Zermatt vs Verbier
Zermatt scores 8.1 vs 6.9 for Verbier. Snow: Zermatt. Terrain: Zermatt. Shorter queues: Zermatt. Value: Zermatt. Après: Zermatt.
| 🇨🇭 Zermatt | 🇨🇭 Verbier | |
|---|---|---|
| Snowlist score ⓘ | 8.1 | 6.9 |
| Snow /10 ⓘ | 6.8 | 5.5 |
| Terrain /10 ⓘ | 8.7 | 7.7 |
| Queues /10 ⓘ | 5.3 | 4 |
| Value /10 ⓘ | 7.8 | 7 |
| Altitude | 1620–3883 m | 1500–3330 m |
| Vertical | 2263 m | 1830 m |
| Mapped pistes | 237.9 km (area) | 209.1 km (area) |
| Advertised | 360 km (area) | 410 km (area) |
| Avg snowfall | 4.7 m | 5.3 m |
| Powder days | 7 | 8 |
| Lifts mapped | 26 | 31 |
| Modern lifts | 96% | 71% |
| Typical wait | 3.6 min | 4.4 min |
| Day pass | CHF 95 (€102) | CHF 87 (€93) |
| Pass | Ikon | Epic |
| Ski-in/out places | 17 | 9 |
| Bars | 18 | 14 |
| Airport | GVA · 225 min | GVA · 120 min |
| Season | Jan 1 to Dec 31 | 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.