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. Dodge Ridge76 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe76 cm | |
3. Bear Valley Mountain Resort75 cm | |
4. Heavenly75 cm | |
5. Kirkwood75 cm | |
6. Mt Bachelor69 cm | |
7. Diamond Peak Ski Resort68 cm | |
8. Donner Ski Ranch59 cm | |
9. Cypress Mountain56 cm | |
10. Mount Seymour Resort56 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort134 cm | |
2. Sugar Bowl134 cm | |
3. Kirkwood116 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe116 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort101 cm | |
6. Homewood94 cm | |
7. Heavenly93 cm | |
8. Palisades Tahoe92 cm | |
9. Northstar California Resort82 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch81 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort91 cm | |
2. Kirkwood91 cm | |
3. Grand Targhee Resort55 cm | |
4. Cypress Mountain51 cm | |
5. Grouse Mountain51 cm | |
6. Mount Seymour Resort51 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort42 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole42 cm | |
9. Snow King Mountain42 cm | |
10. Brundage Mountain Resort39 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort128 cm | |
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe125 cm | |
3. June Mountain119 cm | |
4. Heavenly102 cm | |
5. Kirkwood102 cm | |
6. Boreal Mountain Resort102 cm | |
7. Donner Ski Ranch93 cm | |
8. Jackson Hole84 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort78 cm | |
10. Northstar California Resort76 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe185 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort180 cm | |
3. Kirkwood174 cm | |
4. Dodge Ridge158 cm | |
5. China Peak123 cm | |
6. Homewood102 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort100 cm | |
8. Palisades Tahoe97 cm | |
9. Grouse Mountain90 cm | |
10. Mount Seymour Resort90 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. Zermatt17 cm | |
2. Verbier9 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Crans Montana3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
9. St Moritz1 cm | |
10. Winterberg1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées5 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
3. Crans Montana4 cm | |
4. Les Arcs3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
6. Verbier2 cm | |
7. Winterberg1 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
9. Zermatt1 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns13 cm | |
2. St Moritz13 cm | |
3. Crans Montana7 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
6. Verbier5 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
8. Val Gardena4 cm | |
9. Davos4 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz14 cm | |
2. Crans Montana10 cm | |
3. Les Arcs9 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
7. Zermatt3 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère10 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées6 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
6. St Moritz4 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
8. Zermatt4 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
10. Winterberg3 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 Onsen64 cm | |
2. Niseko United44 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu33 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai19 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley14 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu8 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
9. Beidahu4 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai48 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen47 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu26 cm | |
4. Niseko United22 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
8. Beidahu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai95 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley79 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen69 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu37 cm | |
5. Niseko United33 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort5 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu5 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
10. Beidahu4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai35 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen23 cm | |
4. Niseko United13 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu11 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
9. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai106 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen50 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu43 cm | |
4. Niseko United27 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley18 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong10 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
9. Beidahu7 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort7 cm | |