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Fit = structural suitabilityNow = current opportunityDecision combines both when timing makes current conditions relevant
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Priorities determine the structural ranking; optional trip context refines those priorities without excluding a resort. Evidence describes data support, Stability tests nearby priority changes, and Frontier marks a non-dominated option on comparable evidence.

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Decision summary

Vaujany narrowly leads because of good terrain match · 75/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 88/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Chamonix is the strongest alternative. 3 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
Effectively tied

Vaujany

76/100
Why
  1. Vaujany narrowly leads because of good terrain match · 75/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 88/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Chamonix is the strongest alternative. 3 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.
Mixed evidenceUpdated 14 h ago
  • Strong structural fit for the selected priorities (80/100).
  • Solid upper-mountain snow base at 160 cm.
AlternativeChamonix
Main uncertaintyThe lead over Chamonix is small. Most of the evidence requested by this priority profile is available.
Would change ifA material forecast shift or a different priority profile could change the ranking.
Mixed evidenceUpdated 14 h ago1.1 pts lead
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Vaujany

Large-domain explorerEffectively tied

Effectively tied with Chamonix. good terrain match · 75/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 88/100 — led by strong snow resilience—but the result is close.

Why Vaujany leads Chamonix Snow reliability +3.6 pts and Snow now +2.9 pts
Terrain fit -5.7Snow reliability +3.6Snow now +2.9Access +0.3
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeChamonix

Main uncertaintyThe lead over Chamonix is small. Most of the evidence requested by this priority profile is available.

What could change the resultIncrease lift system weight from 14 to 20 and Chamonix becomes the leading option.

Lead margin1.1pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

The ranking changes little under nearby priority weights. Rank range 2–2.

Evidence confidence75%

Coverage and coherence of evidence used by this comparison.

Advanced analysisSensitivity, Pareto trade-offs and score contributions
Pareto frontier3 options

3 options are dominated on commonly available dimensions.

Lowest-regret optionChamonix · 91% robustness
Explore decision boundaries · what preference change flips the winner?

These are the smallest tested single-dimension changes that produce a different leader. Apply one to inspect that scenario; no new database query is required to calculate the boundary.

Lift systemChamonix

Increase lift system weight from 14 to 20 and Chamonix becomes the leading option.

14 → 20
SnowChamonix

Reduce snow weight from 24 to 17 and Chamonix becomes the leading option.

24 → 17
Family & valueChamonix

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 36 and Chamonix becomes the leading option.

12 → 36
ScaleChamonix

Increase scale weight from 16 to 46 and Chamonix becomes the leading option.

16 → 46
Why Vaujany leads Chamonix · 1.1 pts
Snow+3.6 pts
Lift system-3.5 pts
Current opportunity+2.9 pts
Scale-1.1 pts
Family & value-0.9 pts
Access+0.3 pts

Point contributions reconcile the structural Fit dimensions and confidence-limited current opportunity. Missing evidence is not treated as zero.

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Resort overview

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Vaujany

#1 · Alpe dHuez Grand Domaine · France

Decision76/100
Fit80/100
Now50/100
Quality7.7/10
Now50160 cm upperReliability8888/100Terrain7575/100Access8863 min
Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit79.886% weight Now49.914% weight Decision75.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow88/100 · 73% evidence 21.1 / 24.0 pts
Terrain86/100 · 80% evidence 18.8 / 22.0 pts
Scale90/100 · 100% evidence 14.4 / 16.0 pts
Lift system47/100 · 68% evidence 6.6 / 14.0 pts
Access88/100 · 68% evidence 10.6 / 12.0 pts
Family & value70/100 · 41% evidence 8.4 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 74%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Mountain snow160 cm 22.9 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow154 cm 19.6 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow158 cm 7.5 / 11.4 pts
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 70%

Destination typeLarge-domain explorerBest useSnow-first trips · 82/100Snow reliabilityExceptionalSki area250 km · 2,205 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m55%Best transfer63 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group150–299 km · Top 2,800+ mCalendar contextMountain snow is 41% above the available five-year level for this point in the season.
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 75/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Exceptional reliability match · 88/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Chamonix

#2 · Chamonix Valley · France

Decision75/100
Fit82/100
Now29/100
Quality6.0/10
Now29142 cm upperReliability7171/100Terrain8686/100Access8563 min
Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit81.986% weight Now28.714% weight Decision74.6/100
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow71/100 · 73% evidence 16.9 / 24.0 pts
Terrain86/100 · 80% evidence 19.0 / 22.0 pts
Scale98/100 · 85% evidence 15.7 / 16.0 pts
Lift system76/100 · 68% evidence 10.7 / 14.0 pts
Access85/100 · 68% evidence 10.2 / 12.0 pts
Family & value79/100 · 41% evidence 9.5 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 71%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Mountain snow142 cm 20.3 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow30 cm 3.8 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow97 cm 4.6 / 11.4 pts
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 70%

