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Top 20 Snowiest Ski Resorts in the World
Top 20 Snowiest Ski Resorts in the World
according to ForbesTraveler.com

Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington
Average annual snowfall: 641 in.
Can you say geographical serendipity? Nothing less than the nearby Pacific Ocean—40 miles to the west—produces billowing, moisture-dark clouds to dump hundreds of annual inches on this humble ski hill, which is found on the flanks of its namesake 10,778-foot stratovolcano. http://www.mtbaker.us

Niseko resorts, Japan
Average annual snowfall: 595 in.
Blame Siberia. Cold air from northern Russian builds big, wet clouds when it hits the Sea of Japan. On Hokkaido, the country's northern island, these clouds dump metric tons of the white stuff on the interconnected ski resorts of the Niseko region, including Grand Hirafu, Higashiyama and Annupuri, which bask in the shadow of Mount Yotei, a perfect peak called the "Mount Fuji of the North." http://www.niseko.ne.jp/en/index.html

Alta Ski Area, Utah
Average annual snowfall: 523 in.
The Wasatch Mountain Range is the first-contact for many big clouds coming off the deserts of Utah and Nevada. Ground zero is Alta Ski Area, a high and exposed resort ready to take storm after storm from its perch at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon. http://www.alta.com

Alyeska Resort, Alaska
Average annual snowfall: 513 in.
Take the Seward Highway south 40 miles from Anchorage and you run into Alyeska Resort, a 1,000-acre alpine paradise placed perfectly to absorb the moist Pacific clouds of the region, producing up to 600 inches of snow during some seasons. http://www.alyeskaresort.com

Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Calif. Average annual snowfall: 473 in.
Kirkwood claims deep Sierra Nevada snow that can pile past 600 inches on a good year. But the resort also touts its clear Californian skies, with a 70 percent sunny forecast average. Best of both worlds? http://www.kirkwood.com

Stevens Pass, Wash.
Average annual snowfall: 471 in.
Drive 80 miles east from Seattle to find this regional ski mecca, which boasts 37 named trails, 10 lifts and by-the-foot portions of pure Cascadian snow. The lifts run at night, letting powder hounds shred for hours under the strange glow and yellow buzz of a virtual ski day. http://www.stevenspass.com

Sugar Bowl, Calif.
Average annual snowfall: 464 in.
Four mountain peaks flanked with chutes make this Lake Tahoe resort a NoCal favorite. Its burying powder, which tops 500 inches on a good year, doesn't hurt. http://www.sugarbowl.com

Grand Targhee Resort, Wyo.
Average annual snowfall: 463 in.
Famous for its light and airy snow, this remote Wyoming resort is worth the long drive. Bonus: Targhee's exclusive Snowcat vehicles bring a group of skiers each day to a private adjacent mountainside where fresh powder tracks are guaranteed. http://www.grandtarghee.com

Snowbird Ski Resort, Utah
Average annual snowfall: 461 in.
A world-class resort even without its deep annual snow, Snowbird has an aerial tram lift that whisks skiers from the base of the mountain to the top in mere minutes, providing an opportunity to take immense 3,200-vertical-foot runs one after the next, all day long. The area's fluffy powder is a cherry on the whip. http://www.snowbird.com

Snowbird Ski Resort, Utah
Average annual snowfall: 461 in.
A world-class resort even without its deep annual snow, Snowbird has an aerial tram lift that whisks skiers from the base of the mountain to the top in mere minutes, providing an opportunity to take immense 3,200-vertical-foot runs one after the next, all day long. The area's fluffy powder is a cherry on the whip. http://www.skihood.com

Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, British Columbia
Average annual snowfall: 407 in.
Among the planet's biggest and best ski resorts, super-sized Whistler Blackcomb has more than 8,000 acres of ski-able terrain and trails that wind for a vertical mile from its high peaks to the forested valley far below. The snow comes in at more than 400 inches per year. http://www.whistlerblackcomb.com

Powder Mountain, Utah
Average annual snowfall: 400 in.
Found 55 miles north of Salt Lake City, Powder Mountain is often overshadowed by resorts closer to town. But this is a huge ski area, with multiple peaks and thousands of acres of wide-open (and often powdery) high-alpine bowls. http://www.powdermountain.net

Solitude, Utah
Average annual snowfall: 399 in.
Hike over the mountain pass from Alta Ski Area (No. 3 on the list) and you run into Solitude, an under-the-radar resort in Big Cottonwood Canyon with chutes, bowls and tree runs. Its lifts top out at 10,035 feet, and the powder buries past 400 inches on a common year. http://www.skisolitude.com

