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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 is the strongest match 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. Madesimo is the strongest alternative. 6 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 2 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
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Chamonix

75/100
Why
  1. Chamonix is the strongest match 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. Madesimo is the strongest alternative. 6 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 2 options have limited evidence coverage.
Mixed evidenceUpdated 24 h ago
  • Strong structural fit for the selected priorities (82/100).
  • Solid upper-mountain snow base at 145 cm.
AlternativeMadesimo
Main uncertaintyMost 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 24 h ago6.3 pts lead
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Chamonix

Advanced-terrain specialistLow-regret choice

Leads on 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.

Why Chamonix leads Madesimo Access +4.1 pts and Snow now +4.0 pts
Access +4.1Snow now +4.0Snow reliability -2.8Terrain fit +1.0
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeMadesimo

Main uncertaintyMost of the evidence requested by this priority profile is available.

What could change the resultIncrease snow weight from 24 to 68 and Sils Maria becomes the leading option.

Lead margin6.3pts

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.

SnowSils Maria

Increase snow weight from 24 to 68 and Sils Maria becomes the leading option.

24 → 68
Family & valueLuchon Superbagneres

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 92 and Luchon Superbagneres becomes the leading option.

12 → 92
Why Chamonix leads Madesimo · 6.3 pts
Access+4.1 pts
Current opportunity+4.0 pts
Snow-2.8 pts
Scale+1.7 pts
Terrain-1.0 pts
Lift system+1.0 pts

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

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Resort overview

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

Chamonix

#1 · Chamonix Valley · France

Decision75/100
Fit82/100
Now29/100
Quality6.0/10
Now29145 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 Now29.214% weight Decision74.8/100
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 snow145 cm 20.7 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow30 cm 3.8 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow99 cm 4.7 / 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 133% 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..

Madesimo

#2 · Valchiavenna · Italy

Decision69/100
Fit69/100
Now0/100
Quality10.0/10
Now00 cm freshReliability7272/100Terrain7373/100Access39135 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.

Fit68.5100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision68.5/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow72/100 · 73% evidence 17.4 / 24.0 pts
Terrain79/100 · 80% evidence 17.4 / 22.0 pts
Scale74/100 · 100% evidence 11.9 / 16.0 pts
Lift system58/100 · 68% evidence 8.2 / 14.0 pts
Access39/100 · 68% evidence 4.7 / 12.0 pts
Family & value74/100 · 41% evidence 8.9 / 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 typeBalanced all-rounderBest useAdvanced skiing · 73/100Snow reliabilityExceptionalSki area36 km · 1,398 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m53%Best transfer135 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,800+ m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 73/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Good reliability match · 72/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Access is a relative compromise.

Luchon Superbagneres

#3 · Luchon Superbagneres · France

Decision66/100
Fit66/100
Now60/100
Quality6.8/10
Now60220 cm upperReliability6464/100Terrain6767/100
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.

Fit66.486% weight Now59.614% weight Decision65.5/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow64/100 · 37% evidence 17.4 / 27.3 pts
Terrain67/100 · 52% evidence 16.8 / 25.0 pts
Scale62/100 · 100% evidence 11.3 / 18.2 pts
Lift system58/100 · 68% evidence 9.1 / 15.9 pts
Family & value86/100 · 41% evidence 11.8 / 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.

Mountain snow220 cm 31.4 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow150 cm 19.0 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow192 cm 9.1 / 11.4 pts
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 70%

Destination typeFamily progression baseBest useFamily trips · 71/100Snow reliabilityModerateSki area32 km · 660 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 67/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Solid reliability match · 64/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Scale trails the selected-set median by 26 points.

Sils Maria

#4 · Corvatsch Furtschellas · Switzerland

Decision64/100
Fit64/100
Now0/100
Quality9.2/10
Now00 cm freshReliability8989/100Terrain6262/100Access30157 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.

Fit64.4100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision64.4/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow89/100 · 37% evidence 21.3 / 24.0 pts
Terrain79/100 · 52% evidence 17.3 / 22.0 pts
Scale92/100 · 100% evidence 14.8 / 16.0 pts
Lift system11/100 · 68% evidence 1.5 / 14.0 pts
Access30/100 · 68% evidence 3.5 / 12.0 pts
Family & value50/100 · 41% evidence 6.0 / 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 typeLarge-domain explorerBest useSnow-first trips · 72/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area120 km · 1,506 m verticalBest transfer157 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,800+ m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Exceptional reliability match · 89/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Breuil Cervinia

#5 · Matterhorn Ski Paradise · Italy

Decision64/100
Fit75/100
Now22/100
Quality9.2/10
Now2275 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 Now22.022% weight Decision63.9/100
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 snow75 cm 7.5 / 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 snow53 cm 1.8 / 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 40% 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

#6 · 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.

Brand

#7 · Brandnertal · Austria

Decision62/100
Fit62/100
Now0/100
Quality5.0/10
Now00 cm freshReliability4444/100Terrain6565/100Access8169 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.

