Top 14 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America:

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Sugar Bowl, CA on Feb. 1st, 2016. photo: sugar bowl
Sugar Bowl, CA on Feb. 1st, 2016. photo: sugar bowl

In the list below, you’ll find every ski resort in North America that has received 300″ or more of snowfall this season.

This strong El Nino year has been a powerful one in the Western USA so far.  El Nino is on a bit of a break right now, but the damage has been done.  Over 500″ already at Alyeska?  Over 400″ at Mt. Baker?  Over 300″ at 12 other ski resorts?  Unreal…

As per usual, the northwest dominates this list with the West Coast taking every spot in the top 10 except for one:  Wolf Creek, CO.  If you live in Colorado, it’s time you moved closer to Wolfy.  The place just simply gets the most snow in CO.

Surprisingly, there is no Canada on this list at all.

Timberline, OR on Feb. 3rd, 2016. photo: timberline
Timberline, OR on Feb. 3rd, 2016. photo: timberline
**listed snowfall totals come directly from each ski resorts’ upper mountain snowfall numbers as posted on their websites as of Feb. 10th, 2016.

TOP 14 BIGGEST SNOWFALL TOTALS IN NORTH AMERICA:

#1.  Alyeska, AK = 529″

#2.  Mt. Baker, WA = 413″

#3.  Timberline Lodge, OR = 365″

#4.  Crystal Mountain, WA = 358″

#5.  Sugar Bowl, CA = 355″

Mt. Bachelor, OR's moonscape volcanic skiing on Jan. 25th, 2016. photo: bachelor
Mt. Bachelor, OR’s moonscape volcanic skiing on Jan. 25th, 2016. photo: bachelor

#6.  Mt. Bachelor, OR = 352″

#7.  Wolf Creek, CO = 321″

#8.  Sierra-at-Tahoe, CA = 319″

#9.  Boreal, CA = 317.5″

#10. Snoqualmie, WA = 316″

#11.  Northstar, CA = 308″

Alyeska, AK on Feb. 8th, 2016. photo: alyeska
Alyeska, AK on Feb. 8th, 2016. skier:  Ben N.  photo: alyeska

#11.  Snowbird, UT = 308″

#13.  Brighton, UT = 304″

#13.  Kirkwood, CA = 304″

WOOOOT!! Mt. Baker, WA on 1/30/16 Photo: Berry Moorhead/snowbrains
WOOOOT!! Mt. Baker, WA on 1/30/16 Photo: Berry Moorhead/snowbrains

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3 thoughts on “Top 14 Biggest Snowfall Totals in North America:

  1. Kirkwood’s numbers are from the base @ 7800′. Their real number would be higher. Anyone who has skied Tahoe long enough knows the truth.

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