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. Dodge Ridge96 cm
2. Sierra-at-Tahoe96 cm
3. Heavenly92 cm
4. Kirkwood92 cm
5. Diamond Peak Ski Resort88 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort84 cm
7. Donner Ski Ranch83 cm
8. Boreal Mountain Resort64 cm
9. Homewood64 cm
10. Northstar California Resort64 cm

GFS (American) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Boreal Mountain Resort152 cm
2. Sugar Bowl145 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch132 cm
4. Palisades Tahoe129 cm
5. Sierra-at-Tahoe112 cm
6. Mt Rose112 cm
7. Homewood104 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort93 cm
9. Kirkwood87 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain70 cm

JMA (Japanese) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain57 cm
2. Mammoth Mountain57 cm
3. Willamette Pass55 cm
4. Hoodoo52 cm
5. Bear Valley Mountain Resort49 cm
6. Kirkwood49 cm
7. Grand Targhee Resort47 cm
8. Mt Bachelor46 cm
9. Lookout Pass Ski Area37 cm
10. Silver Mountain35 cm

ICON (German) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. June Mountain75 cm
2. Boreal Mountain Resort75 cm
3. Donner Ski Ranch75 cm
4. Sierra-at-Tahoe65 cm
5. Heavenly58 cm
6. Kirkwood58 cm
7. Brundage Mountain Resort55 cm
8. Bear Valley Mountain Resort54 cm
9. Northstar California Resort51 cm
10. Sugar Bowl51 cm

GEM (Canadian) Model

ResortTotal Snowfall
1. Dodge Ridge103 cm
2. Donner Ski Ranch102 cm
3. Sierra-at-Tahoe98 cm
4. Grand Targhee Resort94 cm
5. China Peak94 cm
6. Bear Valley Mountain Resort88 cm
7. Kirkwood82 cm
8. Mt Shasta Ski Park77 cm
9. Jackson Hole76 cm
10. Mammoth Mountain73 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-Marguns1 cm
6. St Moritz1 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

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 Hirafu22 cm
2. Niseko United19 cm
3. Nozawa Onsen15 cm
4. Hakuba Valley15 cm
5. Lotte Arai13 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 Arai39 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen37 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu29 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 Arai53 cm
2. Niseko Grand Hirafu35 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. Nozawa Onsen13 cm
2. Lotte Arai6 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu6 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 Arai62 cm
2. Nozawa Onsen34 cm
3. Niseko Grand Hirafu16 cm
4. Niseko United16 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