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. Whistler Blackcomb49 cm | |
2. Alyeska41 cm | |
3. Crystal Mountain34 cm | |
4. White Pass34 cm | |
5. Grouse Mountain30 cm | |
6. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort28 cm | |
7. Whitewater Ski Resort22 cm | |
8. Revelstoke21 cm | |
9. Mount Washington Alpine Resort21 cm | |
10. Kimberley Alpine Resort21 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Alyeska43 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort34 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker22 cm | |
4. Crystal Mountain21 cm | |
5. Whitewater Ski Resort15 cm | |
6. Whistler Blackcomb15 cm | |
7. Stevens Pass14 cm | |
8. Mount Seymour Resort14 cm | |
9. Grouse Mountain14 cm | |
10. Revelstoke14 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Whistler Blackcomb32 cm | |
2. Revelstoke26 cm | |
3. SilverStar Mountain Resort22 cm | |
4. Alyeska21 cm | |
5. Sun Peaks Resort19 cm | |
6. RED Mountain Resort14 cm | |
7. Whitewater Ski Resort14 cm | |
8. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort12 cm | |
9. Stevens Pass12 cm | |
10. Fernie Alpine Resort11 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mount Washington Alpine Resort55 cm | |
2. Crystal Mountain35 cm | |
3. Whistler Blackcomb27 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker27 cm | |
5. Revelstoke26 cm | |
6. Whitewater Ski Resort22 cm | |
7. Stevens Pass19 cm | |
8. Kicking Horse Mountain Resort19 cm | |
9. Mt Bachelor16 cm | |
10. White Pass14 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Schweitzer37 cm | |
2. Whistler Blackcomb37 cm | |
3. Mt. Baker34 cm | |
4. Revelstoke33 cm | |
5. Whitewater Ski Resort31 cm | |
6. Mt Shasta Ski Park30 cm | |
7. Crystal Mountain29 cm | |
8. Whitefish Mountain Resort23 cm | |
9. Fernie Alpine Resort22 cm | |
10. Mt Hood Meadows21 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'Isère66 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées63 cm | |
3. Zermatt63 cm | |
4. Crans Montana58 cm | |
5. Verbier50 cm | |
6. Davos46 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc43 cm | |
8. Kitzbühel24 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns20 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf20 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc57 cm | |
2. Crans Montana56 cm | |
3. Oberstdorf53 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées51 cm | |
5. Davos38 cm | |
6. Verbier38 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel33 cm | |
8. Garmisch-Partenkirchen18 cm | |
9. Zermatt16 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns16 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc79 cm | |
2. Verbier79 cm | |
3. Crans Montana73 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées70 cm | |
5. Davos61 cm | |
6. Zermatt49 cm | |
7. Kitzbühel43 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère41 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen34 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf30 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana77 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées59 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère52 cm | |
4. Verbier49 cm | |
5. Davos41 cm | |
6. Zermatt30 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc25 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf24 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns23 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel20 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc82 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées74 cm | |
3. Crans Montana56 cm | |
4. Verbier47 cm | |
5. Kitzbühel41 cm | |
6. Davos38 cm | |
7. Oberstdorf37 cm | |
8. Winterberg32 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns29 cm | |
10. St Moritz29 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. Lotte Arai30 cm | |
2. Niseko United9 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. Niseko Grand Hirafu2 cm | |
8. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen43 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai42 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
5. Niseko United5 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong2 cm | |
8. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai37 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen29 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley17 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu5 cm | |
5. Niseko United5 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort4 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen17 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai16 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu8 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
5. Niseko United3 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai57 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen50 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu11 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
5. Niseko United4 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong3 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu2 cm | |