Whitewater Resort, British Colombia
Average annual snowfall: 397 in.
North 140 miles from Spokane, Wash., in the remote Selkirk Mountains of British Columbia, this midsize resort touts some of the driest and most plentiful powder snow in the region. http://www.skiwhitewater.com

Boreal Mountain Resort, Calif.
Average annual snowfall: 395 in.
A small ski hill near Lake Tahoe, Boreal is popular with snowboarders and freestyle skiers, as it features multiple terrain parks, hundreds of rails, jumps and obstacles, plus a 450-foot-long half-pipe.
http://www.rideboreal.com

Crystal Mountain, Wash.
Average annual snowfall: 390 in.
Literally in the shadow of Mount Rainier, Crystal is Washington State's biggest (and many say best) resort. It has 3,100 vertical feet of terrain, 11 lifts and runs that stretch 2.5 miles. http://www.skycrystal.com

Mt. Washington, British Colombia
Average annual snowfall: 383 in.
Far north on Vancouver Island, this locals' ski hill gets its hundreds of inches of annual snow from the close-by Pacific waters. Its summit peak reaches 5,215 feet into the foggy, near-coastal sky. http://www.mountwashington.ca

Brighton Resort, Utah
Average annual snowfall: 381 in.
The fifth—and final!—Utah resort to make the list sits atop Big Cottonwood Canyon, where giant snow clouds drift and dump famous light and fluffy white stuff onto the tree runs and bowls that spill from this resort's tall peaks. http://www.brightonresort.com

Wolf Creek, Colo.
Average annual snowfall: 379 in.
Can you say thin air? Wolf Creek's base area sits 10,300 feet above sea level. Yes, that's the parking lot. Take one of its seven lifts uphill and you're entering a true high-alpine environment, where the sun shines bright and intense and snow piles deep. http://www.wolfcreekski.com

