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Compare long-term ski-area quality, current conditions and short-term seven-day skiing scenarios without mixing their evidence.

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Balances permanent quality, snow reliability, terrain and current conditions.

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Fit = structural suitabilityNow = current opportunityDecision combines both when timing makes current conditions relevant
How Benchmark works

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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Use these only when they matter for this trip. They adjust ranking and interpretation; they are not hidden filters.

Travel origin is preserved with the decision state; access scoring uses the selected arrival hub when one is chosen.
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Decision summary

La Bresse is the strongest match because of solid terrain match · 64/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, mixed reliability match · 33/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Gerardmer is the strongest alternative. 2 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
Effectively tied

La Bresse

52/100
Why
  1. La Bresse is the strongest match because of solid terrain match · 64/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, mixed reliability match · 33/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Gerardmer is the strongest alternative. 2 options have limited evidence coverage.
Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago
  • Structural fit score: 56/100.

Supporting data are stale; treat the ranking as provisional.

AlternativeGerardmer
Main uncertaintySome requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists.
Would change ifFresh observations or stronger source agreement could materially change the ranking.
Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago4.0 pts lead
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La Bresse

Family progression baseLow-regret choiceEffectively tied

Effectively tied with Gerardmer. solid terrain match · 64/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, mixed reliability match · 33/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence.

Why La Bresse leads Gerardmer Terrain fit +1.9 pts and Snow reliability +1.9 pts
Terrain fit +1.9Snow reliability +1.9Snow now +0.3Access -0.1
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeGerardmer

Main uncertaintySome requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists.

What could change the resultIncrease family & value weight from 12 to 66 and Gerardmer becomes the leading option.

Lead margin4.0pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

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

Evidence confidence62%

Coverage and coherence of evidence used by this comparison.

Advanced analysisSensitivity, Pareto trade-offs and score contributions
Pareto frontier1 option

1 option is 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.

Family & valueGerardmer

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 66 and Gerardmer becomes the leading option.

12 → 66
Why La Bresse leads Gerardmer · 4.0 pts
Lift system+3.9 pts
Snow+1.9 pts
Family & value-1.0 pts
Scale-0.7 pts
Terrain-0.3 pts
Current opportunity+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

Trip match is profile-specific. Expand the calculation to see exactly how each score is built.

La Bresse

#1 · La Bresse Hohneck · France

Decision52/100
Fit56/100
Now3/100
Quality4.0/10
Now315 cm upperReliability3333/100Terrain6464/100Access6290 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.

Fit56.092% weight Now3.38% weight Decision51.9/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow33/100 · 37% evidence 7.9 / 24.0 pts
Terrain46/100 · 52% evidence 10.0 / 22.0 pts
Scale57/100 · 100% evidence 9.2 / 16.0 pts
Lift system84/100 · 68% evidence 11.7 / 14.0 pts
Access62/100 · 68% evidence 7.4 / 12.0 pts
Family & value82/100 · 41% evidence 9.8 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 59%

Current-opportunity calculation

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

Mountain snow15 cm 3.3 / 65.2 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 34.8 pts
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 46%

Destination typeFamily progression baseBest useFamily trips · 63/100Snow reliabilityLowSki area21 km · 478 m verticalBest transfer90 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 mCalendar contextMountain snow is 68% below the available five-year level for this point in the season.
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 64/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 33/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Gerardmer

#2 · Gerardmer · France

Decision48/100
Fit48/100
Now0/100
Quality3.5/10
Now00 cm freshReliability2323/100Terrain5656/100Access57104 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.

Fit47.9100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision47.9/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow23/100 · 37% evidence 5.4 / 24.0 pts
Terrain43/100 · 52% evidence 9.5 / 22.0 pts
Scale57/100 · 100% evidence 9.2 / 16.0 pts
Lift system50/100 · 68% evidence 6.9 / 14.0 pts
Access57/100 · 68% evidence 6.9 / 12.0 pts
Family & value83/100 · 41% evidence 10.0 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 59%

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 · 56/100Snow reliabilityLowSki area35 km · 370 m verticalBest transfer104 minCurrent 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 · 23/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Belfort

#3 · · France

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 5 days earlier
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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AttributeLa BresseLa Bresse HohneckGerardmerGerardmerBelfortFrance
Assessment
Decision score 52/100clear advantage48/100–
Structural Fit 56/100clear advantage48/100–
Current opportunity 3/1000/100–
Overall quality 4.0/10clear advantage3.5/10–
Recommendation confidence LowMediumLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 35/100clear advantage21/100–
Typical daytime high 4°C4°C–
Typical snow/freezing level –––
Typical overnight low -1°C0°C–
Rating 6.2/106.5/10–
Area size class 20–50 km20–50 km–
Ability profile novicenovice–
Price class lowlow–
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 21 km35 km–
Lowest point 872 m770 m–
Highest point 1,350 mclear advantage1,140 m–
Vertical range 478 m370 m–
Blue pistes 62%60%–
Red pistes 33%34%–
Black pistes 5%6%–
Terrain above 2,000 m –––
Terrain above 3,000 m –––
Piste-mix diversity 74/10076/100–
Slope-angle diversity –––
Very/extremely steep terrain –––
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 below typical-68% vs average · 0th percentile––
Valley snow versus typical –––
Open slopes versus typical –––
Current snow
Valley snow –––
Mid-mountain snow –––
Mountain snow 15 cm––
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm–
Snow quality –––
Snow alert 0 cm0 cm0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes –––
Open lifts –––
Lift capacity per piste km 1,072 pph/kmclear advantage544 pph/km–
Lift-system coverage 0.52×clear advantage0.24×–
Terrain per lift 1.4 km/lift1.8 km/lift–
Weather
Minimum temperature 5°C5°C5°C
Maximum temperature 12°C10°C13°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability –––
Piste variety –––
Off-piste –––
Cross-country –––
Lift network –––
Mountain restaurants –––
Après-ski –––
Public transport –––
Best airport transfer 90 min104 min–
Skiing per transfer hour 14 km/h transfer20 km/h transfer–