Fit61.9100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision61.9/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow44/100 · 73% evidence 10.5 / 24.0 pts
Terrain58/100 · 80% evidence 12.7 / 22.0 pts
Scale84/100 · 100% evidence 13.4 / 16.0 pts
Lift system40/100 · 68% evidence 5.6 / 14.0 pts
Access81/100 · 68% evidence 9.7 / 12.0 pts
Family & value83/100 · 41% evidence 10.0 / 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 · 66/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area48 km · 1,096 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m0%Best transfer69 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 65/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Mixed reliability match · 44/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Bugnenets

#8 · Bugnenets-Savagnieres · Switzerland

Decision50/100
Fit50/100
Now0/100
Quality4.8/10
Now00 cm freshReliability3333/100Terrain5656/100
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.

Fit49.9100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision49.9/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow33/100 · 37% evidence 9.0 / 27.3 pts
Terrain67/100 · 52% evidence 16.7 / 25.0 pts
Scale57/100 · 85% evidence 10.4 / 18.2 pts
Lift system22/100 · 68% evidence 3.6 / 15.9 pts
Family & value75/100 · 41% evidence 10.3 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 48%

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-led destinationBest useAdvanced skiing · 54/100Snow reliabilityLowSki area30 km · 371 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 · 33/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience 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 ValleyMadesimoValchiavennaLuchon SuperbagneresLuchon SuperbagneresSils MariaCorvatsch FurtschellasBreuil CerviniaMatterhorn Ski ParadiseSaasSaastalBrandBrandnertalBugnenetsBugnenets-Savagnieres
Assessment
Decision score 75/100clear advantage69/10066/10064/10064/10064/10062/10050/100
Structural Fit 82/100clear advantage69/10066/10064/10075/10064/10062/10050/100
Current opportunity 29/1000/10060/100clear advantage0/10022/1000/1000/1000/100
Overall quality 6.0/1010.0/10clear advantage6.8/109.2/109.2/108.7/105.0/104.8/10
Recommendation confidence MediumMediumLowMediumMediumMediumMediumLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 68/10083/10059/10077/10076/10078/10045/10029/100
Typical daytime high 3°C0°C6°C-5°Cclear advantage-2°C1°C9°C2°C
Typical snow/freezing level ––––––––
Typical overnight low -4°C-7°C-1°C-11°Cclear advantage-7°C-6°C1°C-4°C
Rating 8.1/107.4/106.2/107.6/108.1/107.4/107.3/106.8/10
Area size class 150–250 km20–50 km20–50 km100–150 km250+ km100–150 km20–50 km20–50 km
Ability profile advancedadvancedintermediateadvancedadvancedadvancedadvancedexpert
Price class highavglowhighhighhighavghigh
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 175 km36 km32 km120 km322 kmclear advantage142 km48 km30 km
Lowest point 1,000 m1,550 m1,465 m1,797 mclear advantage1,562 m1,472 m904 m1,078 m
Highest point 3,842 m2,948 m2,125 m3,303 m3,899 m3,573 m2,000 m1,449 m
Vertical range 2,842 mclear advantage1,398 m660 m1,506 m2,337 m2,101 m1,096 m371 m
Blue pistes 34%33%50%11%23%22%48%33%
Red pistes 44%53%31%74%68%62%49%33%
Black pistes 22%14%19%15%8%16%3%33%clear advantage
Terrain above 2,000 m 55%53%––92%clear advantage57%0%–
Terrain above 3,000 m 0%0%––21%clear advantage0%0%–
Piste-mix diversity 97/10089/10093/10068/10074/10084/10073/100100/100
Slope-angle diversity 86/100clear advantage56/100––51/10068/10043/100–
Very/extremely steep terrain 21%clear advantage7%––6%2%2%–
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+133% vs average · 100th percentile–––Well below typical-40% vs average · 4th percentile–––
Valley snow versus typical ––––Below typical-40% vs average · 58th percentile–––
Open slopes versus typical ––––Close to typical-21% vs average · 46th percentile–––
Current snow
Valley snow 30 cm–150 cmclear advantage–19 cm–––
Mid-mountain snow 99 cm–192 cmclear advantage–53 cm–––
Mountain snow 145 cm–220 cmclear advantage–75 cm–––
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Snow quality ––––9.6/10–––
Snow alert 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes ––––7%–––
Open lifts ––––––––
Lift capacity per piste km 556 pph/km681 pph/kmclear advantage501 pph/km153 pph/km298 pph/km289 pph/km397 pph/km252 pph/km
Lift-system coverage 0.48×clear advantage0.28×0.39×0.15×0.28×0.28×0.26×0.24×
Terrain per lift 2.5 km/lift3.6 km/lift2.9 km/lift8.6 km/lift6.3 km/lift3.6 km/lift3.2 km/lift3.8 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature 4°C1°C3°C-3°C1°C1°C3°C1°C
Maximum temperature 11°C9°C10°C7°C9°C6°C10°C7°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability –family–––familyfamilyfamily
Piste variety slopes–––slopesslopes––
Off-piste offpiste–––offpiste–––
Cross-country –––crosscountry––––
Lift network ––––liftsliftslifts–
Mountain restaurants ––––restaurantsrestaurantsrestaurants–
Après-ski ––––apresskiapresski––
Public transport transit–––transit–transit–
Best airport transfer 63 min135 min–157 min104 min441 min69 min–
Skiing per transfer hour 166 km/h transfer16 km/h transfer–46 km/h transfer186 km/h transfer19 km/h transfer41 km/h transfer–