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. Willamette Pass62 cm | |
2. Cypress Mountain56 cm | |
3. Mount Seymour Resort56 cm | |
4. Mt Bachelor48 cm | |
5. Hoodoo42 cm | |
6. Bogus Basin42 cm | |
7. Grouse Mountain42 cm | |
8. Dodge Ridge39 cm | |
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe39 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch39 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sugar Bowl174 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort168 cm | |
3. Palisades Tahoe120 cm | |
4. Homewood118 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch118 cm | |
6. Sierra-at-Tahoe113 cm | |
7. Kirkwood106 cm | |
8. Northstar California Resort96 cm | |
9. Mt Rose85 cm | |
10. Diamond Peak Ski Resort78 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Cypress Mountain48 cm | |
2. Grouse Mountain48 cm | |
3. Mount Seymour Resort48 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort40 cm | |
5. Kirkwood40 cm | |
6. Grand Targhee Resort39 cm | |
7. Jackson Hole34 cm | |
8. Snow King Mountain34 cm | |
9. Summit at Snoqualmie34 cm | |
10. White Pass33 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Heavenly97 cm | |
2. Kirkwood97 cm | |
3. Boreal Mountain Resort88 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe85 cm | |
5. June Mountain62 cm | |
6. Powder Mountain58 cm | |
7. Northstar California Resort56 cm | |
8. Sugar Bowl56 cm | |
9. Bear Valley Mountain Resort55 cm | |
10. Grouse Mountain47 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Sierra-at-Tahoe115 cm | |
2. Bear Valley Mountain Resort111 cm | |
3. Dodge Ridge109 cm | |
4. Mount Seymour Resort104 cm | |
5. Kirkwood91 cm | |
6. Grouse Mountain90 cm | |
7. Snow King Mountain83 cm | |
8. Cypress Mountain81 cm | |
9. Mt. Baker81 cm | |
10. Grand Targhee Resort80 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. Verbier11 cm | |
2. Zermatt9 cm | |
3. Les Arcs4 cm | |
4. Val d'Isère3 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
6. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
7. St Moritz3 cm | |
8. Winterberg1 cm | |
9. Val Gardena1 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère18 cm | |
2. Zermatt9 cm | |
3. Davos3 cm | |
4. St Moritz3 cm | |
5. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées2 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Val Gardena2 cm | |
9. Verbier2 cm | |
10. Les Arcs2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère11 cm | |
2. Les Arcs11 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns8 cm | |
4. St Moritz8 cm | |
5. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc8 cm | |
6. Verbier8 cm | |
7. Zermatt6 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
9. Crans Montana3 cm | |
10. Kitzbühel1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val Gardena2 cm | |
2. Les Arcs2 cm | |
3. Winterberg2 cm | |
4. Zermatt1 cm | |
5. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
7. Verbier1 cm | |
8. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère16 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns11 cm | |
3. St Moritz11 cm | |
4. Val Gardena11 cm | |
5. Zermatt5 cm | |
6. Crans Montana4 cm | |
7. Les Arcs4 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
9. Davos4 cm | |
10. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 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 United31 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen25 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu12 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai9 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu6 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
7. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen27 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai25 cm | |
3. Niseko United25 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley4 cm | |
6. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley41 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai34 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen29 cm | |
4. Niseko United25 cm | |
5. Niseko Grand Hirafu21 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong5 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai29 cm | |
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm | |
3. MonaYongPyong12 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen8 cm | |
5. High1 Ski Resort7 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu7 cm | |
7. Niseko United6 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen37 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai36 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu25 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley15 cm | |
5. Niseko United10 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong5 cm | |
7. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |