Snowiest Resorts by Continent

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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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Donner Ski Ranch83 cm
2. Mt Rose64 cm
3. Heavenly62 cm
4. Kirkwood62 cm
5. Diamond Peak Ski Resort61 cm
6. Dodge Ridge53 cm
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe53 cm
8. Bogus Basin51 cm
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort49 cm
10. Grand Targhee Resort47 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort150 cm
2. Sugar Bowl137 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch132 cm
4. Mt Rose112 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe99 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort92 cm
7. Palisades Tahoe88 cm
8. Homewood86 cm
9. Kirkwood85 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain79 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Willamette Pass55 cm
2. Grand Targhee Resort53 cm
3. June Mountain46 cm
4. Mammoth Mountain46 cm
5. Hoodoo36 cm
6. Brundage Mountain Resort35 cm
7. Bear Valley Mountain Resort32 cm
8. Kirkwood32 cm
9. Schweitzer30 cm
10. Cypress Mountain30 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain88 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort78 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch75 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe74 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort70 cm
6. Heavenly63 cm
7. Kirkwood63 cm
8. Northstar California Resort62 cm
9. Sugar Bowl62 cm
10. Brundage Mountain Resort55 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge122 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch102 cm
3. China Peak101 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe93 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort92 cm
6. Grand Targhee Resort83 cm
7. Mt Shasta Ski Park77 cm
8. Kirkwood77 cm
9. Jackson Hole70 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain53 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Verbier6 cm
2. Les Arcs4 cm
3. Zermatt4 cm
4. Val Gardena1 cm
5. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
6. St Moritz0 cm
7. Val d'Isère0 cm
8. Les Trois Vallées0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère12 cm
2. Zermatt0 cm
3. Les Arcs0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère2 cm
2. Les Arcs2 cm
3. Corviglia-Marguns1 cm
4. St Moritz1 cm
5. Zermatt1 cm
6. Val Gardena1 cm
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm
8. Verbier1 cm
9. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
10. Crans Montana0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
2. St Moritz0 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Val d'Isère14 cm
2. Val Gardena2 cm
3. Zermatt1 cm
4. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm
5. St Moritz0 cm
6. Les Trois Vallées0 cm
7. Winterberg0 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

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu20 cm
2. Niseko United19 cm
3. Lotte Arai17 cm
4. Nozawa Onsen15 cm
5. Hakuba Valley15 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort3 cm
7. Beidahu2 cm
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
9. Yabuli Ski Resort0 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai48 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu38 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen37 cm
4. Niseko United15 cm
5. Hakuba Valley11 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu2 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai73 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu37 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen33 cm
4. Niseko United26 cm
5. Hakuba Valley14 cm
6. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort1 cm
7. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
8. Beidahu0 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort0 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai14 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu13 cm
4. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
5. Niseko United2 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm
7. Hakuba Valley1 cm
8. MonaYongPyong1 cm
9. Beidahu1 cm
10. Keketuohai International Ski Resort1 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Lotte Arai80 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen34 cm
3. Niseko United16 cm
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu13 cm
5. Hakuba Valley13 cm
6. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm
7. Changbaishan Wanda International Resort2 cm
8. Beidahu1 cm
9. High1 Ski Resort1 cm
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm