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

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Missing resort data remain eligible: unavailable evidence is omitted and confidence falls instead of the resort receiving a zero.

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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

Bareges narrowly leads because of good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, strong reliability match · 76/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Tourmalet is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
Effectively tied

Bareges

72/100
Why
  1. Bareges narrowly leads because of good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, strong reliability match · 76/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Tourmalet is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.
Limited evidenceUpdated 19 h ago
  • Structural fit score: 72/100.

Evidence coverage is limited; the ranking may move with new observations.

AlternativeTourmalet
Main uncertaintyThe lead over Tourmalet is small. Some requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists. Some selected resorts share the same La Mongie Tourmalet ski-area profile.
Would change ifFresh observations or stronger source agreement could materially change the ranking.
Limited evidenceUpdated 19 h ago0.0 pts lead
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Bareges

Large-domain explorerLow-regret choiceEffectively tied

Effectively tied with Tourmalet. good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, strong reliability match · 76/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence—but the result is close.

Strongest alternativeTourmalet

Main uncertaintyThe lead over Tourmalet is small. Some requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists. Some selected resorts share the same La Mongie Tourmalet ski-area profile.

What could change the resultIf snow receives about 50% more weight, Tourmalet becomes the leading option.

Lead margin0.0pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

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

Evidence confidence57%

Coverage and coherence of evidence used by this comparison.

Advanced analysisSensitivity, Pareto trade-offs and score contributions
Pareto frontier2 options

No selected option is clearly dominated on the shared evidence.

Priority sensitivity · what can change the winner?
SnowTourmalet

If snow receives about 50% more weight, Tourmalet becomes the leading option.

TerrainTourmalet

If terrain receives about 50% more weight, Tourmalet becomes the leading option.

ScaleTourmalet

If scale receives about 50% more weight, Tourmalet becomes the leading option.

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Resort overview

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

Shared ski-area data: Bareges, Tourmalet share La Mongie Tourmalet. Permanent profile values are identical; current local observations may differ.

Bareges

#1 · La Mongie Tourmalet · France

Decision72/100
Fit72/100
Now0/100
Quality6.7/10
Now00 cm freshReliability7676/100Terrain7171/100
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.

Fit72.2100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision72.2/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow76/100 · 37% evidence 20.8 / 27.3 pts
Terrain68/100 · 52% evidence 16.9 / 25.0 pts
Scale83/100 · 100% evidence 15.1 / 18.2 pts
Lift system48/100 · 68% evidence 7.7 / 15.9 pts
Family & value86/100 · 41% evidence 11.7 / 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 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 useFamily trips · 75/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area100 km · 1,250 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated 1 day earlierPeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Strong reliability match · 76/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Tourmalet

#2 · La Mongie Tourmalet · France

Decision72/100
Fit72/100
Now0/100
Quality6.7/10
Now00 cm freshReliability7676/100Terrain7171/100
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.

Fit72.2100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision72.2/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow76/100 · 37% evidence 20.8 / 27.3 pts
Terrain68/100 · 52% evidence 16.9 / 25.0 pts
Scale83/100 · 100% evidence 15.1 / 18.2 pts
Lift system48/100 · 68% evidence 7.7 / 15.9 pts
Family & value86/100 · 41% evidence 11.7 / 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 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 useFamily trips · 75/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area100 km · 1,250 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated 1 day earlierPeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Strong reliability match · 76/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Bagneres de Bigorre

#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 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.

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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AttributeBaregesLa Mongie TourmaletTourmaletLa Mongie TourmaletBagneres de BigorreFrance
Assessment
Decision score 72/10072/100–
Structural Fit 72/10072/100–
Current opportunity 0/1000/100–
Overall quality 6.7/10Shared ski-area value–
Recommendation confidence LowLowLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 72/100Shared ski-area value–
Typical daytime high 4°CShared ski-area value–
Typical snow/freezing level –Shared ski-area value–
Typical overnight low -2°CShared ski-area value–
Rating 7.2/10Shared ski-area value–
Area size class 50–100 kmShared ski-area value–
Ability profile noviceShared ski-area value–
Price class avgShared ski-area value–
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 100 kmShared ski-area value–
Lowest point 1,250 mShared ski-area value–
Highest point 2,500 mShared ski-area value–
Vertical range 1,250 mShared ski-area value–
Blue pistes 58%Shared ski-area value–
Red pistes 35%Shared ski-area value–
Black pistes 7%Shared ski-area value–
Terrain above 2,000 m –Shared ski-area value–
Terrain above 3,000 m –Shared ski-area value–
Piste-mix diversity 79/100Shared ski-area value–
Slope-angle diversity –Shared ski-area value–
Very/extremely steep terrain –Shared ski-area value–
Historical context
Historical snow resilience –Shared ski-area value–
Typical early-winter mountain depth –Shared ski-area value–
Typical core-winter mountain depth –Shared ski-area value–
Typical late-winter mountain depth –Shared ski-area value–
Snow consistency –Shared ski-area value–
Late-winter retention –Shared ski-area value–
Lower-mountain retention –Shared ski-area value–
Warm-winter resilience –Shared ski-area value–
Mountain snow versus typical –––
Valley snow versus typical –––
Open slopes versus typical –––
Current snow
Valley snow –––
Mid-mountain snow –––
Mountain snow –––
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm–
Snow quality –––
Snow alert 0 cm––
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes –––
Open lifts –––
Lift capacity per piste km 396 pph/kmShared ski-area value–
Lift-system coverage 0.27×Shared ski-area value–
Terrain per lift 3.4 km/liftShared ski-area value–
Weather
Minimum temperature 7°C3°C–
Maximum temperature 15°C8°C–
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability –Shared ski-area value–
Piste variety –Shared ski-area value–
Off-piste –Shared ski-area value–
Cross-country –Shared ski-area value–
Lift network –Shared ski-area value–
Mountain restaurants –Shared ski-area value–
Après-ski –Shared ski-area value–
Public transport –Shared ski-area value–
Best airport transfer –––
Skiing per transfer hour –––