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Where it’s dumping now.

Snow, temperature and wind for 3,069 resorts worldwide — 392 in Japan — updated daily and ranked by Powder Score.

Resorts tracked
3,069
Top score today
76/100
Snowing in 48h
20

Yuzawa, Niigata — photo by the site operator, March 2024

Where It’s Snowing

Resorts with 3cm+ of snow in the last 48 hours. A ❄ marks anything over 15cm.

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7 14 27 127 735 143 1 8 8 5 21 180 18 1 2 15 14 13 1 5 10 13 5 39 7 71 40 2 7 41 31 31 5 38 4 6 1 4 4 16 4 48 126 118 150 17 5 196 3 24 35 12 42 9 3 4 7 6 1 3 2 18 17 4 19 3 1 5 17 1 2 11 42 83 18 71 186 4 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 East Pole — 3.8cm / Powder Score 21 Эдельвейс — 3.8cm / Powder Score 21 Nedover Alpinbakke — 5.1cm / Powder Score 45 禾木（吉克普林）国际滑雪度假区 — 5.3cm / Powder Score 43 Chapelco Ski Resort — 5.7cm / Powder Score 30 Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter — 9.9cm / Powder Score 54 Corralco — 10.7cm / Powder Score 32 Caviahue — 14.7cm / Powder Score 47 Parque de Nieve Primeros Pinos — 14.8cm / Powder Score 47 FONNA Glacier Ski Resort — 21.3cm / Powder Score 54 ❄ Nevados de Chillán — 35.6cm / Powder Score 56 ❄ Las Leñas — 47.6cm / Powder Score 64 ❄ Centro de Ski Chapa Verde — 60.3cm / Powder Score 65 ❄ El Colorado — 64.5cm / Powder Score 76 ❄ La Parva — 64.5cm / Powder Score 76 ❄ Ski Portillo — 65.1cm / Powder Score 72 ❄ Valle Nevado — 66.7cm / Powder Score 76 ❄ Los Penitentes — 66.7cm / Powder Score 74 ❄ Los Puquios — 66.7cm / Powder Score 70 ❄ Lagunillas — 70.8cm / Powder Score 73 ❄

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All resorts 3049 Snowing 20 ❄15cm+ 11

Powder Alert

❄ 70.8cm Lagunillas 🇨🇱 Chile ❄ 66.7cm Los Puquios 🇦🇷 Argentina ❄ 66.7cm Los Penitentes 🇦🇷 Argentina ❄ 66.7cm Valle Nevado 🇨🇱 Chile ❄ 65.1cm Ski Portillo 🇨🇱 Chile ❄ 64.5cm La Parva 🇨🇱 Chile ❄ 64.5cm El Colorado 🇨🇱 Chile ❄ 60.3cm Centro de Ski Chapa Verde 🇨🇱 Chile ❄ 47.6cm Las Leñas 🇦🇷 Argentina ❄ 35.6cm Nevados de Chillán 🇨🇱 Chile

Live Right Now, Where It’s Snowing

The highest-scoring resorts that have an official live camera.

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76
Valle Nevado
🇨🇱Santiago
66.7cmSnow 48h—BaseGreatPowder Score
64
Las Leñas
🇦🇷Mendoza
47.6cmSnow 48h—BaseGoodPowder Score
56
Nevados de Chillán
🇨🇱Ñuble
35.6cmSnow 48h—BaseGoodPowder Score
47
Caviahue
🇦🇷Argentina
14.7cmSnow 48h—BaseFairPowder Score

Some are nearby cameras from Windy.com — not run by the ski areas, and not necessarily pointed at the pistes. Footage plays in Windy’s own player; we do not store it. Windy.com

Today’s Powder Ranking

Sorted by Powder Score. The higher it sits, the more you should be there.

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1 🇨🇱 Chile · Santiago

Valle Nevado

76 / 100 Powder Score
Great

Snow 48h 66.7cm

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2 🇨🇱 Chile · Santiago

El Colorado

76 / 100 Powder Score
Great

Snow 48h 64.5cm

3 🇨🇱 Chile · Santiago

La Parva

76 / 100 Powder Score
Great

Snow 48h 64.5cm

Resort Powder Score Snow 48h Next 24h Base depth Temperature
1 Valle Nevado 🇨🇱 Santiago 76
66.7 cm 2.8 cm — -7.5 ℃ 🌤️
2 El Colorado 🇨🇱 Santiago 76
64.5 cm 4.1 cm — -5.5 ℃ ☀️
3 La Parva 🇨🇱 Santiago 76
64.5 cm 4.1 cm — -5.4 ℃ ☀️
4 Los Penitentes 🇦🇷 Argentina 74
66.7 cm 1.1 cm — -6.2 ℃ ☀️
5 Lagunillas 🇨🇱 Santiago 73
70.8 cm 12 cm — -1.5 ℃ ☀️
6 Ski Portillo 🇨🇱 Valparaíso 72
65.1 cm 1.7 cm — -6 ℃ 🌤️
7 Los Puquios 🇦🇷 Argentina 70
66.7 cm 1.1 cm — -4.6 ℃ ☀️
8 Las Leñas 🇦🇷 Mendoza 64
47.6 cm 0.9 cm — -2.7 ℃ ☁️
9 Centro de Ski Chapa Verde 🇨🇱 Chile 65
60.3 cm 6.2 cm — -2 ℃ 🌤️
10 Nevados de Chillán 🇨🇱 Ñuble 56
35.6 cm 3 cm — 2.1 ℃ ❄️
11 FONNA Glacier Ski Resort 🇳🇴 Norway 54
21.3 cm 0.4 cm — -2.6 ℃ 🌨️
12 Galdhøpiggen Sommerskisenter 🇳🇴 Norway 54
9.9 cm 2.2 cm — -6.5 ℃ 🌨️

Top 12 of 3049 resorts · Browse every resort

Deep snow, hardly known

Twelve seasons of snowfall measured against how widely each place is known.

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SecretJapan rank #5

Muikamachi Hakkaisan

Niigata

Snowfall
93
Known
21

Season average728cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #11

Itoigawa Seaside Valley Ski Resort

Niigata

Snowfall
90
Known
21

Season average703cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #20

Tateyama Sanroku Ski Area

Toyama

Snowfall
87
Known
21

Season average682cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #30

Hakuba Cortina

Nagano

Snowfall
81
Known
21

Season average635cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #30

Hakuba Norikura Onsen Ski Resort

Nagano

Snowfall
81
Known
21

Season average635cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #91

Tadami Ski Area

Fukushima

Snowfall
62
Known
0

Season average482cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #78

SAM Hakusan Ichirino Ski Resort

Ishikawa

Snowfall
67
Known
21

Season average526cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #82

Hakusan Senjo Onsen Seymour Ski Area

Ishikawa

Snowfall
65
Known
21

Season average507cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #170

Fairy Land Kaneyama Ski Area

Fukushima

Snowfall
51
Known
0

Season average402cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #86

Hagurosan Ski Area

Yamagata

Snowfall
62
Known
21

Season average488cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #101

Yashima Ski Area

Akita

Snowfall
60
Known
21

Season average467cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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SecretJapan rank #219

Iwanai Resort

Hokkaido

Snowfall
48
Known
0

Season average373cm/season

Buried in snow, barely known

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How well known a resort is comes from the number of Wikipedia language editions. Once the season starts this switches to live video buzz.

🏔 The Snowiest Ski Resorts on Earth

All 3,049 ski areas measured the same way. 46 of the top 100 are in Japan.

World number oneFONNA Glacier Ski Resort🇳🇴783cm/season
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