Destination typeAdvanced-terrain specialistBest useAdvanced skiing · 84/100Snow reliabilityHighSki area175 km · 2,842 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m55%Best transfer63 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group150–299 km · Top 2,800+ mCalendar contextMountain snow is 109% above the available five-year level for this point in the season.
Strengths
  • Strong terrain match · 86/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Good reliability match · 71/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

Breuil Cervinia

#3 · Matterhorn Ski Paradise · Italy

Decision64/100
Fit75/100
Now25/100
Quality9.2/10
Now25100 cm upperReliability9494/100Terrain7171/100Access61104 min
Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit75.478% weight Now25.022% weight Decision64.4/100
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow94/100 · 73% evidence 22.5 / 24.0 pts
Terrain75/100 · 80% evidence 16.4 / 22.0 pts
Scale99/100 · 100% evidence 15.9 / 16.0 pts
Lift system40/100 · 68% evidence 5.6 / 14.0 pts
Access61/100 · 68% evidence 7.3 / 12.0 pts
Family & value64/100 · 41% evidence 7.7 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 74%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Mountain snow100 cm 10.0 / 30.0 pts
Open terrain7% 1.4 / 20.0 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 16.0 pts
Valley snow19 cm 1.7 / 16.0 pts
Snow quality9.6/10 9.6 / 10.0 pts
Mid-mountain snow68 cm 2.3 / 8.0 pts

Data coverage: 100%

Destination typeHigh-alpine snow anchorBest useSnow-first trips · 81/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area322 km · 2,337 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m92%Best transfer104 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group300+ km · Top 2,800+ mCalendar contextMountain snow is 20% below the available five-year level for this point in the season.
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Exceptional reliability match · 94/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Saas

#4 · Saastal · Switzerland

Decision64/100
Fit64/100
Now0/100
Quality8.7/10
Now00 cm freshReliability7474/100Terrain7070/100Access10441 min
Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit63.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision63.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow74/100 · 73% evidence 17.7 / 24.0 pts
Terrain74/100 · 80% evidence 16.3 / 22.0 pts
Scale97/100 · 85% evidence 15.5 / 16.0 pts
Lift system39/100 · 68% evidence 5.4 / 14.0 pts
Access10/100 · 68% evidence 1.2 / 12.0 pts
Family & value63/100 · 41% evidence 7.6 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 71%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 100.0 pts
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 16%

Destination typeLarge-domain explorerBest useAdvanced skiing · 70/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area142 km · 2,101 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m57%Best transfer441 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,800+ m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 70/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Good reliability match · 74/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Access is a relative compromise.

Hasliberg

#5 · Meiringen Hasliberg · Switzerland

Decision64/100
Fit64/100
Now0/100
Quality5.0/10
Now00 cm freshReliability6060/100Terrain6565/100
Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit63.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision63.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow60/100 · 73% evidence 16.3 / 27.3 pts
Terrain69/100 · 80% evidence 17.4 / 25.0 pts
Scale80/100 · 100% evidence 14.6 / 18.2 pts
Lift system36/100 · 68% evidence 5.7 / 15.9 pts
Family & value71/100 · 41% evidence 9.7 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 66%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 100.0 pts
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 16%

Destination typeLarge-domain explorerBest useAdvanced skiing · 66/100Snow reliabilityModerateSki area60 km · 1,368 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m22%Current dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 65/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Solid reliability match · 60/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Gresse en Vercors

#6 · Gresse en Vercors · France

Decision58/100
Fit58/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability4747/100Terrain6262/100
Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit57.9100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision57.9/100
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow47/100 · 37% evidence 12.7 / 27.3 pts
Terrain71/100 · 44% evidence 17.7 / 25.0 pts
Scale51/100 · 100% evidence 9.3 / 18.2 pts
Lift system47/100 · 68% evidence 7.5 / 15.9 pts
Family & value79/100 · 41% evidence 10.8 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 49%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 100.0 pts
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 16%

Destination typeFamily progression baseBest useFamily trips · 62/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area20 km · 506 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 47/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Lauterbach

#7 · · Germany

Decision–/100
Fit–/100
Now–/100
Quality–/10
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

AccessNo data excluded
Family & valueNo data excluded
Lift systemNo data excluded
ScaleNo data excluded
SnowNo data excluded
TerrainNo data excluded

Data coverage: 0%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Fresh snowNo data excluded
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 0%

Destination typeEvidence-limited destinationSnow reliabilityNot availableSki area– · – verticalCurrent dataNo current update
Strengths
  • The destination remains scoreable, but there is not enough evidence for a strong archetype.
Consider

Some enriched evidence is unavailable; it is excluded from the score rather than treated as zero.

