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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

Chamonix narrowly leads because of 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. Saint Chaffrey is the strongest alternative. 6 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
Effectively tied

Chamonix

75/100
Why
  1. Chamonix narrowly leads because of 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. Saint Chaffrey is the strongest alternative. 6 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.
Mixed evidenceUpdated 19 h ago
  • Strong structural fit for the selected priorities (82/100).
  • Solid upper-mountain snow base at 142 cm.
AlternativeSaint Chaffrey
Main uncertaintyThe lead over Saint Chaffrey 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 19 h ago1.7 pts lead
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Chamonix

Advanced-terrain specialistLow-regret choiceEffectively tied

Effectively tied with Saint Chaffrey. 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—but the result is close.

Why Chamonix leads Saint Chaffrey Access +8.8 pts and Snow now +3.9 pts
Access +8.8Terrain fit -6.0Snow reliability -4.9Snow now +3.9
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeSaint Chaffrey

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

What could change the resultReduce lift system weight from 14 to 9 and Saint Chaffrey becomes the leading option.

Lead margin1.7pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

The ranking changes little under nearby priority weights. Rank range 1–1.

Evidence confidence73%

Coverage and coherence of evidence used by this comparison.

Advanced analysisSensitivity, Pareto trade-offs and score contributions
Pareto frontier6 options

2 options are dominated on commonly available dimensions.

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 systemSaint Chaffrey

Reduce lift system weight from 14 to 9 and Saint Chaffrey becomes the leading option.

14 → 9
Family & valueSaint Chaffrey

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 22 and Saint Chaffrey becomes the leading option.

12 → 22
SnowGarmisch Partenkirchen

Reduce snow weight from 24 to 6 and Garmisch Partenkirchen becomes the leading option.

24 → 6
AccessGarmisch Partenkirchen

Increase access weight from 12 to 45 and Garmisch Partenkirchen becomes the leading option.

12 → 45
Why Chamonix leads Saint Chaffrey · 1.7 pts
Access+8.8 pts
Snow-4.9 pts
Family & value-3.9 pts
Current opportunity+3.9 pts
Lift system+3.4 pts
Terrain-3.0 pts

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

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Chamonix

#1 · 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 Decision74.7/100
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..

Saint Chaffrey

#2 · Serre Chevalier · France

Decision73/100
Fit73/100
Now–/100
Quality8.2/10
Reliability7272/100Terrain7474/100
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.

Fit73.0100% weight Now–0% weight Decision73.0/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow72/100 · 37% evidence 19.5 / 27.3 pts
Terrain78/100 · 52% evidence 19.4 / 25.0 pts
Scale89/100 · 100% evidence 16.1 / 18.2 pts
Lift system36/100 · 68% evidence 5.8 / 15.9 pts
Family & value89/100 · 41% evidence 12.1 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 51%

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 typeLarge-domain explorerBest useAdvanced skiing · 75/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area250 km · 1,600 m verticalCurrent dataNo current updatePeer group150–299 km · Top 2,800+ m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 74/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Good reliability match · 72/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Garmisch Partenkirchen

#3 · Garmisch Partenkirchen · Germany

Decision73/100
Fit73/100
Now0/100
Quality6.5/10
Now00 cm freshReliability5454/100Terrain7878/100Access8362 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.

Fit72.9100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision72.9/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow54/100 · 73% evidence 13.0 / 24.0 pts
Terrain73/100 · 80% evidence 16.0 / 22.0 pts
Scale90/100 · 85% evidence 14.4 / 16.0 pts
Lift system80/100 · 68% evidence 11.2 / 14.0 pts
Access83/100 · 68% evidence 9.9 / 12.0 pts
Family & value70/100 · 41% evidence 8.4 / 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 useShort breaks · 74/100Snow reliabilityHighSki area61 km · 1,920 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m0%Best transfer62 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Strong terrain match · 78/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Solid reliability match · 54/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Snow trails the selected-set median by 14 points.

Breuil Cervinia

#4 · Matterhorn Ski Paradise · Italy

Decision65/100
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 Decision64.5/100
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

#5 · 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.

Fellhorn

#6 · Walmendingerhorn Ifen Heuberg · Germany

Decision62/100
Fit62/100
Now0/100
Quality6.8/10
Now00 cm freshReliability5050/100Terrain6262/100Access8756 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.

Fit62.1100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision62.1/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow50/100 · 73% evidence 11.9 / 24.0 pts
Terrain56/100 · 80% evidence 12.3 / 22.0 pts
Scale74/100 · 100% evidence 11.9 / 16.0 pts
Lift system39/100 · 68% evidence 5.4 / 14.0 pts
Access87/100 · 68% evidence 10.5 / 12.0 pts
Family & value85/100 · 41% evidence 10.2 / 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.

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 · 67/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area34 km · 876 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m0%Best transfer56 minCurrent 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..
  • Mixed reliability match · 50/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Mitterdorf

#7 · Mitterdorf · Germany

Decision50/100
Fit50/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability3434/100Terrain5656/100
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.

