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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. Gitschberg Jochtal is the strongest alternative. 3 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option 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. Gitschberg Jochtal is the strongest alternative. 3 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.
Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago
  • Strong structural fit for the selected priorities (82/100).
  • Solid upper-mountain snow base at 145 cm.

Supporting data are stale; treat the ranking as provisional.

AlternativeGitschberg Jochtal
Main uncertaintyMost of the evidence requested by this priority profile is available.
Would change ifFresh observations or stronger source agreement could materially change the ranking.
Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago6.4 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 Gitschberg Jochtal Snow now +3.9 pts and Terrain fit +2.6 pts
Snow now +3.9Terrain fit +2.6Access -0.6Snow reliability +0.5
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeGitschberg Jochtal

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

What could change the resultIncrease family & value weight from 12 to 92 and Almenland becomes the leading option.

Lead margin6.4pts

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 frontier3 options

4 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.

Family & valueAlmenland

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

12 → 92
Why Chamonix leads Gitschberg Jochtal · 6.4 pts
Current opportunity+3.9 pts
Lift system+1.8 pts
Terrain+1.2 pts
Access-0.6 pts
Snow+0.5 pts
Family & value-0.4 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

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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..

Gitschberg Jochtal

#2 · Gitschberg Jochtal · Italy

Decision68/100
Fit68/100
Now0/100
Quality4.0/10
Now00 cm freshReliability5959/100Terrain7070/100Access7966 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.

Fit68.4100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision68.4/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow59/100 · 73% evidence 14.1 / 24.0 pts
Terrain69/100 · 80% evidence 15.2 / 22.0 pts
Scale85/100 · 85% evidence 13.6 / 16.0 pts
Lift system54/100 · 68% evidence 7.5 / 14.0 pts
Access79/100 · 68% evidence 9.4 / 12.0 pts
Family & value71/100 · 41% evidence 8.6 / 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 · 69/100Snow reliabilityLowSki area55 km · 1,203 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m30%Best transfer66 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 70/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Solid reliability match · 59/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Across the commonly available decision dimensions, Chamonix Valley is at least as strong and meaningfully better on one or more dimensions.

Breuil Cervinia

#3 · 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.

Fit75.479% weight Now22.021% 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

#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.

Annaberg

#5 · Skiregion Dachstein West · Austria

Decision64/100
Fit64/100
Now0/100
Quality5.8/10
Now00 cm freshReliability4242/100Terrain6868/100Access8556 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.

Snow42/100 · 73% evidence 10.1 / 24.0 pts
Terrain53/100 · 80% evidence 11.7 / 22.0 pts
Scale80/100 · 100% evidence 12.8 / 16.0 pts
Lift system78/100 · 68% evidence 10.9 / 14.0 pts
Access85/100 · 68% evidence 10.2 / 12.0 pts
Family & value67/100 · 41% evidence 8.0 / 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 typeEfficient short-break baseBest useShort breaks · 69/100Snow reliabilityHighSki area51 km · 872 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m0%Best transfer56 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 68/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Mixed reliability match · 42/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Almenland

#6 · Sommeralm · Austria

Decision53/100
Fit53/100
Now0/100
Quality3.5/10
Now00 cm freshReliability4646/100Terrain5555/100
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.

Fit52.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision52.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow46/100 · 37% evidence 12.5 / 27.3 pts
Terrain39/100 · 52% evidence 9.7 / 25.0 pts
Scale37/100 · 85% evidence 6.7 / 18.2 pts
Lift system67/100 · 8% evidence 10.7 / 15.9 pts
Family & value97/100 · 28% evidence 13.2 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 38%

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 reliabilityHighSki area13 km · 160 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 55/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 46/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Terrain depth is less distinctive.

Auronzo di Cadore

#7 · Auronzo · Italy

Decision42/100
Fit40/100
Now58/100
Quality4.8/10
Now58185 cm upperReliability3838/100Terrain4646/100Access12163 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.

