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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. Saint Veran en Queyras is the strongest alternative. 4 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
Effectively tied

Chamonix

77/100
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. Saint Veran en Queyras is the strongest alternative. 4 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.
Mixed evidenceUpdated 18 h ago
  • Strong structural fit for the selected priorities (82/100).
  • Solid upper-mountain snow base at 259 cm.
AlternativeSaint Veran en Queyras
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 18 h ago3.7 pts lead
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Chamonix

Advanced-terrain specialistLow-regret choiceEffectively tied

Effectively tied with Saint Veran en Queyras. 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 Saint Veran en Queyras Access +8.8 pts and Snow now +6.7 pts
Access +8.8Snow reliability -8.2Snow now +6.7Terrain fit -3.5
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeSaint Veran en Queyras

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

What could change the resultReduce terrain weight from 22 to 6 and Saint Veran en Queyras becomes the leading option.

Lead margin3.7pts

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 frontier4 options

3 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.

TerrainSaint Veran en Queyras

Reduce terrain weight from 22 to 6 and Saint Veran en Queyras becomes the leading option.

22 → 6
SnowSaint Veran en Queyras

Increase snow weight from 24 to 47 and Saint Veran en Queyras becomes the leading option.

24 → 47
Lift systemSaint Veran en Queyras

Increase lift system weight from 14 to 63 and Saint Veran en Queyras becomes the leading option.

14 → 63
Family & valueSaint Veran en Queyras

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 76 and Saint Veran en Queyras becomes the leading option.

12 → 76
Why Chamonix leads Saint Veran en Queyras · 3.7 pts
Access+8.8 pts
Snow-8.2 pts
Current opportunity+6.7 pts
Lift system-3.5 pts
Family & value-2.7 pts
Terrain+1.7 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

Decision77/100
Fit82/100
Now49/100
Quality6.0/10
Now49259 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 Now48.814% weight Decision77.4/100
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 snow259 cm 37.0 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow30 cm 3.8 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow167 cm 8.0 / 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+ m
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 Veran en Queyras

#2 · Saint Veran en Queyras · France

Decision74/100
Fit74/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability8484/100Terrain7070/100
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.

Fit73.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision73.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow84/100 · 37% evidence 22.8 / 27.3 pts
Terrain59/100 · 44% evidence 14.7 / 25.0 pts
Scale69/100 · 100% evidence 12.6 / 18.2 pts
Lift system80/100 · 8% evidence 12.7 / 15.9 pts
Family & value80/100 · 41% evidence 10.9 / 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 · 77/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area33 km · 1,050 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,800+ m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 70/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Strong reliability match · 84/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Some enriched evidence is unavailable; it is excluded from the score rather than treated as zero.

Breuil Cervinia

#3 · Matterhorn Ski Paradise · Italy

Decision68/100
Fit75/100
Now20/100
Quality9.2/10
Now20101 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.

Fit75.486% weight Now20.114% weight Decision67.9/100
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 snow101 cm 14.4 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow19 cm 2.4 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow68 cm 3.2 / 11.4 pts
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 70%

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 22% 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.

Orcieres Merlette

#5 · Orcieres Merlette · France

Decision61/100
Fit61/100
Now0/100
Quality6.2/10
Now00 cm freshReliability7474/100Terrain5959/100Access50120 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.

Fit61.3100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision61.3/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow74/100 · 73% evidence 17.8 / 24.0 pts
Terrain65/100 · 80% evidence 14.2 / 22.0 pts
Scale77/100 · 100% evidence 12.4 / 16.0 pts
Lift system30/100 · 68% evidence 4.2 / 14.0 pts
Access50/100 · 68% evidence 6.0 / 12.0 pts
Family & value56/100 · 41% evidence 6.7 / 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.

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 useSnow-first trips · 65/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area100 km · 875 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m92%Best transfer120 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 59/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Good reliability match · 74/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Braunwald

#6 · Braunwald · Switzerland

Decision61/100
Fit61/100
Now0/100
Quality8.2/10
Now00 cm freshReliability5151/100Terrain6565/100Access6096 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.

Fit60.8100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision60.8/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow51/100 · 73% evidence 12.2 / 24.0 pts
Terrain64/100 · 80% evidence 14.2 / 22.0 pts
Scale65/100 · 100% evidence 10.4 / 16.0 pts
Lift system71/100 · 8% evidence 10.0 / 14.0 pts
Access60/100 · 68% evidence 7.1 / 12.0 pts
Family & value58/100 · 41% evidence 6.9 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 65%

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 · 62/100Snow reliabilityModerateSki area26 km · 665 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m2%Best transfer96 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 65/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 51/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Snow trails the selected-set median by 22 points.

Beinwil am Hallwilersee

#7 · Beinwil am Hallwilersee · Switzerland

Decision44/100
Fit44/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability3838/100Terrain4646/100
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.

