Ranked on what actually fell, not on marketing copy. Whistler Blackcomb comes out on top for powder skiing and snowboarding in January: 3.7 powder days and 67in of snow in an average January.
British Columbia, Canada · 2,215ft – 7,493ft
Whistler Blackcomb in January: 3.7 powder days and 67in of snow in an average January.
Haute-Savoie, France · 3,396ft – 12,605ft
Chamonix in January: 3 powder days and 53in of snow in an average January.
Savoie, France · 3,937ft – 10,584ft
Les Arcs in January: 2.8 powder days and 51in of snow in an average January.
Savoie, France · 3,609ft – 8,983ft
Courchevel in January: 2.3 powder days and 44in of snow in an average January.
Isère, France · 4,265ft – 11,811ft
Les Deux Alpes in January: 2.5 powder days and 46in of snow in an average January.
Haute-Savoie, France · 5,906ft – 8,091ft
Avoriaz in January: 2.5 powder days and 43in of snow in an average January.
Isère, France · 3,609ft – 10,925ft
Alpe d'Huez in January: 2.5 powder days and 46in of snow in an average January.
Savoie, France · 7,546ft – 10,597ft
Val Thorens in January: 2.1 powder days and 43in of snow in an average January.
Savoie, France · 5,085ft – 11,339ft
Tignes in January: 2.2 powder days and 46in of snow in an average January.
Savoie, France · 6,070ft – 11,339ft
Val d'Isère in January: 2.2 powder days and 46in of snow in an average January.
Powder days and snowfall in your month, plus whether we have documented off-piste zones.
Snow figures come from the same ten-year ERA5 record shown on each resort's snow history page, measured at mid-mountain height. Terrain splits come from each resort's own trail breakdown. Scores are relative to the other resorts searched, not absolute quality marks.
We ranked 48 resorts with a full climate record, out of 253 on the site, against a benchmark of 40 resorts across 18 countries. A resort without a record is left out rather than guessed at. Search it yourself.