Chamonix Mont-Blanc vs Verbier
Chamonix Mont-Blanc scores 7.7 vs 6.9 for Verbier. Snow: Verbier. Terrain: Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Shorter queues: Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Value: Chamonix Mont-Blanc. Après: Chamonix Mont-Blanc.
| 🇫🇷 Chamonix Mont-Blanc | 🇨🇭 Verbier | |
|---|---|---|
| Snowlist score ⓘ | 7.7 | 6.9 |
| Snow /10 ⓘ | 5 | 5.5 |
| Terrain /10 ⓘ | 8.1 | 7.7 |
| Queues /10 ⓘ | 4.9 | 4 |
| Value /10 ⓘ | 8.4 | 7 |
| Altitude | 1035–3275 m | 1500–3330 m |
| Vertical | 2240 m | 1830 m |
| Mapped pistes | 157.7 km | 209.1 km (area) |
| Advertised | 170 km | 410 km (area) |
| Avg snowfall | 6.3 m | 5.3 m |
| Powder days | 12 | 8 |
| Lifts mapped | 43 | 31 |
| Modern lifts | 56% | 71% |
| Typical wait | 3.8 min | 4.4 min |
| Day pass | €73 (€73) | CHF 87 (€93) |
| Pass | Ikon | Epic |
| Ski-in/out places | 1 | 9 |
| Bars | 44 | 14 |
| Airport | GVA · 75 min | GVA · 120 min |
| Season | Dec 13 to May 10 | Dec 6 to Apr 19 |
What the scores mean
Snowlist score is one number out of 10 for the whole resort. It mixes seven sub-scores: snow 25%, terrain 25%, queues 15%, lifts 10%, value 10%, access 10%, après 5%. Then it is spread on a bell curve, so 6.5 is a normal good resort, 8 or more is rare and under 5 means real trade-offs. It is not a star rating: a 7 here is better than most.
- Snow: average snowfall over the last three winters at mid-mountain, plus top altitude, minus a penalty for a warm village.
- Terrain: piste km we measured on OpenStreetMap (not the brochure) and vertical drop.
- Queues: our predicted average wait across the season. 10 = you barely queue.
- Value: what you get (snow, terrain, lifts) per euro of day pass, ranked against every resort.