Which ski resorts get snow most often?

Of the 100 ski resorts we track, Hakuba Valley gets snow most often in winter: on about 75 days across the four core winter months, at mid-mountain, averaged over 2016 to 2025. Niseko United, with 74 days, and Nozawa Onsen, with 74, follow.

All 100 resorts by snowy days in winter

Days with at least 1 cm of snowfall at mid-mountain, averaged over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5 reanalysis. Winter is December to March in the northern hemisphere and June to September in the southern.

Ski resorts ranked by snowy days in winter, 2016 to 2025
Rank	Place	Snowy days in winter	Snowy days a year	Snowiest month	Mid-mountain
1	Hakuba ValleyJapan	75	90	January	1,286 m (4,200 ft)
2	Niseko UnitedJapan	74	91	December	722 m (2,400 ft)
3	Nozawa OnsenJapan	74	84	January	1,108 m (3,600 ft)
4	Whistler BlackcombCanada	66	112	January	1,480 m (4,900 ft)
5	FuranoJapan	66	87	December	655 m (2,100 ft)
6	Shiga KogenJapan	64	80	January	1,816 m (6,000 ft)
7	Revelstoke Mountain ResortCanada	61	94	December	1,369 m (4,500 ft)
8	Jackson HoleUnited States	57	100	February	2,555 m (8,400 ft)
9	RusutsuJapan	57	69	January	697 m (2,300 ft)
10	Big WhiteCanada	55	92	December	1,914 m (6,300 ft)
11	AndermattSwitzerland	54	108	January	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
12	EngelbergSwitzerland	54	102	January	2,010 m (6,600 ft)
13	St. Anton am ArlbergAustria	53	104	January	2,058 m (6,800 ft)
14	Lech ZürsAustria	53	96	January	1,945 m (6,400 ft)
15	Cerro CatedralArgentina	53	78	July	1,565 m (5,100 ft)
16	ObertauernAustria	52	91	December	1,972 m (6,500 ft)
17	Bad GasteinAustria	52	88	December	1,825 m (6,000 ft)
18	SteamboatUnited States	52	84	January	2,662 m (8,700 ft)
19	LaaxSwitzerland	51	96	January	2,059 m (6,800 ft)
20	GrindelwaldSwitzerland	51	93	January	1,767 m (5,800 ft)
21	Zell am See-KaprunAustria	51	92	January	1,890 m (6,200 ft)
22	MayrhofenAustria	51	88	January	1,565 m (5,100 ft)
23	Sun PeaksCanada	51	84	December	1,668 m (5,500 ft)
24	TignesFrance	50	101	December	2,503 m (8,200 ft)
25	Val d'IsèreFrance	50	101	December	2,653 m (8,700 ft)
26	VerbierSwitzerland	50	101	January	2,415 m (7,900 ft)
27	Davos KlostersSwitzerland	50	99	January	2,202 m (7,200 ft)
28	ChamonixFrance	50	93	December	2,439 m (8,000 ft)
29	CourmayeurItaly	50	93	January	1,990 m (6,500 ft)
30	La PlagneFrance	50	91	January	2,250 m (7,400 ft)
31	CerviniaItaly	49	105	November	2,765 m (9,100 ft)
32	SöldenAustria	49	104	December	2,345 m (7,700 ft)
33	VailUnited States	49	88	March	3,001 m (9,800 ft)
34	MéribelFrance	49	87	January	2,201 m (7,200 ft)
35	Les ArcsFrance	49	86	December	2,213 m (7,300 ft)
36	CourchevelFrance	49	83	December	1,919 m (6,300 ft)
37	IschglAustria	48	92	January	2,125 m (7,000 ft)
38	Val ThorensFrance	48	91	December	2,765 m (9,100 ft)
39	AltaUnited States	48	84	January	2,908 m (9,500 ft)
40	SnowbirdUnited States	48	84	January	2,859 m (9,400 ft)
41	ÅreSweden	48	82	January	832 m (2,700 ft)
42	FernieCanada	48	81	December	1,593 m (5,200 ft)
43	AvoriazFrance	48	78	January	2,038 m (6,700 ft)
44	MegèveFrance	48	78	January	1,732 m (5,700 ft)
45	Big SkyUnited States	47	97	April	2,738 m (9,000 ft)
