How We Judge

What we read

For facts (prices, hours, ticket rules, closures) we use only official sources: the ticket office, the city, transport operators. Every fact carries a source link and the date we checked it.

For how a thing actually feels to do, we read openly accessible traveler reports, forums and Q&A from the last 24 months. We note each report’s date, whether it was positive or negative, and the point it made, in our own words.

What we do not read

We do not use partner booking platforms’ reviews or map-app reviews. Their terms restrict this kind of use, and travelers posting there often have a booking to defend or a refund to chase.

How much evidence we need

We publish a verdict only after reading at least 12 independent reports from at least two kinds of source (forums, Q&A, blogs, and so on). Fewer than that, and the page stays unpublished.

How we weigh conflicts

Travelers disagree. When they do, recent complaints count more than old ones, and specific, repeated complaints count more than a single vague one. A handful of people who had a bad day do not outweigh a pattern that keeps showing up across sources and months.

What the verdicts mean

• Go: worth your time and money for most travelers.
• Skip: not worth it for most travelers, based on the evidence.
• It depends: the right call changes with your dates, budget or priorities, and we explain what to check.

What we never do

We never visit the places we write about, and we never claim to. Every verdict synthesizes official information and what other travelers have reported.

Prices

Prices shown are official prices, with a source link and the date we checked. We do not display partner prices, since they change without notice.

Keeping pages current

We re-check every page before each release, run a full sweep every quarter, and update anything as soon as we hear about a change. The checked date on the page tells you when it was last confirmed.

Commissions and order

We earn a commission on some bookings made through our links. It never changes a verdict, and it never changes which option we rank first. When the official ticket is the best buy, we send you there first, commission or not.

Ski resort verdicts

A ski resort page judges the resort as a ski week. It gives one overall verdict and a separate verdict for beginners, intermediates, experts and families (plus non-skiers or snowboarders where it matters). Lift pass prices, season dates, slope figures and lift counts come from the lift company or the tourism office, for the season on sale, with the date we checked them.

Snow reliability is a rating we derive from the official figures, not from opinion. High: the area includes a glacier, or its top lift is at 2,700 m or more and the village sits at 1,500 m or more. Good: the top lift is at 2,300 m or more, or at 2,000 m or more with snowmaking on at least 70 percent of the slopes. Variable: everything else. It describes how the altitude stacks the odds, and it is no promise of snow on your dates.