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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. La Mongie is the strongest alternative. 4 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 2 options have limited evidence coverage.

Effectively tied

Chamonix

75/100

Why

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. La Mongie is the strongest alternative. 4 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 2 options have limited evidence coverage.

Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago

Strong structural fit for the selected priorities (82/100).
Solid upper-mountain snow base at 142 cm.

Supporting data are stale; treat the ranking as provisional.

AlternativeLa Mongie

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

Would change ifFresh observations or stronger source agreement could materially change the ranking.

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Chamonix

Advanced-terrain specialistLow-regret choiceEffectively tied

Effectively tied with La Mongie. 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 La Mongie Access +8.8 pts and Snow now +3.9 pts

Access +8.8Snow reliability -6.2Snow now +3.9Terrain fit -3.9

Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeLa Mongie

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

What could change the resultReduce lift system weight from 14 to 3 and La Mongie becomes the leading option.

Lead margin2.5pts

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 frontier4 options

2 options are dominated on commonly available dimensions.

Explore decision boundaries · what preference change flips the winner?

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Lift systemLa Mongie

Reduce lift system weight from 14 to 3 and La Mongie becomes the leading option.

14 → 3

Family & valueLa Mongie

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 29 and La Mongie becomes the leading option.

12 → 29

SnowLa Mongie

Increase snow weight from 24 to 47 and La Mongie becomes the leading option.

24 → 47

AccessIgls

Increase access weight from 12 to 94 and Igls becomes the leading option.

12 → 94

Why Chamonix leads La Mongie · 2.5 pts

Access+8.8 pts

Snow-6.2 pts

Current opportunity+3.9 pts

Family & value-3.5 pts

Lift system+1.6 pts

Scale-1.5 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..

La Mongie

#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 for selected datePeer 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.

Breuil Cervinia

#3 · 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 Decision64.6/100

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.

Igls

#5 · Igls · Austria

Decision63/100

Fit63/100

Now0/100

Quality4.0/10

Now00 cm freshReliability5555/100Terrain6262/100Access9113 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.

Fit63.4100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision63.4/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow55/100 · 73% evidence 13.1 / 24.0 pts

Terrain59/100 · 80% evidence 13.0 / 22.0 pts

Scale62/100 · 85% evidence 9.9 / 16.0 pts

Lift system40/100 · 8% evidence 5.6 / 14.0 pts

Access91/100 · 68% evidence 11.0 / 12.0 pts

Family & value90/100 · 28% evidence 10.8 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 61%

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 · 70/100Snow reliabilityModerateSki area14 km · 1,350 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m9%Best transfer13 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m

Strengths

Solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
Solid reliability match · 55/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Kolsassberg

#6 · Kolsassberg · Austria

Decision33/100

Fit33/100

Now0/100

Quality–/10

Now00 cm freshReliability3333/100Terrain3333/100

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.

Fit32.9100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision32.9/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow33/100 · 37% evidence 8.9 / 27.3 pts

Terrain44/100 · 44% evidence 11.0 / 25.0 pts

Scale22/100 · 100% evidence 4.0 / 18.2 pts

Lift system13/100 · 8% evidence 2.1 / 15.9 pts

Family & value51/100 · 28% evidence 7.0 / 13.6 pts

AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 39%

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 useFamily trips · 36/100Snow reliabilityHighSki area4 km · 60 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m

Strengths

Mixed terrain match · 33/100 — 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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Attribute	ChamonixChamonix Valley	La MongieLa Mongie Tourmalet	Breuil CerviniaMatterhorn Ski Paradise	SaasSaastal	IglsIgls	KolsassbergKolsassberg
Assessment
Decision score	75/100	72/100	65/100	64/100	63/100	33/100
Structural Fit	82/100clear advantage	72/100	75/100	64/100	63/100	33/100
Current opportunity	29/100	0/100	25/100	0/100	0/100	0/100
Overall quality	6.0/10	6.7/10	9.2/10clear advantage	8.7/10	4.0/10	–
Recommendation confidence	Medium	Low	Medium	Medium	Medium	Low
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability	68/100	72/100	76/100	78/100	53/100	64/100
Typical daytime high	3°C	4°C	-2°Cclear advantage	1°C	3°C	6°C
Typical snow/freezing level	–	–	–	–	–	–
Typical overnight low	-4°C	-2°C	-7°C	-6°C	-4°C	-3°C
Rating	8.1/10	7.2/10	8.1/10	7.4/10	–	–
Area size class	150–250 km	50–100 km	250+ km	100–150 km	20 km or less	20 km or less
Ability profile	advanced	novice	advanced	advanced	advanced	advanced
Price class	high	avg	high	high	avg	low
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes	175 km	100 km	322 kmclear advantage	142 km	14 km	4 km
Lowest point	1,000 m	1,250 m	1,562 m	1,472 m	900 m	750 m
Highest point	3,842 m	2,500 m	3,899 m	3,573 m	2,250 m	810 m
Vertical range	2,842 mclear advantage	1,250 m	2,337 m	2,101 m	1,350 m	60 m
Blue pistes	34%	58%	23%	22%	43%	19%
Red pistes	44%	35%	68%	62%	57%	69%
Black pistes	22%clear advantage	7%	8%	16%	0%	12%
Terrain above 2,000 m	55%	–	92%clear advantage	57%	9%	–
Terrain above 3,000 m	0%	–	21%clear advantage	0%	0%	–
Piste-mix diversity	97/100	79/100	74/100	84/100	99/100	75/100
Slope-angle diversity	86/100clear advantage	–	51/100	68/100	42/100	–
Very/extremely steep terrain	21%clear advantage	–	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 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Snow quality	–	–	9.6/10	–	–	–
Snow alert	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm	0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes	–	–	7%	–	–	–
Open lifts	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lift capacity per piste km	556 pph/kmclear advantage	396 pph/km	298 pph/km	289 pph/km	–	–
Lift-system coverage	0.48×clear advantage	0.27×	0.28×	0.28×	–	–
Terrain per lift	2.5 km/lift	3.4 km/lift	6.3 km/lift	3.6 km/lift	2.8 km/lift	2.1 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature	3°C	4°C	-3°C	-1°C	4°C	2°C
Maximum temperature	10°C	11°C	-2°C	8°C	10°C	11°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability	–	–	–	family	–	–
Piste variety	slopes	–	slopes	slopes	–	–
Off-piste	offpiste	–	offpiste	–	–	–
Cross-country	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lift network	–	–	lifts	lifts	–	–
Mountain restaurants	–	–	restaurants	restaurants	–	–
Après-ski	–	–	apresski	apresski	–	–
Public transport	transit	–	transit	–	transit	–
Best airport transfer	63 min	–	104 min	441 min	13 minclear advantage	–
Skiing per transfer hour	166 km/h transfer	–	186 km/h transfer	19 km/h transfer	28 km/h transfer	–

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