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Resort dossier
Zermatt
Linked terrain
The linked area connects to other resorts via a high-altitude crossing that closes in poor weather. Plan around it.
Top elev.
3883m
Base elev.
1620m
Pistes
360km
Lifts
52
Piste mix208km mapped
Blue21%
Red71%
Black8%
COMPOSITE SCORE
23
Snow0
p(60cm+) · selected weeks
Anomaly22
vs 30y baseline
Travel0
From your origin
Size83
Piste km, discounted for linked-area connectivity
Fit50
Vibe, terrain, activities
Across the season
How this resort is sitting in the season
Each track shows the typical range across 25 winters. The marker shows where the current week sits.
Reliability60cm+
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Transfers
Transfers
| Airport | Drive | Train |
|---|---|---|
| Geneva (GVA) | 210 min | 235 min |
| Milan Malpensa (MXP) | 228 min | 300 min |
| Zürich (ZRH) | 222 min | 200 min |
Method & sources
The composite score weights snow reliability against the historical baseline, pulls in live conditions where available, then adjusts for how much hassle the trip actually is for your group.
- 01ERA5-Land hourly grid → daily SWE & snow depth at the resort cell.
- 02Bias-correct against ground stations (SLF / Météo-France nivôse).
- 03Build per-week climatological percentile · 35 winters.
- 04Anomaly = current week vs. cell's own 30-year baseline.
- 05Snow-sure read at the highest-snow cell within ~15km. When most resorts are bare, ranking shifts toward this, surfacing glaciers in shoulder seasons.
- 06Weight + rank against your origin & vibe profile.
Sources
Snow data sources
Ground stations the score is based on.
- GOR2slf