Resort scoring preferences

Total skiable area — enough terrain to not get skied out over a full season

How long the resort is open — directly tied to your earning window

Cost-to-income ratio: (monthly rent + 4× weekly groceries) ÷ average monthly salary — lower ratio = more money left over at the end of the month

Summit to base vertical — more variety and challenge per run

Upper-mountain snowfall average — conditions quality across the season

Distance to nearest international airport — matters more for seasonaires than tourists

Walk-up day ticket price — less important for seasonaires who get staff passes

Number of lifts in the resort's own ski domain

Après-ski and nightlife scene quality — research-backed 1–10 rating

Availability and quality of staff housing options (AI-extracted, 1–10)

How suitable the resort is for complete beginners learning to ski (1–10)

Expert terrain quality — big-mountain/off-piste reputation (80%) + steepness density (20%), rated 1–10

Ratio of groomed pistes vs off-piste/powder terrain — high = carver paradise, low = freeride mountain

Slackcountry and sidecountry accessible from the lifts — how much backcountry terrain can you reach without a guide (1–10)

Average price of a pint in the resort village — a reliable proxy for overall resort affordability and pricing culture