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. Alyeska121 cm | |
2. Cypress Mountain38 cm | |
3. Mount Seymour Resort38 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor35 cm | |
5. Horseshoe Resort33 cm | |
6. White Pass27 cm | |
7. Brundage Mountain Resort25 cm | |
8. Montana Snowbowl25 cm | |
9. Crystal Mountain25 cm | |
10. Red Lodge Mountain24 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Hood Meadows52 cm | |
2. Mt Bachelor51 cm | |
3. Alyeska45 cm | |
4. Timberline Lodge43 cm | |
5. Mt. Baker31 cm | |
6. Hoodoo30 cm | |
7. Crystal Mountain28 cm | |
8. Hidden Valley27 cm | |
9. Stevens Pass27 cm | |
10. Jay Peak Resort26 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska56 cm | |
2. Montana Snowbowl35 cm | |
3. Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort32 cm | |
4. Stevens Pass32 cm | |
5. Mt. Baker31 cm | |
6. Grand Targhee Resort31 cm | |
7. Lookout Pass Ski Area30 cm | |
8. Paoli Peaks29 cm | |
9. Terry Peak Ski Area29 cm | |
10. Jackson Hole27 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Grand Targhee Resort39 cm | |
2. Silver Mountain37 cm | |
3. Jackson Hole32 cm | |
4. Jay Peak Resort31 cm | |
5. Big Sky31 cm | |
6. Montana Snowbowl30 cm | |
7. Steamboat27 cm | |
8. Crystal Mountain26 cm | |
9. Lookout Pass Ski Area26 cm | |
10. Stevens Pass25 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Hood Meadows60 cm | |
2. Mt. Baker46 cm | |
3. Jay Peak Resort42 cm | |
4. Schweitzer41 cm | |
5. Montana Snowbowl39 cm | |
6. Mt Spokane38 cm | |
7. Brundage Mountain Resort37 cm | |
8. Horseshoe Resort35 cm | |
9. Grand Targhee Resort33 cm | |
10. Timberline Lodge33 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'Isère64 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées64 cm | |
3. Crans Montana42 cm | |
4. Davos34 cm | |
5. Verbier29 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns25 cm | |
7. St Moritz25 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel24 cm | |
9. Val Gardena24 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc19 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées31 cm | |
2. Verbier26 cm | |
3. Crans Montana21 cm | |
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc21 cm | |
5. Oberstdorf19 cm | |
6. St Moritz16 cm | |
7. Davos15 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen14 cm | |
9. Winterberg14 cm | |
10. Zermatt12 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc60 cm | |
2. Verbier60 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées58 cm | |
4. Crans Montana54 cm | |
5. Davos39 cm | |
6. Kitzbühel38 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns37 cm | |
8. St Moritz37 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf35 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen31 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana33 cm | |
2. Verbier26 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées23 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère14 cm | |
5. St Moritz13 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns13 cm | |
7. Winterberg13 cm | |
8. Davos12 cm | |
9. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc12 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel11 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc61 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées59 cm | |
3. Crans Montana38 cm | |
4. Verbier35 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns29 cm | |
6. St Moritz29 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf25 cm | |
8. Val Gardena25 cm | |
9. Davos24 cm | |
10. Winterberg17 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 Onsen40 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai27 cm | |
3. Niseko United24 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley14 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu14 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort9 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu6 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai58 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen51 cm | |
3. Niseko United25 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley24 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong8 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort5 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai74 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen53 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu39 cm | |
4. Niseko United32 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley31 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu10 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort8 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen32 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai26 cm | |
3. Jikepulin-Hemu12 cm | |
4. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort9 cm | |
6. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
7. Niseko Grand Hirafu4 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai103 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen61 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu45 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley39 cm | |
5. Niseko United13 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort13 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu8 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |