Snowiest Resorts by Continent
Top 10 Resorts in North America
The following ranks the resorts in North America by expected snowfall over the next 5 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska127 cm | |
2. Bear Paw Ski Bowl24 cm | |
3. Terry Peak Ski Area24 cm | |
4. Steamboat15 cm | |
5. Brundage Mountain Resort14 cm | |
6. Summit at Snoqualmie14 cm | |
7. Great Divide12 cm | |
8. Sunlight Mountain Resort12 cm | |
9. Montana Snowbowl12 cm | |
10. Titus Mountain11 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska126 cm | |
2. Bear Paw Ski Bowl31 cm | |
3. Terry Peak Ski Area21 cm | |
4. Big Sky18 cm | |
5. Summit at Snoqualmie17 cm | |
6. Stevens Pass16 cm | |
7. Silver Mountain16 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker13 cm | |
9. Bridger Bowl12 cm | |
10. Snowbasin Resort11 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska60 cm | |
2. Big Sky19 cm | |
3. Terry Peak Ski Area17 cm | |
4. Montana Snowbowl16 cm | |
5. Bridger Bowl15 cm | |
6. Great Divide15 cm | |
7. Silver Mountain15 cm | |
8. Grand Targhee Resort13 cm | |
9. Granby Ranch12 cm | |
10. Winter Park12 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska35 cm | |
2. Bear Paw Ski Bowl35 cm | |
3. Terry Peak Ski Area30 cm | |
4. Big Sky25 cm | |
5. Revelstoke20 cm | |
6. Grand Targhee Resort19 cm | |
7. Jackson Hole14 cm | |
8. Alta14 cm | |
9. Brighton Resort14 cm | |
10. Deer Valley Resort14 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Terry Peak Ski Area27 cm | |
2. Summit at Snoqualmie25 cm | |
3. Stevens Pass24 cm | |
4. Grand Targhee Resort23 cm | |
5. Magic Mountain Resort23 cm | |
6. Discovery Ski Area21 cm | |
7. Big White Ski Resort19 cm | |
8. Bear Paw Ski Bowl18 cm | |
9. Jay Peak Resort17 cm | |
10. Jackson Hole17 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Europe
The following ranks the resorts in Europe by expected snowfall over the next 5 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère52 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées52 cm | |
3. Crans Montana36 cm | |
4. Les Arcs23 cm | |
5. Davos17 cm | |
6. Winterberg16 cm | |
7. Verbier16 cm | |
8. Zermatt14 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
10. Val Gardena6 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Arcs50 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées48 cm | |
3. Crans Montana39 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf29 cm | |
5. Davos29 cm | |
6. Garmisch-Partenkirchen22 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc20 cm | |
8. Winterberg17 cm | |
9. Zermatt15 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel15 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc37 cm | |
2. Verbier37 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées30 cm | |
4. Crans Montana25 cm | |
5. Zermatt22 cm | |
6. Davos21 cm | |
7. Val d'Isère20 cm | |
8. Les Arcs20 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel19 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen15 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Arcs47 cm | |
2. Crans Montana32 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées28 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère27 cm | |
5. Winterberg13 cm | |
6. Davos10 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
8. Zermatt7 cm | |
9. Verbier7 cm | |
10. St Moritz7 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Les Trois Vallées78 cm | |
2. Les Arcs64 cm | |
3. Verbier48 cm | |
4. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc47 cm | |
5. Crans Montana46 cm | |
6. Winterberg23 cm | |
7. Zermatt10 cm | |
8. Davos9 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns6 cm | |
10. St Moritz6 cm | |
Top 10 Resorts in Asia
The following ranks the resorts in Asia by expected snowfall over the next 5 days according to different models.
ECMWF (European) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm | |
2. Niseko United13 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen13 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai5 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley2 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. Beidahu1 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu20 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai18 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen16 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
5. Niseko United5 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai60 cm | |
2. Hakuba Valley41 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu18 cm | |
5. Niseko United10 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
2. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu3 cm | |
4. Beidahu3 cm | |
5. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
6. Hakuba Valley1 cm | |
8. Nozawa Onsen0 cm | |
9. Lotte Arai0 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai24 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen10 cm | |
4. Niseko United7 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley4 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |