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
Three Rivers
CA, United States
222 in
CsaHot-summer Mediterranean2
Crested Butte
CO, United States
199 in
DfcSubarctic3
Vail
CO, United States
186 in
DfcSubarctic4
Breckenridge
CO, United States
184 in
DscMediterranean-influenced subarctic5
Mammoth Lakes
CA, United States
176 in
CsbWarm-summer Mediterranean6
Aspen
CO, United States
173 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental7
Steamboat Springs
CO, United States
171 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental8
Whistler
Canada
161 in
CsbWarm-summer Mediterranean9
Méribel
France
134 in
DfcSubarctic10
Telluride
CO, United States
131 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental11
Québec
Canada
116 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental12
Banff
Canada
108 in
DfcSubarctic13
Lake Placid
NY, United States
106 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental14
Sun Valley
ID, United States
103 in
DsbMediterranean-influenced warm-summer humid continental15
Big Sky
MT, United States
91 in
DfcSubarctic16
Sedona
AZ, United States
90 in
BSkCold semi-arid17
Stowe
VT, United States
88 in
DfaHot-summer humid continental18
Mont-Tremblant
Canada
85 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental19
Montréal
Canada
84 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental20
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
France
84 in
CfbOceanic / temperate21
Verbier
Switzerland
84 in
CfbOceanic / temperate22
Baddeck
Canada
82 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental23
Anchorage
AK, United States
78 in
DfcSubarctic24
West Yellowstone
MT, United States
73 in
DfcSubarctic25
Ottawa
Canada
73 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental26
Courchevel
France
65 in
DfcSubarctic27
Val-d'Isère
France
65 in
DfcSubarctic28
Reykjavík
Iceland
64 in
CfcSubpolar oceanic29
Halifax
Canada
64 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental30
Bar Harbor
ME, United States
63 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental31
Niagara-on-the-Lake
Canada
59 in
CfaHumid subtropical32
Calgary
Canada
55 in
DwbMonsoon-influenced warm-summer humid continental33
Edmonton
Canada
55 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental34
Minneapolis
MN, United States
54 in
DfaHot-summer humid continental35
Toronto
Canada
51 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental36
Provincetown
MA, United States
51 in
CfaHumid subtropical37
Salt Lake City
UT, United States
50 in
CsaHot-summer Mediterranean38
Boston
MA, United States
49 in
CfaHumid subtropical39
Estes Park
CO, United States
47 in
DscMediterranean-influenced subarctic40
Pittsburgh
PA, United States
44 in
CfaHumid subtropical41
Cody
WY, United States
44 in
BSkCold semi-arid42
Wisconsin Dells
WI, United States
43 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental43
Chicago
IL, United States
39 in
DfaHot-summer humid continental44
Denver
CO, United States
34 in
CfaHumid subtropical45
Boulder
CO, United States
34 in
CfaHumid subtropical46
New York City
NY, United States
30 in
CfaHumid subtropical47
Victoria
Canada
23 in
CsbWarm-summer Mediterranean48
Whitefish
MT, United States
22 in
DfbWarm-summer humid continental49
Hyannis
MA, United States
22 in
CfbOceanic / temperate50
Nantucket
MA, United States
22 in
CfbOceanic / temperate51
Edgartown
MA, United States
22 in
CfbOceanic / temperate52
Gardiner
MT, United States
20 in
BSkCold semi-arid53
Washington
DC, United States
18 in
CfaHumid subtropical54
Philadelphia
PA, United States
16 in
CfaHumid subtropical55
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.