Fit50.1100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision50.1/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow34/100 · 37% evidence 9.2 / 27.3 pts
Terrain54/100 · 44% evidence 13.6 / 25.0 pts
Scale31/100 · 100% evidence 5.7 / 18.2 pts
Lift system62/100 · 8% evidence 9.9 / 15.9 pts
Family & value86/100 · 41% evidence 11.8 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 41%

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 · 60/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area6 km · 298 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 56/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 34/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Pontresina

#8 · Pontresina · Switzerland

Decision46/100
Fit46/100
Now0/100
Quality9.0/10
Now00 cm freshReliability6565/100Terrain4545/100Access14155 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.

Fit46.3100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision46.3/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow65/100 · 37% evidence 15.6 / 24.0 pts
Terrain21/100 · 39% evidence 4.6 / 22.0 pts
Scale13/100 · 100% evidence 2.1 / 16.0 pts
Lift system86/100 · 68% evidence 12.0 / 14.0 pts
Access14/100 · 68% evidence 1.6 / 12.0 pts
Family & value86/100 · 31% evidence 10.4 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 55%

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 · 57/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area1 km · 90 m verticalBest transfer155 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Mixed terrain match · 45/100 — led by strong lift-system evidence and strong terrain profile; partial evidence..
  • Good reliability match · 65/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Terrain depth is less distinctive.

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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AttributeChamonixChamonix ValleySaint ChaffreySerre ChevalierGarmisch PartenkirchenGarmisch PartenkirchenBreuil CerviniaMatterhorn Ski ParadiseSaasSaastalFellhornWalmendingerhorn Ifen HeubergMitterdorfMitterdorfPontresinaPontresina
Assessment
Decision score 75/10073/10073/10065/10064/10062/10050/10046/100
Structural Fit 82/100clear advantage73/10073/10075/10064/10062/10050/10046/100
Current opportunity 29/100–0/10025/1000/1000/1000/1000/100
Overall quality 6.0/108.2/106.5/109.2/108.7/106.8/10–9.0/10
Recommendation confidence MediumLowMediumMediumMediumMediumLowLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 68/10049/10065/10076/10078/10078/10048/10072/100
Typical daytime high 3°C3°C1°C-2°C1°C3°C4°C-1°C
Typical snow/freezing level ––––––––
Typical overnight low -4°C-5°C-5°C-7°C-6°C-4°C-3°C-10°Cclear advantage
Rating 8.1/107.5/107.8/108.1/107.4/106.8/106.4/106.8/10
Area size class 150–250 km150–250 km50–100 km250+ km100–150 km20–50 km20 km or less20 km or less
Ability profile advancedintermediateadvancedadvancedadvancednoviceintermediatenovice
Price class highlowavghighhighavglowhigh
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 175 km250 km61 km322 kmclear advantage142 km34 km6 km1 km
Lowest point 1,000 m1,200 m730 m1,562 m1,472 m1,070 m841 m1,830 mclear advantage
Highest point 3,842 m2,800 m2,650 m3,899 m3,573 m1,946 m1,139 m1,920 m
Vertical range 2,842 mclear advantage1,600 m1,920 m2,337 m2,101 m876 m298 m90 m
Blue pistes 34%55%26%23%22%58%55%100%
Red pistes 44%32%56%68%62%35%28%0%
Black pistes 22%13%17%8%16%7%17%0%
Terrain above 2,000 m 55%–0%92%clear advantage57%0%––
Terrain above 3,000 m 0%–0%21%clear advantage0%0%––
Piste-mix diversity 97/10087/10089/10074/10084/10079/10090/100–
Slope-angle diversity 86/100clear advantage–47/10051/10068/10045/100––
Very/extremely steep terrain 21%clear advantage–2%6%2%1%––
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+109% vs average · 92th percentile––Below 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 30 cm––19 cm––––
Mid-mountain snow 97 cmclear advantage––68 cm––––
Mountain snow 142 cmclear advantage––100 cm––––
Fresh snow 0 cm–0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Snow quality –––9.6/10––––
Snow alert 0 cm–0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes –––7%––––
Open lifts ––––––––
Lift capacity per piste km 556 pph/km327 pph/km597 pph/km298 pph/km289 pph/km384 pph/km–5,950 pph/kmclear advantage
Lift-system coverage 0.48×0.24×0.86×clear advantage0.28×0.28×0.26×–0.50×
Terrain per lift 2.5 km/lift4.2 km/lift2.1 km/lift6.3 km/lift3.6 km/lift2.6 km/lift0.8 km/lift0.2 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature 3°C–5°C-8°C4°C-3°C0°C-2°C
Maximum temperature 12°C–14°C-5°C11°C7°C9°C4°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability ––––family–––
Piste variety slopesslopes–slopesslopes–––
Off-piste offpiste––offpiste––––
Cross-country –crosscountry–––––crosscountry
Lift network –liftsliftsliftslifts–––
Mountain restaurants –––restaurantsrestaurants–––
Après-ski –––apresskiapresski–––
Public transport transit–transittransit––––
Best airport transfer 63 min–62 min104 min441 min56 min–155 min
Skiing per transfer hour 166 km/h transfer–59 km/h transfer186 km/h transfer19 km/h transfer36 km/h transfer–0 km/h transfer