Fit43.5100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision43.5/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow38/100 · 72% evidence 10.2 / 27.3 pts
Terrain39/100 · 56% evidence 9.7 / 25.0 pts
Scale25/100 · 58% evidence 4.5 / 18.2 pts
Lift system40/100 · 8% evidence 6.3 / 15.9 pts
Family & value93/100 · 28% evidence 12.7 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 43%

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 reliabilityHighSki area4 km · – verticalTerrain >2,000 m0%Current dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Mixed terrain match · 46/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 38/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Glarus

#8 · Glarus · Switzerland

Decision21/100
Fit21/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability99/100Terrain2727/100
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.

Fit21.1100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision21.1/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow9/100 · 36% evidence 2.9 / 32.4 pts
Terrain0/100 · 15% evidence 0.0 / 29.7 pts
Scale9/100 · 58% evidence 2.0 / 21.6 pts
Family & value100/100 · 18% evidence 16.2 / 16.2 pts
AccessNo data excluded
Lift systemNo data excluded

Data coverage: 23%

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 baseSnow reliabilityLowSki area1 km · – verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Mixed terrain match · 27/100 — led by strong family usability and strong terrain profile; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 9/100 — 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 Veran en QueyrasSaint Veran en QueyrasBreuil CerviniaMatterhorn Ski ParadiseSaasSaastalOrcieres MerletteOrcieres MerletteBraunwaldBraunwaldBeinwil am HallwilerseeBeinwil am HallwilerseeGlarusGlarus
Assessment
Decision score 77/10074/10068/10064/10061/10061/10044/10021/100
Structural Fit 82/100clear advantage74/10075/10064/10061/10061/10044/10021/100
Current opportunity 49/100clear advantage0/10020/1000/1000/1000/1000/1000/100
Overall quality 6.0/10–9.2/10clear advantage8.7/106.2/108.2/10––
Recommendation confidence MediumLowMediumMediumMediumMediumLowLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 68/10074/10076/10078/10072/10057/10067/10013/100
Typical daytime high 3°C7°C-2°Cclear advantage1°C1°C2°C5°C4°C
Typical snow/freezing level ––––––––
Typical overnight low -4°C-3°C-7°C-6°C-5°C-4°C-2°C-4°C
Rating 8.1/106.0/108.1/107.4/106.8/106.3/10––
Area size class 150–250 km20–50 km250+ km100–150 km50–100 km20–50 km20 km or less20 km or less
Ability profile advancednoviceadvancedadvancedadvancedadvancednovicenovice
Price class high–highhighlowhighavgavg
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 175 km33 km322 kmclear advantage142 km100 km26 km4 km1 km
Lowest point 1,000 m1,750 m1,562 m1,472 m1,850 m1,236 m––
Highest point 3,842 m2,800 m3,899 m3,573 m2,725 m1,901 m1,060 m682 m
Vertical range 2,842 mclear advantage1,050 m2,337 m2,101 m875 m665 m––
Blue pistes 34%61%23%22%18%23%75%100%
Red pistes 44%36%68%62%68%69%25%0%
Black pistes 22%clear advantage3%8%16%14%8%0%0%
Terrain above 2,000 m 55%–92%57%92%2%0%–
Terrain above 3,000 m 0%–21%clear advantage0%0%0%0%–
Piste-mix diversity 97/100clear advantage71/10074/10084/10077/10072/10081/100–
Slope-angle diversity 86/100clear advantage–51/10068/10048/10053/10022/100–
Very/extremely steep terrain 21%clear advantage–6%2%4%7%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 below typical-22% vs average · 19th percentile–––––
Valley snow versus typical ––Close to typical-4% vs average · 81th percentile–––––
Open slopes versus typical ––––––––
Current snow
Valley snow 30 cm–19 cm–––––
Mid-mountain snow 167 cmclear advantage–68 cm–––––
Mountain snow 259 cmclear advantage–101 cm–––––
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Snow quality ––––––––
Snow alert 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes ––––––––
Open lifts ––––––––
Lift capacity per piste km 556 pph/kmclear advantage–298 pph/km289 pph/km315 pph/km–––
Lift-system coverage 0.48×clear advantage–0.28×0.28×0.18×–––
Terrain per lift 2.5 km/lift2.5 km/lift6.3 km/lift3.6 km/lift3.6 km/lift2.6 km/lift0.8 km/lift–
Weather
Minimum temperature 9°C10°C4°C-1°C8°C8°C11°C13°C
Maximum temperature 17°C23°C13°C13°C16°C12°C18°C20°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability –––familyfamily–––
Piste variety slopes–slopesslopesslopes–––
Off-piste offpiste–offpiste–––––
Cross-country ––––––––
Lift network ––liftslifts––––
Mountain restaurants ––restaurantsrestaurants––––
Après-ski ––apresskiapresski––––
Public transport transit–transit–––––
Best airport transfer 63 minclear advantage–104 min441 min120 min96 min––
Skiing per transfer hour 166 km/h transfer–186 km/h transfer19 km/h transfer50 km/h transfer16 km/h transfer––