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. Bear Valley Mountain Resort49 cm | |
2. Cypress Mountain49 cm | |
3. Mount Seymour Resort49 cm | |
4. Summit at Snoqualmie41 cm | |
5. Heavenly41 cm | |
6. Kirkwood41 cm | |
7. Dodge Ridge40 cm | |
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe40 cm | |
9. White Pass40 cm | |
10. Mt Hood Meadows40 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Boreal Mountain Resort134 cm | |
2. Kirkwood103 cm | |
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe102 cm | |
4. Sugar Bowl100 cm | |
5. Donner Ski Ranch98 cm | |
6. Heavenly72 cm | |
7. Palisades Tahoe71 cm | |
8. June Mountain70 cm | |
9. Mammoth Mountain70 cm | |
10. Homewood70 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Grand Targhee Resort37 cm | |
2. Jackson Hole35 cm | |
3. Snow King Mountain35 cm | |
4. Bear Valley Mountain Resort33 cm | |
5. Mount Washington Alpine Resort32 cm | |
6. White Pass32 cm | |
7. Stevens Pass30 cm | |
8. Mt. Baker30 cm | |
9. Brundage Mountain Resort28 cm | |
10. Cypress Mountain28 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. June Mountain105 cm | |
2. Heavenly98 cm | |
3. Kirkwood98 cm | |
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe66 cm | |
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort56 cm | |
6. Sundance44 cm | |
7. Brighton Resort43 cm | |
8. Deer Valley Resort43 cm | |
9. Park City Mountain Resort43 cm | |
10. Snowbird43 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Bear Valley Mountain Resort120 cm | |
2. Mount Seymour Resort95 cm | |
3. Grouse Mountain76 cm | |
4. China Peak76 cm | |
5. Grand Targhee Resort72 cm | |
6. Cypress Mountain71 cm | |
7. Mt Bachelor61 cm | |
8. Sierra-at-Tahoe58 cm | |
9. Dodge Ridge55 cm | |
10. Brundage Mountain Resort52 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. Zermatt12 cm | |
2. Verbier9 cm | |
3. Les Arcs4 cm | |
4. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
5. St Moritz4 cm | |
6. Winterberg2 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf2 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
10. Val d'Isère1 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère14 cm | |
2. St Moritz7 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns5 cm | |
4. Les Trois Vallées4 cm | |
5. Zermatt4 cm | |
6. Les Arcs3 cm | |
7. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc2 cm | |
8. Verbier2 cm | |
9. Garmisch-Partenkirchen2 cm | |
10. Davos2 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc9 cm | |
2. Verbier9 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère8 cm | |
4. Les Arcs8 cm | |
5. Crans Montana5 cm | |
6. Zermatt4 cm | |
7. Corviglia-Marguns4 cm | |
8. St Moritz4 cm | |
9. Les Trois Vallées3 cm | |
10. Val Gardena1 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. St Moritz4 cm | |
2. Corviglia-Marguns3 cm | |
3. Val d'Isère2 cm | |
4. Les Arcs2 cm | |
5. Winterberg2 cm | |
6. Les Trois Vallées1 cm | |
7. Zermatt1 cm | |
8. Crans Montana1 cm | |
9. Verbier1 cm | |
10. Oberstdorf1 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Val d'Isère19 cm | |
2. Zermatt11 cm | |
3. Corviglia-Marguns7 cm | |
4. St Moritz7 cm | |
5. Val Gardena5 cm | |
6. Crans Montana4 cm | |
7. Davos4 cm | |
8. Oberstdorf3 cm | |
9. Les Arcs3 cm | |
10. Winterberg3 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 Onsen36 cm | |
2. Niseko United27 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu17 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai11 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu6 cm | |
6. Hakuba Valley5 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort4 cm | |
9. High1 Ski Resort2 cm | |
GFS (American) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu45 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen27 cm | |
3. Niseko United26 cm | |
4. Lotte Arai25 cm | |
5. Hakuba Valley9 cm | |
6. Yabuli Ski Resort2 cm | |
7. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort2 cm | |
10. Jikepulin-Hemu1 cm | |
JMA (Japanese) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Hakuba Valley40 cm | |
2. Lotte Arai36 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu31 cm | |
4. Nozawa Onsen31 cm | |
5. Niseko United27 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. MonaYongPyong4 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu3 cm | |
ICON (German) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Niseko Grand Hirafu13 cm | |
2. MonaYongPyong11 cm | |
3. Nozawa Onsen8 cm | |
4. Niseko United7 cm | |
5. Jikepulin-Hemu6 cm | |
6. High1 Ski Resort5 cm | |
7. Lotte Arai4 cm | |
8. Jiangjunshan Ski Resort3 cm | |
10. Hakuba Valley3 cm | |
GEM (Canadian) Model
| Resort | Total Snowfall |
|---|---|
1. Lotte Arai30 cm | |
2. Nozawa Onsen28 cm | |
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu27 cm | |
4. Hakuba Valley20 cm | |
5. High1 Ski Resort8 cm | |
6. MonaYongPyong7 cm | |
8. Niseko United4 cm | |
9. Jikepulin-Hemu4 cm | |
10. Yabuli Ski Resort4 cm | |