Where to ski in December
Northern-hemisphere resorts open in December, ranked by how much snow fell in December over the last three winters, then overall score. Early December is quiet. Christmas week is the busiest of the year.
| # | Resort | December snow | Altitude | Score | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Hakuba Happo-one | 242 cm | 760-1831 m | 6.8 | Nov 29 to May 5 |
| 2 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Nozawa Onsen | 163 cm | 565-1650 m | 5.2 | Dec 6 to May 5 |
| 3 | 馃嚚馃嚘 Whistler Blackcomb | 152 cm | 675-2284 m | 5.8 | Nov 26 to May 18 |
| 4 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Les Arcs | 151 cm | 1200-3226 m | 8.9 | Dec 13 to Apr 19 |
| 5 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 149 cm | 1035-3275 m | 7.7 | Dec 13 to May 10 |
| 6 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Mammoth Mountain | 140 cm | 2424-3369 m | 6.6 | Nov 8 to Jun 1 |
| 7 | 馃嚚馃嚟 Engelberg Titlis | 139 cm | 1050-3020 m | 7.0 | Oct 25 to May 17 |
| 8 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Les 2 Alpes | 135 cm | 1300-3568 m | 8.6 | Nov 28 to Apr 26 |
| 9 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Alpe d'Huez | 135 cm | 1250-3330 m | 8.3 | Dec 6 to Apr 26 |
| 10 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Tignes | 128 cm | 1550-3456 m | 8.5 | Nov 28 to May 3 |
| 11 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Val d'Is猫re | 128 cm | 1550-3456 m | 8.2 | Nov 28 to May 3 |
| 12 | 馃嚚馃嚟 Andermatt Sedrun | 127 cm | 1447-2961 m | 7.6 | Nov 28 to Apr 26 |
| 13 | 馃嚭馃嚫 Palisades Tahoe | 127 cm | 1890-2760 m | 6.1 | Nov 26 to May 25 |
| 14 | 馃嚘馃嚬 St. Anton am Arlberg | 124 cm | 1304-2811 m | 8.0 | Dec 5 to Apr 19 |
| 15 | 馃嚠馃嚬 Courmayeur | 120 cm | 1224-2755 m | 7.4 | Nov 28 to Apr 19 |
| 16 | 馃嚘馃嚬 Lech Z眉rs | 119 cm | 1450-2811 m | 8.7 | Dec 5 to Apr 19 |
| 17 | 馃嚝馃嚪 La Plagne | 118 cm | 1250-3250 m | 8.3 | Dec 13 to Apr 19 |
| 18 | 馃嚝馃嚪 M茅ribel | 118 cm | 1400-2952 m | 8.2 | Dec 6 to Apr 12 |
| 19 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Courchevel | 118 cm | 1300-2738 m | 7.8 | Dec 5 to Apr 12 |
| 20 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Val Thorens | 117 cm | 1800-3230 m | 8.8 | Nov 28 to May 3 |
| 21 | 馃嚚馃嚟 Verbier | 114 cm | 1500-3330 m | 7.4 | Dec 6 to Apr 19 |
| 22 | 馃嚚馃嚟 Grindelwald Wengen | 114 cm | 943-2971 m | 7.1 | Dec 13 to Apr 12 |
| 23 | 馃嚝馃嚪 Avoriaz | 101 cm | 1100-2466 m | 7.4 | Dec 13 to Apr 19 |
| 24 | 馃嚡馃嚨 Niseko Grand Hirafu | 101 cm | 255-1200 m | 6.4 | Nov 29 to May 5 |
| 25 | 馃嚚馃嚟 Crans-Montana | 100 cm | 1500-3000 m | 7.7 | Dec 6 to Apr 12 |
| 26 | 馃嚚馃嚟 Laax | 100 cm | 1100-3018 m | 7.4 | Nov 21 to Apr 19 |
| 27 | 馃嚘馃嚬 Ischgl | 98 cm | 1400-2872 m | 7.7 | Nov 26 to May 3 |
| 28 | 馃嚠馃嚬 Breuil-Cervinia | 96 cm | 2050-3480 m | 8.4 | Oct 24 to May 3 |
| 29 | 馃嚚馃嚟 Saas-Fee | 89 cm | 1800-3600 m | 7.6 | Oct 25 to May 3 |
| 30 | 馃嚘馃嚬 S枚lden | 86 cm | 1350-3340 m | 7.9 | Oct 30 to May 3 |
Scores and stats are computed from open data (OpenStreetMap, ERA5 snowfall, live Open-Meteo forecasts). How Snowlist scores resorts.
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