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. Mount Washington Alpine Resort67 cm | |
2. Grouse Mountain57 cm | |
3. Diamond Peak Ski Resort56 cm | |
4. Donner Ski Ranch56 cm | |
5. Willamette Pass36 cm | |
6. Kirkwood36 cm | |
7. Sierra-at-Tahoe35 cm | |
8. Mt Rose35 cm | |
9. Alyeska35 cm | |
10. Homewood35 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park85 cm | |
2. Mount Washington Alpine Resort68 cm | |
3. Sugar Bowl42 cm | |
4. Mt. Baker42 cm | |
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe42 cm | |
6. Mount Seymour Resort41 cm | |
7. Alyeska39 cm | |
8. Grouse Mountain38 cm | |
9. Boreal Mountain Resort38 cm | |
10. Donner Ski Ranch37 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort51 cm | |
2. Kirkwood51 cm | |
3. China Peak40 cm | |
4. Whistler Blackcomb35 cm | |
5. June Mountain34 cm | |
6. Mammoth Mountain34 cm | |
7. Mount Washington Alpine Resort26 cm | |
8. Sun Valley Resort26 cm | |
9. Alyeska25 cm | |
10. Mt. Baker25 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park123 cm | |
2. Boreal Mountain Resort83 cm | |
3. Donner Ski Ranch83 cm | |
4. Mount Washington Alpine Resort81 cm | |
5. Northstar California Resort63 cm | |
6. Sugar Bowl63 cm | |
7. Homewood59 cm | |
8. Palisades Tahoe59 cm | |
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe54 cm | |
10. Dodge Ridge45 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Mt Shasta Ski Park82 cm | |
2. Mount St. Louis Moonstone66 cm | |
3. Dodge Ridge62 cm | |
4. Mount Seymour Resort51 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort49 cm | |
6. China Peak49 cm | |
7. Brundage Mountain Resort44 cm | |
8. Mission Ridge43 cm | |
9. Sierra-at-Tahoe42 cm | |
10. Grouse Mountain42 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. Kitzbühel9 cm | |
2. Val d'Isère7 cm | |
3. Les Trois Vallées7 cm | |
4. Verbier7 cm | |
5. Davos3 cm | |
6. Crans Montana3 cm | |
7. Zermatt3 cm | |
8. Winterberg3 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf2 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Oberstdorf10 cm | |
2. Kitzbühel7 cm | |
3. Winterberg3 cm | |
4. Garmisch-Partenkirchen3 cm | |
5. Davos2 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
7. Verbier0 cm | |
8. Crans Montana0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel12 cm | |
2. Davos12 cm | |
3. Oberstdorf6 cm | |
4. Garmisch-Partenkirchen5 cm | |
5. Crans Montana5 cm | |
6. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc3 cm | |
7. Verbier3 cm | |
8. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
9. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
10. St Moritz3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Crans Montana7 cm | |
2. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
3. Kitzbühel4 cm | |
4. Winterberg3 cm | |
5. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
6. Davos2 cm | |
7. Verbier2 cm | |
8. Val Gardena1 cm | |
9. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
10. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Kitzbühel16 cm | |
2. Oberstdorf9 cm | |
3. Davos8 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées8 cm | |
5. Winterberg6 cm | |
6. Crans Montana6 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc5 cm | |
8. Verbier5 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen4 cm | |
10. Corviglia-Marguns3 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 Arai8 cm | |
2. Niseko United7 cm | |
3. Hakuba Valley6 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu5 cm | |
5. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
6. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
8. Nozawa Onsen1 cm | |
9. Beidahu0 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen48 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai47 cm | |
3. Niseko United25 cm | |
4. Niseko Grand Hirafu24 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
8. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu0 cm | |
10. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm | |
2. Niseko United22 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen20 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley15 cm | |
5. Lotte Arai10 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort0 cm | |
10. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Nozawa Onsen16 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai13 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu5 cm | |
4. Niseko United3 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort1 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong0 cm | |
8. Beidahu0 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu36 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai34 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen31 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley26 cm | |
5. Niseko United11 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort3 cm | |
8. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
9. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort1 cm | |
10. Beidahu1 cm | |