Fit39.886% weight Now58.114% weight Decision42.3/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow38/100 · 73% evidence 9.0 / 24.0 pts
Terrain47/100 · 80% evidence 10.3 / 22.0 pts
Scale40/100 · 100% evidence 6.4 / 16.0 pts
Lift system61/100 · 68% evidence 8.5 / 14.0 pts
Access12/100 · 68% evidence 1.5 / 12.0 pts
Family & value35/100 · 41% evidence 4.2 / 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 snow185 cm 26.4 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow200 cm 22.9 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow185 cm 8.8 / 11.4 pts
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 70%

Destination typeLifts-led destinationBest useAdvanced skiing · 43/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area6 km · 729 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m0%Best transfer163 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 mCalendar contextMountain snow is 68% above the available five-year level for this point in the season.
Strengths
  • Mixed terrain match · 46/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Mixed reliability match · 38/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
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 ValleyGitschberg JochtalGitschberg JochtalBreuil CerviniaMatterhorn Ski ParadiseSaasSaastalAnnabergSkiregion Dachstein WestAlmenlandSommeralmAuronzo di CadoreAuronzo
Assessment
Decision score 75/100clear advantage68/10064/10064/10064/10053/10042/100
Structural Fit 82/100clear advantage68/10075/10064/10064/10053/10040/100
Current opportunity 29/1000/10022/1000/1000/1000/10058/100clear advantage
Overall quality 6.0/104.0/109.2/10clear advantage8.7/105.8/103.5/104.8/10
Recommendation confidence MediumMediumMediumMediumMediumLowMedium
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 68/10037/10076/10078/10063/10061/10041/100
Typical daytime high 3°C3°C-2°Cclear advantage1°C4°C3°C3°C
Typical snow/freezing level –––––––
Typical overnight low -4°C-5°C-7°C-6°C-3°C-3°C-4°C
Rating 8.1/106.1/108.1/107.4/107.3/10–6.6/10
Area size class 150–250 km50–100 km250+ km100–150 km50–100 km20 km or less20 km or less
Ability profile advancedadvancedadvancedadvancedadvancednoviceadvanced
Price class highlowhighhighavgavgavg
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 175 km55 km322 kmclear advantage142 km51 km13 km6 km
Lowest point 1,000 m1,307 m1,562 m1,472 m745 m1,240 m856 m
Highest point 3,842 m2,510 m3,899 m3,573 m1,617 m1,400 m1,585 m
Vertical range 2,842 mclear advantage1,203 m2,337 m2,101 m872 m160 m729 m
Blue pistes 34%34%23%22%29%67%3%
Red pistes 44%49%68%62%65%33%85%
Black pistes 22%clear advantage17%8%16%6%0%11%
Terrain above 2,000 m 55%30%92%clear advantage57%0%–0%
Terrain above 3,000 m 0%0%21%clear advantage0%0%–0%
Piste-mix diversity 97/10092/10074/10084/10074/10092/10045/100
Slope-angle diversity 86/100clear advantage49/10051/10068/10020/100–25/100
Very/extremely steep terrain 21%clear advantage2%6%2%1%–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+133% vs average · 100th percentile–Well below typical-40% vs average · 4th percentile–––Well above typical+68% vs average · 100th percentile
Valley snow versus typical ––Below typical-40% vs average · 58th percentile–––Well above typical+724% vs average · 100th percentile
Open slopes versus typical ––Close to typical-21% vs average · 46th percentile––––
Current snow
Valley snow 30 cm–19 cm–––200 cmclear advantage
Mid-mountain snow 99 cm–53 cm–––185 cmclear advantage
Mountain snow 145 cm–75 cm–––185 cmclear advantage
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Snow quality ––9.6/10––––
Snow alert 0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes ––7%––––
Open lifts –––––––
Lift capacity per piste km 556 pph/km442 pph/km298 pph/km289 pph/km747 pph/kmclear advantage–610 pph/km
Lift-system coverage 0.48×0.31×0.28×0.28×0.35×–0.44×
Terrain per lift 2.5 km/lift3.9 km/lift6.3 km/lift3.6 km/lift2.1 km/lift1.4 km/lift2.0 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature 4°C-1°C1°C1°C6°C4°C4°C
Maximum temperature 11°C9°C9°C6°C12°C6°C11°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability –family–familyfamily–family
Piste variety slopes–slopesslopes–––
Off-piste offpiste–offpiste––––
Cross-country –––––––
Lift network –liftsliftslifts–––
Mountain restaurants –restaurantsrestaurantsrestaurants–––
Après-ski ––apresskiapresski–––
Public transport transittransittransit–transit––
Best airport transfer 63 min66 min104 min441 min56 min–163 min
Skiing per transfer hour 166 km/h transfer50 km/h transfer186 km/h transfer19 km/h transfer55 km/h transfer–2 km/h transfer