46	Beaver CreekUnited States	47	80	March	2,978 m (9,800 ft)
47	Alpe d'HuezFrance	46	82	December	2,225 m (7,300 ft)
48	Les Deux AlpesFrance	46	82	December	2,450 m (8,000 ft)
49	Aspen SnowmassUnited States	46	76	March	3,106 m (10,200 ft)
50	Saas-FeeSwitzerland	45	97	January	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
51	Arosa LenzerheideSwitzerland	45	85	January	2,048 m (6,700 ft)
52	Garmisch-PartenkirchenGermany	45	71	January	1,695 m (5,600 ft)
53	KitzbühelAustria	45	69	January	1,400 m (4,600 ft)
54	ZermattSwitzerland	44	93	November	2,752 m (9,000 ft)
55	BreckenridgeUnited States	44	85	March	3,420 m (11,200 ft)
56	Baqueira-BeretSpain	44	76	December	2,055 m (6,700 ft)
57	GrandvaliraAndorra	44	76	December	2,175 m (7,100 ft)
58	HemsedalNorway	44	74	December	1,035 m (3,400 ft)
59	Saalbach HinterglemmAustria	44	65	January	1,550 m (5,100 ft)
60	Mont TremblantCanada	44	59	February	570 m (1,900 ft)
61	TellurideUnited States	43	76	March	3,237 m (10,600 ft)
62	Crans-MontanaSwitzerland	43	72	January	2,250 m (7,400 ft)
63	Park CityUnited States	43	71	January	2,561 m (8,400 ft)
64	StoweUnited States	43	59	January	805 m (2,600 ft)
65	Obergurgl-HochgurglAustria	42	89	November	2,415 m (7,900 ft)
66	Kicking HorseCanada	42	75	November	1,848 m (6,100 ft)
67	Deer ValleyUnited States	42	65	January	2,442 m (8,000 ft)
68	HeavenlyUnited States	42	63	January	2,549 m (8,400 ft)
69	Palisades TahoeUnited States	42	59	January	2,324 m (7,600 ft)
70	Serre ChevalierFrance	41	71	December	2,000 m (6,600 ft)
71	Lake LouiseCanada	40	85	November	2,142 m (7,000 ft)
72	GudauriGeorgia	40	68	March	2,635 m (8,600 ft)
73	Sun ValleyUnited States	40	62	February	2,271 m (7,500 ft)
74	St. MoritzSwitzerland	39	85	November	2,563 m (8,400 ft)
75	Mammoth MountainUnited States	38	56	January	2,897 m (9,500 ft)
76	LivignoItaly	36	76	November	2,305 m (7,600 ft)
77	SestriereItaly	36	65	November	2,412 m (7,900 ft)
78	Las LeñasArgentina	36	64	June	2,835 m (9,300 ft)
79	Sunshine VillageCanada	35	78	November	2,195 m (7,200 ft)
80	GulmargIndia	35	59	March	3,315 m (10,900 ft)
81	BanskoBulgaria	35	48	January	1,763 m (5,800 ft)
82	BormioItaly	34	71	November	2,119 m (7,000 ft)
83	TrysilNorway	34	50	January	748 m (2,500 ft)
84	LeviFinland	33	54	December	369 m (1,200 ft)
85	ThredboAustralia	32	45	July	1,701 m (5,600 ft)
86	PerisherAustralia	32	44	July	1,824 m (6,000 ft)
87	KillingtonUnited States	31	43	January	824 m (2,700 ft)
88	PortilloChile	30	69	June	3,055 m (10,000 ft)
89	Alta BadiaItaly	30	61	November	2,051 m (6,700 ft)
90	Cortina d'AmpezzoItaly	30	58	November	2,026 m (6,600 ft)
91	Madonna di CampiglioItaly	30	56	November	2,013 m (6,600 ft)
92	Sierra NevadaSpain	30	47	March	2,700 m (8,900 ft)
93	Taos Ski ValleyUnited States	29	53	March	3,327 m (10,900 ft)
94	CardronaNew Zealand	28	46	July	1,782 m (5,800 ft)
95	Valle NevadoChile	27	58	June	3,265 m (10,700 ft)
96	Val GardenaItaly	27	52	November	1,877 m (6,200 ft)
97	Mt HuttNew Zealand	24	39	July	1,745 m (5,700 ft)
98	Coronet PeakNew Zealand	21	32	September	1,418 m (4,700 ft)
99	YongpyongSouth Korea	16	20	March	1,114 m (3,700 ft)
100	Mt BullerAustralia	16	19	August	1,578 m (5,200 ft)

Snowiest ski resorts in Europe

Snowiest ski resorts in Europe
Rank	Place	Snowy days in winter	Snowy days a year	Snowiest month	Mid-mountain
1	AndermattSwitzerland	54	108	January	2,200 m (7,200 ft)
2	EngelbergSwitzerland	54	102	January	2,010 m (6,600 ft)
3	St. Anton am ArlbergAustria	53	104	January	2,058 m (6,800 ft)
4	Lech ZürsAustria	53	96	January	1,945 m (6,400 ft)
5	ObertauernAustria	52	91	December	1,972 m (6,500 ft)
6	Bad GasteinAustria	52	88	December	1,825 m (6,000 ft)
7	LaaxSwitzerland	51	96	January	2,059 m (6,800 ft)
8	GrindelwaldSwitzerland	51	93	January	1,767 m (5,800 ft)
9	Zell am See-KaprunAustria	51	92	January	1,890 m (6,200 ft)
10	MayrhofenAustria	51	88	January	1,565 m (5,100 ft)

Snowiest ski resorts in Asia

Snowiest ski resorts in Asia
Rank	Place	Snowy days in winter	Snowy days a year	Snowiest month	Mid-mountain
1	Hakuba ValleyJapan	75	90	January	1,286 m (4,200 ft)
2	Niseko UnitedJapan	74	91	December	722 m (2,400 ft)
3	Nozawa OnsenJapan	74	84	January	1,108 m (3,600 ft)
4	FuranoJapan	66	87	December	655 m (2,100 ft)
5	Shiga KogenJapan	64	80	January	1,816 m (6,000 ft)
6	RusutsuJapan	57	69	January	697 m (2,300 ft)
7	GulmargIndia	35	59	March	3,315 m (10,900 ft)
8	YongpyongSouth Korea	16	20	March	1,114 m (3,700 ft)

Snowiest ski resorts in North America

Snowiest ski resorts in North America
Rank	Place	Snowy days in winter	Snowy days a year	Snowiest month	Mid-mountain
1	Whistler BlackcombCanada	66	112	January	1,480 m (4,900 ft)
2	Revelstoke Mountain ResortCanada	61	94	December	1,369 m (4,500 ft)
3	Jackson HoleUnited States	57	100	February	2,555 m (8,400 ft)
4	Big WhiteCanada	55	92	December	1,914 m (6,300 ft)
5	SteamboatUnited States	52	84	January	2,662 m (8,700 ft)
6	Sun PeaksCanada	51	84	December	1,668 m (5,500 ft)
7	VailUnited States	49	88	March	3,001 m (9,800 ft)
8	AltaUnited States	48	84	January	2,908 m (9,500 ft)
9	SnowbirdUnited States	48	84	January	2,859 m (9,400 ft)
10	FernieCanada	48	81	December	1,593 m (5,200 ft)

Snowiest ski resorts in South America

Snowiest ski resorts in South America
Rank	Place	Snowy days in winter	Snowy days a year	Snowiest month	Mid-mountain
1	Cerro CatedralArgentina	53	78	July	1,565 m (5,100 ft)
2	Las LeñasArgentina	36	64	June	2,835 m (9,300 ft)
3	PortilloChile	30	69	June	3,055 m (10,000 ft)
4	Valle NevadoChile	27	58	June	3,265 m (10,700 ft)

Snowiest ski resorts in Oceania

Snowiest ski resorts in Oceania
Rank	Place	Snowy days in winter	Snowy days a year	Snowiest month	Mid-mountain
1	ThredboAustralia	32	45	July	1,701 m (5,600 ft)
2	PerisherAustralia	32	44	July	1,824 m (6,000 ft)
3	CardronaNew Zealand	28	46	July	1,782 m (5,800 ft)
4	Mt HuttNew Zealand	24	39	July	1,745 m (5,700 ft)
5	Coronet PeakNew Zealand	21	32	September	1,418 m (4,700 ft)
6	Mt BullerAustralia	16	19	August	1,578 m (5,200 ft)

How this ranking is made, and why it counts days

Every resort is measured the same way: days with at least 1 cm of snowfall in the ERA5 climate reanalysis, at the height halfway between the village and the top lift, averaged over the ten years 2016 to 2025. That makes resorts comparable with each other, which a list of resorts' own published figures is not, because each resort measures at a different height, in a different way, over a different period.

We rank by how often it snows rather than by total centimetres on purpose. A reanalysis works on a grid about 30 km wide and smooths out local effects, so it underestimates total snowfall at resorts famous for it, such as those in Utah's Little Cottonwood Canyon or on Japan's sea-facing slopes. It is much better at how often snow falls. For how much, use each resort's own measured average. The ranking uses the four core winter months, so that glacier resorts which collect snowy days all year do not crowd out resorts that are simply snowy when it counts. The yearly figure is shown alongside. The full method is on the how our forecasts work page.