Rudolfstetten

#8 · · Switzerland

Decision–/100
Fit–/100
Now–/100
Quality–/10
Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

AccessNo data excluded
Family & valueNo data excluded
Lift systemNo data excluded
ScaleNo data excluded
SnowNo data excluded
TerrainNo data excluded

Data coverage: 0%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Fresh snowNo data excluded
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 0%

Destination typeEvidence-limited destinationSnow reliabilityNot availableSki area– · – verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected date
Strengths
  • The destination remains scoreable, but there is not enough evidence for a strong archetype.
Consider

Some enriched evidence is unavailable; it is excluded from the score rather than treated as zero.

Side-by-side evidence

Detailed comparison

Structural snow resilience uses the multi-winter early/core/late archive after daily de-duplication. Calendar-date rows separately compare current observations with the previous five years. Missing archive evidence remains unknown.

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AttributeVaujanyAlpe dHuez Grand DomaineChamonixChamonix ValleyBreuil CerviniaMatterhorn Ski ParadiseSaasSaastalHaslibergMeiringen HaslibergGresse en VercorsGresse en VercorsLauterbachGermanyRudolfstettenSwitzerland
Assessment
Decision score 76/10075/10064/10064/10064/10058/100––
Structural Fit 80/10082/10075/10064/10064/10058/100––
Current opportunity 50/100clear advantage29/10025/1000/1000/1000/100––
Overall quality 7.7/106.0/109.2/10clear advantage8.7/105.0/10–––
Recommendation confidence MediumMediumMediumMediumMediumLowLowLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 82/10068/10076/10078/10058/10042/100––
Typical daytime high 2°C3°C-2°Cclear advantage1°C4°C7°C––
Typical snow/freezing level ––––––––
Typical overnight low -4°C-4°C-7°C-6°C-3°C-1°C––
Rating 7.2/108.1/108.1/107.4/106.9/106.4/10––
Area size class 150–250 km150–250 km250+ km100–150 km50–100 km20 km or less––
Ability profile advancedadvancedadvancedadvancedadvancedexpert––
Price class highhighhighhighhighlow––
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 250 km175 km322 kmclear advantage142 km60 km20 km––
Lowest point 1,125 m1,000 m1,562 m1,472 m1,065 m1,245 m––
Highest point 3,330 m3,842 m3,899 m3,573 m2,433 m1,751 m––
Vertical range 2,205 m2,842 mclear advantage2,337 m2,101 m1,368 m506 m––
Blue pistes 28%34%23%22%33%40%––
Red pistes 52%44%68%62%57%35%––
Black pistes 20%22%8%16%10%25%––
Terrain above 2,000 m 55%55%92%clear advantage57%22%–––
Terrain above 3,000 m 2%0%21%clear advantage0%0%–––
Piste-mix diversity 93/10097/10074/10084/10084/10098/100––
Slope-angle diversity 68/10086/100clear advantage51/10068/10052/100–––
Very/extremely steep terrain 12%21%clear advantage6%2%5%–––
Historical context
Historical snow resilience ––––––––
Typical early-winter mountain depth ––––––––
Typical core-winter mountain depth ––––––––
Typical late-winter mountain depth ––––––––
Snow consistency ––––––––
Late-winter retention ––––––––
Lower-mountain retention ––––––––
Warm-winter resilience ––––––––
Mountain snow versus typical Well above typical+41% vs average · 83th percentileWell above typical+109% vs average · 92th percentileBelow typical-20% vs average · 23th percentile–––––
Valley snow versus typical ––Below typical-41% vs average · 57th percentile–––––
Open slopes versus typical ––Close to typical-21% vs average · 45th percentile–––––
Current snow
Valley snow 154 cmclear advantage30 cm19 cm–––––
Mid-mountain snow 158 cmclear advantage97 cm68 cm–––––
Mountain snow 160 cm142 cm100 cm–––––
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm––
Snow quality ––9.6/10–––––
Snow alert 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm–0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes ––7%–––––
Open lifts ––––––––
Lift capacity per piste km 440 pph/km556 pph/kmclear advantage298 pph/km289 pph/km273 pph/km415 pph/km––
Lift-system coverage 0.24×0.48×clear advantage0.28×0.28×0.31×0.35×––
Terrain per lift 3.6 km/lift2.5 km/lift6.3 km/lift3.6 km/lift4.6 km/lift2.0 km/lift––
Weather
Minimum temperature 5°C2°C-8°C1°C-2°C3°C–5°C
Maximum temperature 12°C9°C-5°C7°C3°C12°C–10°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability family––familyfamily–––
Piste variety slopesslopesslopesslopes––––
Off-piste offpisteoffpisteoffpiste–––––
Cross-country ––––––––
Lift network ––liftsliftslifts–––
Mountain restaurants restaurants–restaurantsrestaurants––––
Après-ski apresski–apresskiapresski––––
Public transport transittransittransit–transit–––
Best airport transfer 63 min63 min104 min441 min––––
Skiing per transfer hour 238 km/h transferclear advantage166 km/h transfer186 km/h transfer19 km/h transfer––––