Best Ski Resorts for Snow Reliability
91 resorts ranked by editorial assessment
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Hokkaido, Japan
Niseko United
The world's deepest consistent powder — four linked resorts on Hokkaido's Mt. Niseko-Annupuri.
10.0Snow Reliability8.0Very GoodPremiumPremium - 2
Rocky Mountains, USA
Alta
Utah's skiers-only legend — 405 inches of annual powder in Little Cottonwood Canyon, 55% advanced terrain, and no snowboards since 1939.
9.5Snow Reliability8.5Very GoodPremiumPremium - 3
Hokkaido, Japan
Furano
Hokkaido's most celebrated powder resort — 700 cm average annual snowfall and some of the driest, lightest snow on earth.
9.5Snow Reliability8.0Very GoodModerateMid-range - 4
Rocky Mountains, USA
Snowbird
Alta's neighbour and rival in Little Cottonwood Canyon — an aerial tram, steep terrain, and Utah's deepest powder record.
9.5Snow Reliability8.0Very GoodPremiumPremium - 5
Alberta, Canada
Sunshine Village
Canada's longest non-glacial ski season — 3,358 acres at 2,160m in Banff National Park, with 914cm of annual snowfall.
9.5Snow Reliability8.5Very GoodPremiumPremium - 6
Alps, France
Tignes
France's most snow-sure resort — year-round glacier skiing at 3,456m, a 163-day season, and 300km shared with Val d'Isère via the Espace Killy pass.
9.5Snow Reliability8.0Very GoodPremiumPremium - 7
Alps, France
Val d'Isère
Home of the Espace Killy — 300 kilometres of high-altitude terrain forged around a World Cup race village.
9.5Snow Reliability8.5Very GoodLuxuryLuxury - 8
Alps, Italy
Cervinia
Italy's highest resort, skiing under the shadow of the Matterhorn — a high-altitude mountain with the longest season in the Alps.
9.0Snow Reliability8.0Very GoodPremiumPremium - 9
Alps, Austria
Lech Zürs am Arlberg
Austria's most beautiful ski village — Lech Zürs anchors Ski Arlberg, Austria's largest connected ski area, with 305km of pistes.
9.0Snow Reliability9.0ExceptionalLuxuryLuxury - 10
Honshu, Japan
Myoko Kogen
The lift-connected Akakura Onsen and Akakura Kanko areas on Mount Myoko, an onsen-town alternative to Niseko's international scale.
9.0Snow Reliability7.0GoodModerateMid-range
