alpine Resort42 cm | |
9. China Peak38 cm | |
10. Boreal Mountain Resort34 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Bachelor111 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort93 cm | |
3. Willamette Pass75 cm | |
4. Hoodoo58 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort55 cm | |
6. Silver Mountain50 cm | |
7. Crystal Mountain46 cm | |
8. China Peak45 cm | |
9. Lookout Pass Ski Area44 cm | |
10. Brundage Mountain Resort41 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort189 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe185 cm | |
3. Kirkwood180 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch134 cm | |
5. Dodge Ridge132 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain116 cm | |
7. China Peak113 cm | |
8. Homewood113 cm | |
9. Mammoth Mountain112 cm | |
10. Palisades Tahoe111 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. Zermatt20 cm | |
2. Verbier12 cm | |
3. Les Arcs10 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
7. St Moritz4 cm | |
8. Crans Montana3 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
3. Crans Montana4 cm | |
4. Les Arcs3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
6. Verbier2 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Zermatt1 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
10. St Moritz0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val Gardena15 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc10 cm | |
3. Verbier10 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns10 cm | |
5. St Moritz10 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
7. Davos9 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées8 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf8 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen7 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana8 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère5 cm | |
3. St Moritz5 cm | |
4. Les Arcs4 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel3 cm | |
7. Val Gardena2 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
10. Davos1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère8 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
3. Les Arcs7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Verbier3 cm | |
6. Crans Montana3 cm | |
7. Zermatt3 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
9. Winterberg2 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns2 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 Onsen72 cm | |
2. Niseko United55 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai29 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu28 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley22 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu7 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai50 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen46 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu34 cm | |
4. Niseko United22 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley14 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Beidahu2 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai95 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley80 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen66 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu36 cm | |
5. Niseko United27 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort6 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
9. Beidahu4 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen22 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu17 cm | |
3. Lotte Arai16 cm | |
4. Niseko United13 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu10 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley4 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai96 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen54 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu47 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley31 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong15 cm | |
6. Niseko United13 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort8 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
10. Beidahu6 cm | |