How the Seasoned Score Works
The Seasoned Score is a single number (0–100) that ranks resorts from the perspective of someone doing a full ski season — not a tourist. It combines eight stats, each weighted to reflect what actually matters when you're living and working somewhere for 4–6 months.
Every resort is ranked against all others for each stat. That rank (0–1 percentile) is multiplied by the stat's weight and summed. The result is scaled to 0–100. We publish the weights here and they never change silently — if the formula changes, the version is noted.
Default weights (v1)
| Stat | Weight |
|---|---|
| Skiable terrain | 17% |
| Affordability | 13% |
| Vertical drop | 13% |
| Annual snowfall | 12% |
| Season length | 11% |
| Nightlife | 8% |
| Staff accommodation | 5% |
| Airport proximity | 4% |
| Day ticket price | 2% |
| Lift count | 1% |
| Beginner-friendly | 0% |
| Gnarliness | 0% |
| Groomed terrain | 0% |
| Backcountry access | 0% |
Cost of living is a composite: monthly_rent + (4 × weekly_groceries), both converted to USD for cross-country comparability. Resorts missing either rent or grocery data are excluded from the cost component and their score is rebalanced across the remaining stats.
What the score doesn't measure (yet)
- · Staff accommodation availability — whether a resort actually has enough staff beds. This will come from Phase 4 reviews.
- · Employment density — how many seasonal jobs exist relative to resort size.
- · Beginner terrain ratio — important for gap-year workers learning to ski. Planned for v2 of the score.
- · Community vibe — the AI summaries cover this qualitatively; it's hard to quantify.
- · Nightlife and social scene — a real factor for many seasonaires. No reliable data source yet.
Adjust the weights yourself
Drag the sliders to match your own priorities. The leaderboard updates instantly. Not happy with terrain-heavy resorts? Pull down skiable area and push up affordability. Want to see what the score looks like if you only care about snow? Go for it. Take the quiz to set these automatically.
Adjust weights
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
Monthly rent + 4× weekly groceries, converted to USD for cross-resort comparison
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 1–5 rating
Availability and quality of staff housing options (AI-extracted, 1–5)
Sliders automatically rebalance so weights always sum to 100%. Drag any slider to see the leaderboard update instantly.