Fernie Alpine Resort, British Colombia
Average annual snowfall: 369 in.
In the Canadian mountain fantasyland north of Montana, Fernie Alpine Resort is a rising star skiers are seeking for trails, chutes, tree runs and deep powder. Bonus: Fernie's 2,500 acres include five high-mountain bowls buried each year by hundreds of inches of deep white snow.
http://www.skifernie.com
- 03 Apr 2008, 2:48 pm
Billy Ivy wrote: > Top 20 Snowiest Ski Resorts in the World > according to ForbesTraveler.com > > > Mt. Baker Ski Area, Washington > Average annual snowfall: 641 in. > Can you say geographical serendipity? Nothing less than the nearby > Pacific Ocean—40 miles to the west—produces billowing, moisture-dark > clouds to dump hundreds of annual inches on this humble ski hill, > which is found on the flanks of its namesake 10,778-foot > stratovolcano. www.mtbaker.us > > > Niseko resorts, Japan > Average annual snowfall: 595 in. > Blame Siberia. Cold air from northern Russian builds big, wet clouds > when it hits the Sea of Japan. On Hokkaido, the country's northern > island, these clouds dump metric tons of the white stuff on the > interconnected ski resorts of the Niseko region, including Grand > Hirafu, Higashiyama and Annupuri, which bask in the shadow of Mount > Yotei, a perfect peak called the "Mount Fuji of the North." > www.niseko.ne.jp/en/index.html > > > Alta Ski Area, Utah > Average annual snowfall: 523 in. > The Wasatch Mountain Range is the first-contact for many big clouds > coming off the deserts of Utah and Nevada. Ground zero is Alta Ski > Area, a high and exposed resort ready to take storm after storm from > its perch at the top of Little Cottonwood Canyon. www.alta.com > > > Alyeska Resort, Alaska > Average annual snowfall: 513 in. > Take the Seward Highway south 40 miles from Anchorage and you run > into Alyeska Resort, a 1,000-acre alpine paradise placed perfectly to > absorb the moist Pacific clouds of the region, producing up to 600 > inches of snow during some seasons. www.alyeskaresort.com > > > Kirkwood Mountain Resort, Calif. Average annual snowfall: 473 in. > Kirkwood claims deep Sierra Nevada snow that can pile past 600 inches > on a good year. But the resort also touts its clear Californian > skies, with a 70 percent sunny forecast average. Best of both worlds? > www.kirkwood.com > > > Stevens Pass, Wash. > Average annual snowfall: 471 in. > Drive 80 miles east from Seattle to find this regional ski mecca, > which boasts 37 named trails, 10 lifts and by-the-foot portions of > pure Cascadian snow. The lifts run at night, letting powder hounds > shred for hours under the strange glow and yellow buzz of a virtual > ski day. www.stevenspass.com > > > Sugar Bowl, Calif. > Average annual snowfall: 464 in. > Four mountain peaks flanked with chutes make this Lake Tahoe resort a > NoCal favorite. Its burying powder, which tops 500 inches on a good > year, doesn't hurt. www.sugarbowl.com > > > Grand Targhee Resort, Wyo. > Average annual snowfall: 463 in. > Famous for its light and airy snow, this remote Wyoming resort is > worth the long drive. Bonus: Targhee's exclusive Snowcat vehicles > bring a group of skiers each day to a private adjacent mountainside > where fresh powder tracks are guaranteed. www.grandtarghee.com > > > Snowbird Ski Resort, Utah > Average annual snowfall: 461 in. > A world-class resort even without its deep annual snow, Snowbird has > an aerial tram lift that whisks skiers from the base of the mountain > to the top in mere minutes, providing an opportunity to take immense > 3,200-vertical-foot runs one after the next, all day long. The area's > fluffy powder is a cherry on the whip. www.snowbird.com > > > Snowbird Ski Resort, Utah > Average annual snowfall: 461 in. > A world-class resort even without its deep annual snow, Snowbird has > an aerial tram lift that whisks skiers from the base of the mountain > to the top in mere minutes, providing an opportunity to take immense > 3,200-vertical-foot runs one after the next, all day long. The area's > fluffy powder is a cherry on the whip. www.skihood.com > > > Whistler Blackcomb Ski Resort, British Columbia > Average annual snowfall: 407 in. > Among the planet's biggest and best ski resorts, super-sized Whistler > Blackcomb has more than 8,000 acres of ski-able terrain and trails > that wind for a vertical mile from its high peaks to the forested > valley far below. The snow comes in at more than 400 inches per year. > www.whistlerblackcomb.com > > > Powder Mountain, Utah > Average annual snowfall: 400 in. > Found 55 miles north of Salt Lake City, Powder Mountain is often > overshadowed by resorts closer to town. But this is a huge ski area, > with multiple peaks and thousands of acres of wide-open (and often > powdery) high-alpine bowls. www.powdermountain.net > > > Solitude, Utah > Average annual snowfall: 399 in. > Hike over the mountain pass from Alta Ski Area (No. 3 on the list) > and you run into Solitude, an under-the-radar resort in Big > Cottonwood Canyon with chutes, bowls and tree runs. Its lifts top out > at 10,035 feet, and the powder buries past 400 inches on a common > year. www.skisolitude.com > > > Whitewater Resort, British Colombia > Average annual snowfall: 397 in. > North 140 miles from Spokane, Wash., in the remote Selkirk Mountains > of British Columbia, this midsize resort touts some of the driest and > most plentiful powder snow in the region. www.skiwhitewater.com > > > Boreal Mountain Resort, Calif. > Average annual snowfall: 395 in. > A small ski hill near Lake Tahoe, Boreal is popular with snowboarders > and freestyle skiers, as it features multiple terrain parks, hundreds > of rails, jumps and obstacles, plus a 450-foot-long half-pipe. > www.rideboreal.com > > > Crystal Mountain, Wash. > Average annual snowfall: 390 in. > Literally in the shadow of Mount Rainier, Crystal is Washington > State's biggest (and many say best) resort. It has 3,100 vertical > feet of terrain, 11 lifts and runs that stretch 2.5 miles. > www.skycrystal.com > > > Mt. Washington, British Colombia > Average annual snowfall: 383 in. > Far north on Vancouver Island, this locals' ski hill gets its > hundreds of inches of annual snow from the close-by Pacific waters. > Its summit peak reaches 5,215 feet into the foggy, near-coastal sky. > www.mountwashington.ca > > > Brighton Resort, Utah > Average annual snowfall: 381 in. > The fifth—and final!—Utah resort to make the list sits atop Big > Cottonwood Canyon, where giant snow clouds drift and dump famous > light and fluffy white stuff onto the tree runs and bowls that spill > from this resort's tall peaks. www.brightonresort.com > > > Wolf Creek, Colo. > Average annual snowfall: 379 in. > Can you say thin air? Wolf Creek's base area sits 10,300 feet above > sea level. Yes, that's the parking lot. Take one of its seven lifts > uphill and you're entering a true high-alpine environment, where the > sun shines bright and intense and snow piles deep. > www.wolfcreekski.com > > > Fernie Alpine Resort, British Colombia > Average annual snowfall: 369 in. > In the Canadian mountain fantasyland north of Montana, Fernie Alpine > Resort is a rising star skiers are seeking for trails, chutes, tree > runs and deep powder. Bonus: Fernie's 2,500 acres include five > high-mountain bowls buried each year by hundreds of inches of deep > white snow. > www.skifernie.com

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