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. Alyeska184 cm | |
2. Snowshoe Mountain28 cm | |
3. Titus Mountain25 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor24 cm | |
5. Paoli Peaks22 cm | |
6. Wintergreen22 cm | |
7. Snow Creek21 cm | |
8. Stowe Mountain Resort19 cm | |
9. Bolton Valley19 cm | |
10. Seven Springs Mountain Resort18 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska115 cm | |
2. Timberline Lodge44 cm | |
3. Mt Hood Meadows43 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor29 cm | |
5. Hoodoo26 cm | |
6. Seven Springs Mountain Resort23 cm | |
7. Snow Creek21 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker21 cm | |
9. Laurel Mountain19 cm | |
10. Wintergreen19 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska76 cm | |
2. Paoli Peaks30 cm | |
3. Snow Creek24 cm | |
4. Wintergreen22 cm | |
5. Snowshoe Mountain21 cm | |
6. Revelstoke18 cm | |
7. Ski Cloudcroft18 cm | |
8. Big Sky15 cm | |
9. Silver Mountain15 cm | |
10. Montana Snowbowl14 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska48 cm | |
2. Snowshoe Mountain24 cm | |
3. Big Sky21 cm | |
4. Titus Mountain21 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort19 cm | |
6. Mt Bachelor19 cm | |
7. Smugglers' Notch Resort19 cm | |
8. Bridger Bowl18 cm | |
9. Blue Mountain16 cm | |
10. Paoli Peaks16 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Hood Meadows56 cm | |
2. Timberline Lodge54 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker54 cm | |
4. Silver Mountain41 cm | |
5. Montana Snowbowl40 cm | |
6. Lookout Pass Ski Area34 cm | |
7. Pomerelle Mountain Resort33 cm | |
8. Big Sky32 cm | |
9. Snow Creek32 cm | |
10. Mt Spokane29 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. Val d'Isère36 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées36 cm | |
3. Crans Montana34 cm | |
4. Davos26 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns23 cm | |
6. St Moritz23 cm | |
7. Val Gardena21 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel20 cm | |
9. Verbier16 cm | |
10. Winterberg14 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Arcs40 cm | |
2. St Moritz32 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées30 cm | |
4. Crans Montana29 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc20 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns19 cm | |
7. Davos19 cm | |
8. Winterberg18 cm | |
9. Val Gardena17 cm | |
10. Zermatt17 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc60 cm | |
2. Verbier60 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées47 cm | |
4. Crans Montana35 cm | |
5. Zermatt31 cm | |
6. Davos31 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère28 cm | |
8. Les Arcs28 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel23 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen23 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Arcs75 cm | |
2. Crans Montana74 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées32 cm | |
4. St Moritz30 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère25 cm | |
6. Zermatt23 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns23 cm | |
8. Verbier17 cm | |
9. Davos11 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel10 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées52 cm | |
2. Winterberg41 cm | |
3. Les Arcs32 cm | |
4. Crans Montana30 cm | |
5. Val Gardena25 cm | |
6. Verbier24 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc23 cm | |
8. Corviglia-Marguns22 cm | |
9. St Moritz22 cm | |
10. Davos18 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 Onsen32 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm | |
3. Niseko United22 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai18 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley14 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
9. Beidahu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai23 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley21 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen21 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu20 cm | |
5. Niseko United20 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong5 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen50 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai47 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 cm | |
4. Niseko United26 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley25 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
10. Beidahu3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai29 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen23 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu15 cm | |
4. Niseko United10 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
10. Beidahu2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai90 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen56 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu20 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley19 cm | |
5. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort8 cm | |
7. Niseko United6 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort6 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu5 cm | |
10. Beidahu5 cm | |