The snowiest cities
Well-known travel destinations ranked by how much snow they get in a typical year — for skiing and a real cold season.
#
City
Snow per year
Climate
1
Niseko
Japan
366 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental2
Breckenridge
CO, United States
294 in
DscMediterranean-influenced subarctic3
Three Rivers
CA, United States
222 in
CsaHot-summer Mediterranean4
Crested Butte
CO, United States
199 in
DfcSubarctic5
Sapporo
Japan
188 in
DfaHot-summer humid continental6
Mammoth Lakes
CA, United States
176 in
CsbWarm-summer Mediterranean7
Aspen
CO, United States
173 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental8
Steamboat Springs
CO, United States
171 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental9
Estes Park
CO, United States
171 in
DscMediterranean-influenced subarctic10
Whistler
Canada
161 in
CsbWarm-summer Mediterranean11
Méribel
France
134 in
DfcSubarctic12
Telluride
CO, United States
131 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental13
Québec
Canada
116 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental14
Vail
CO, United States
115 in
DfcSubarctic15
Banff
Canada
108 in
DfcSubarctic16
Lake Placid
NY, United States
106 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental17
Sun Valley
ID, United States
103 in
DsbMediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental18
Big Sky
MT, United States
91 in
DfcSubarctic19
Sedona
AZ, United States
90 in
BSkCold semi-arid20
Stowe
VT, United States
88 in
DfaHot-summer humid continental21
Mont-Tremblant
Canada
85 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental22
Montréal
Canada
84 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental23
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
France
84 in
CfbOceanic / temperate24
Verbier
Switzerland
84 in
CfbOceanic / temperate25
Baddeck
Canada
82 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental26
Anchorage
AK, United States
78 in
DfcSubarctic27
West Yellowstone
MT, United States
73 in
DfcSubarctic28
Ottawa
Canada
73 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental29
Courchevel
France
65 in
DfcSubarctic30
Val-d'Isère
France
65 in
DfcSubarctic31
Hakuba
Japan
64 in
CfaHumid subtropical32
Reykjavík
Iceland
64 in
CfcSubpolar oceanic33
Halifax
Canada
64 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental34
Bar Harbor
ME, United States
63 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental35
Calgary
Canada
55 in
DwbMonsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental36
Karuizawa
Japan
55 in
CfbOceanic / temperate37
Edmonton
Canada
55 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental38
Minneapolis
MN, United States
54 in
DfaHot-summer humid continental39
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Canada
53 in
CfaHumid subtropical40
Toronto
Canada
51 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental41
Provincetown
MA, United States
51 in
CfaHumid subtropical42
Salt Lake City
UT, United States
50 in
CsaHot-summer Mediterranean43
Boston
MA, United States
49 in
CfaHumid subtropical44
Pittsburgh
PA, United States
44 in
CfaHumid subtropical45
Cody
WY, United States
44 in
BSkCold semi-arid46
Wisconsin Dells
WI, United States
43 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental47
Chicago
IL, United States
39 in
DfaHot-summer humid continental48
Hakone
Japan
38 in
CfaHumid subtropical49
Denver
CO, United States
34 in
CfaHumid subtropical50
Boulder
CO, United States
34 in
CfaHumid subtropical51
New York City
NY, United States
30 in
CfaHumid subtropical52
Sendai
Japan
24 in
CfaHumid subtropical53
Whitefish
MT, United States
22 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental54
Hyannis
MA, United States
22 in
CfbOceanic / temperate55
Nantucket
MA, United States
22 in
CfbOceanic / temperate56
Edgartown
MA, United States
22 in
CfbOceanic / temperate57
Gardiner
MT, United States
20 in
BSkCold semi-arid58
Washington
DC, United States
18 in
CfaHumid subtropical59
Philadelphia
PA, United States
16 in
CfaHumid subtropical60
Vancouver
Canada
14 in
CsbWarm-summer MediterraneanBuilt from 30 years of typical weather (1991-2020). The list is drawn from a curated set of about 300 well-known travel destinations so the ranking reads as recognisable places — you can find any other city through the full directory or the search above. Cities that get less than 12 inches of snow a year are dropped — the list is meant to be genuinely snowy places.