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. Donner Ski Ranch70 cm | |
2. Heavenly67 cm | |
3. Kirkwood67 cm | |
4. Diamond Peak Ski Resort67 cm | |
5. Dodge Ridge65 cm | |
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe65 cm | |
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park61 cm | |
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort60 cm | |
9. Boreal Mountain Resort57 cm | |
10. Homewood57 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl151 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort140 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch121 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe112 cm | |
5. Homewood103 cm | |
6. Palisades Tahoe95 cm | |
7. Mt Rose91 cm | |
8. Kirkwood85 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort85 cm | |
10. Mammoth Mountain64 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Grand Targhee Resort61 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort59 cm | |
3. Kirkwood59 cm | |
4. June Mountain58 cm | |
5. Mammoth Mountain58 cm | |
6. China Peak50 cm | |
7. Jackson Hole49 cm | |
8. Snow King Mountain49 cm | |
9. Cypress Mountain49 cm | |
10. Grouse Mountain49 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Heavenly121 cm | |
2. Kirkwood121 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort91 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch91 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe90 cm | |
6. June Mountain89 cm | |
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort86 cm | |
8. Dodge Ridge77 cm | |
9. Northstar California Resort69 cm | |
10. Sugar Bowl69 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Dodge Ridge130 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort112 cm | |
3. Kirkwood109 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe106 cm | |
5. Grouse Mountain98 cm | |
6. China Peak96 cm | |
7. Grand Targhee Resort90 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker89 cm | |
9. Mount Seymour Resort81 cm | |
10. Jackson Hole76 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. Zermatt10 cm | |
2. Verbier7 cm | |
3. Les Arcs6 cm | |
4. Crans Montana2 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel2 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
7. St Moritz1 cm | |
8. Val Gardena1 cm | |
9. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
10. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
2. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
3. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
6. St Moritz2 cm | |
7. Les Arcs2 cm | |
8. Zermatt2 cm | |
9. Verbier1 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
2. St Moritz4 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère4 cm | |
4. Les Arcs4 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
6. Val Gardena2 cm | |
7. Crans Montana2 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz2 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm | |
3. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
5. Verbier1 cm | |
6. Crans Montana1 cm | |
7. Les Arcs1 cm | |
8. Val Gardena0 cm | |
9. Kitzbühel0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère13 cm | |
2. Zermatt5 cm | |
3. Val Gardena4 cm | |
4. Oberstdorf4 cm | |
5. Les Arcs3 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
7. St Moritz3 cm | |
8. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
9. Crans Montana2 cm | |
10. Verbier1 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. Nozawa Onsen27 cm | |
2. Niseko United24 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai15 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen38 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai33 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu28 cm | |
4. Niseko United17 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley4 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
9. Beidahu1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai36 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen31 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm | |
4. Niseko United21 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley12 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen34 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai32 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu10 cm | |
4. Niseko United5 cm | |
5. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
6. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai52 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen43 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Niseko United15 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley4 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |