{"id":8022,"date":"2022-09-25T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T14:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/?p=8022"},"modified":"2026-04-14T15:30:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:30:05","slug":"snowiest-ski-resorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.snowtrex.co.uk\/magazine\/top-10\/snowiest-ski-resorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Top snow depths guaranteed: The world’s snowiest ski resorts"},"content":{"rendered":"Snow is part of winter sports. Especially when it comes to conquering the slopes of the high mountains around the globe with skis or snowboards. And for all those who want to be on the safe side when it comes to snow reliability, SnowTrex<\/a> has now compiled the ten snowiest ski resorts in the world based on historical weather data and expert estimates. From Oceania to Asia to Europe and North America, top snow depths are almost guaranteed here!<\/strong>\r\n\r\n
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Chamonix is just 10 km from Europe’s highest mountain, Mont Blanc (4,809 m), making it one of the world’s snowiest ski resorts, even for freeriders.<\/div>\n <\/div > \r\n\r\n\n
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\n The top 10 snowiest ski resorts in the world at a glance<\/span><\/a>1. Tasman Glacier – New Zealand<\/span><\/a>2. Ski resort Gassan – Japan<\/span><\/a>3. Ski resort M\u00f6lltaler Gletscher – Austria<\/span><\/a>4. Ski resort Mount Baker – USA<\/span><\/a>5. Ski resort Chamonix – France<\/span><\/a>6. Ski resort Alta – USA<\/span><\/a>7. Ski resort Engelberg-Titlis – Switzerland<\/span><\/a>8. Ski resort R\u00f8ldal – Norway<\/span><\/a>9. Ski resort Les Arcs\/Peisey-Vallandry – France<\/span><\/a>10. Ski resort Warth-Schr\u00f6cken – Austria<\/span><\/a>FAQ’s on the world’s snowiest ski resorts<\/span><\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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The top 10 snowiest ski resorts in the world at a glance<\/h2>\r\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
Country<\/strong><\/th>Ski resort <\/strong><\/th>Average annual snowfall<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
New Zealand<\/td>Tasman Glacier<\/td>approx. 50 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Japan<\/td>Gassan<\/td>approx. 35 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/td>M\u00f6lltaler Gletscher<\/a><\/td>approx. 21 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USA<\/td>Mount Baker<\/td>approx. 18 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>Chamonix<\/a><\/td>approx. 15 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
USA<\/td>Alta<\/td>approx. 13 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Switzerland<\/td>Engelberg-Titlis<\/a><\/td>approx. 12 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norway<\/td>R\u00f8ldal<\/td>approx. 11 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
France<\/td>Les Arcs\/Peisey-Vallandry<\/a><\/td>approx. 11 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Austria<\/td>Warth-Schr\u00f6cken<\/a><\/td>approx. 11 metres<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\r\n

1. Tasman Glacier – New Zealand<\/h2>\r\nThis figure is truly impressive: at the Tasman Glacier (3,000 m) in New Zealand, experts estimate the annual snowfall at around 50 metres! There are no precise figures available from here, as the glacier has no weather station. The ski run on the glacier, which is just under 23.5 km long, can only be reached by air, either by helicopter or small aircraft. Why is that? Quite simply: with such vast amounts of snow, it is simply impossible to build a ski resort on the eternal ice. The lifts would simply sink, not to mention the winter sports enthusiasts.\r\n

2. Ski resort Gassan – Japan<\/h2>\r\nIn Yukiguni, Japan \u2013 which translates as “Land of Snow” \u2013 in the west of the main island of Honshu, experts estimate an average of just under 35 metres of fresh snow per year, due to the lack of weather stations! Due to these extreme weather conditions, most areas of the Japanese Alps are inaccessible to humans, and therefore uninhabitable, particularly in winter. One exception is the ski resort around the summit of the 1,983-metre-high Mount Gassan. Because of the sheer volume of snow, this is also a summer-only ski resort, whose slopes can only be groomed and opened from April to July.\r\n

3. Ski resort M\u00f6lltaler Gletscher – Austria<\/h2>\r\nNo weather station in Austria has recorded more fresh snow since the early 1970s than the summit of the Hoher Sonnblick (3,106 m). In the Carinthia region, the historical average here is over 21 metres of fresh snow per year. The icy mountain is not developed for skiers, which is why they have to head to the M\u00f6lltal Glacier<\/a> instead. The ski resort is just 4 km from the summit and offers 17.4 km of slopes at an altitude of 2,108 to 3,112 m. This makes it a very reliable destination for snow and it is in high demand among winter sports enthusiasts even outside the actual peak season.\r\n

4. Ski resort Mount Baker – USA<\/h2>\r\n\u201cPlenty of snow\u201d is also the order of the day at the Mount Baker ski resort in the US state of Washington. Just a two-hour drive from Seattle and Vancouver, winter sports enthusiasts can expect an average of 18 metres of snow per year here. Across 400 hectares, skiers and snowboarders will find slopes of all levels of difficulty. And those who prefer to venture off-piste will be delighted by the fantastic deep-snow conditions for freeriders.\r\n

5. Ski resort Chamonix – France<\/h2>\r\nIn Chamonix<\/a>, Mont Blanc (4,809 m) naturally towers above everything else. Winters at the foot of Europe\u2019s highest mountain are correspondingly snowy. On average, weather stations in the ski resort record more than 15 metres of fresh snow per year. Just a few kilometres from the Italian border, a total of 172 kilometres of slopes await skiers and snowboarders, starting at an altitude of up to 3,275 m. A technical highlight in one of the continent\u2019s highest-altitude ski resorts is the cable car to the summit of the Aiguille du Midi (3,842 m). From the mountain station at 3,777 m, visitors are treated to a unique panoramic view of the stunning Alpine landscape on a clear day.\r\n\r\nThe following video shows how versatile winter sports in Chamonix and around the Mont Blanc massif can be in the cold season:\r\n\r\n
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Winter in the Chamonix-Mon-Blanc Valley<\/div><\/div>
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