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Decision summary

Wiler is the strongest match because of good terrain match · 65/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 91/100 — led by strong snow resilience. San Domenico di Varzo is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

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Wiler

72/100

Why

Wiler is the strongest match because of good terrain match · 65/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 91/100 — led by strong snow resilience. San Domenico di Varzo is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago

Structural fit score: 72/100.

Supporting data are stale; treat the ranking as provisional.

AlternativeSan Domenico di Varzo

Main uncertaintyMost of the evidence requested by this priority profile is available.

Would change ifFresh observations or stronger source agreement could materially change the ranking.

Detailed comparison reasoningEvidence bridge, trade-offs and decision boundaries

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Wiler

Family progression baseLow-regret choiceNarrow lead

Leads on good terrain match · 65/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 91/100 — led by strong snow resilience.

Why Wiler leads San Domenico di Varzo Snow reliability +3.6 pts and Terrain fit +1.0 pts

Snow reliability +3.6Terrain fit +1.0

Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeSan Domenico di Varzo

Main uncertaintyMost of the evidence requested by this priority profile is available.

What could change the resultIncrease terrain weight from 22 to 77 and San Domenico di Varzo becomes the leading option.

Lead margin4.8pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

The ranking changes little under nearby priority weights. Rank range 1–1.

Evidence confidence70%

Coverage and coherence of evidence used by this comparison.

Advanced analysisSensitivity, Pareto trade-offs and score contributions

Pareto frontier2 options

No selected option is clearly dominated on the shared evidence.

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TerrainSan Domenico di Varzo

Increase terrain weight from 22 to 77 and San Domenico di Varzo becomes the leading option.

22 → 77

Lift systemSan Domenico di Varzo

Increase lift system weight from 14 to 74 and San Domenico di Varzo becomes the leading option.

14 → 74

Why Wiler leads San Domenico di Varzo · 4.8 pts

Snow+3.6 pts

Family & value+3.1 pts

Terrain-2.0 pts

Lift system-1.2 pts

Scale+1.1 pts

Point contributions reconcile the structural Fit dimensions and confidence-limited current opportunity. Missing evidence is not treated as zero.

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Resort overview

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Wiler

#1 · Lauchernalp Lotschental · Switzerland

Decision72/100

Fit72/100

Now0/100

Quality8.8/10

Now00 cm freshReliability9191/100Terrain6565/100

Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit71.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision71.7/100

Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow91/100 · 73% evidence 24.8 / 27.3 pts

Terrain80/100 · 80% evidence 19.9 / 25.0 pts

Scale76/100 · 100% evidence 13.8 / 18.2 pts

Lift system12/100 · 68% evidence 1.9 / 15.9 pts

Family & value82/100 · 41% evidence 11.2 / 13.6 pts

AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 66%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 100.0 pts

Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded

Mountain snowNo data excluded

Open terrainNo data excluded

Snow qualityNo data excluded

Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 16%

Destination typeFamily progression baseBest useSnow-first trips · 78/100Snow reliabilityExceptionalSki area38 km · 1,697 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m81%Current dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,800+ m

Strengths

Good terrain match · 65/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
Exceptional reliability match · 91/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

San Domenico di Varzo

#2 · San Domenico · Italy

Decision67/100

Fit67/100

Now0/100

Quality–/10

Now00 cm freshReliability7878/100Terrain6363/100

Decision score composition

Fit remains the structural anchor. Current opportunity receives weight only when current evidence is available, covered and fresh; otherwise Decision falls back toward Fit.

Fit66.9100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision66.9/100

Structural Fit calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Snow78/100 · 37% evidence 21.2 / 27.3 pts

Terrain88/100 · 44% evidence 21.9 / 25.0 pts

Scale70/100 · 100% evidence 12.7 / 18.2 pts

Lift system19/100 · 68% evidence 3.1 / 15.9 pts

Family & value59/100 · 41% evidence 8.1 / 13.6 pts

AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 49%

Current-opportunity calculation

Missing evidence is unknown, never zero. Available dimensions are rescaled to 100%; evidence coverage remains visible separately.

Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 100.0 pts

Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded

Mountain snowNo data excluded

Open terrainNo data excluded

Snow qualityNo data excluded

Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 16%

Destination typeAdvanced-terrain specialistBest useAdvanced skiing · 73/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area33 km · 1,080 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m

Strengths

Solid terrain match · 63/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
Strong reliability match · 78/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Side-by-side evidence

Detailed comparison

Structural snow resilience uses the multi-winter early/core/late archive after daily de-duplication. Calendar-date rows separately compare current observations with the previous five years. Missing archive evidence remains unknown.

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Attribute	WilerLauchernalp Lotschental	San Domenico di VarzoSan Domenico
Assessment
Decision score	72/100clear advantage	67/100
Structural Fit	72/100clear advantage	67/100
Current opportunity	0/100	0/100
Overall quality	8.8/10	–
Recommendation confidence	Medium	Low
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability	84/100clear advantage	74/100
Typical daytime high	1°C	2°C
Typical snow/freezing level	–	–
Typical overnight low	-6°C	-5°C
Rating	5.8/10	6.6/10clear advantage
Area size class	20–50 km	20–50 km
Ability profile	intermediate	expert
Price class	high	–
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes	38 km	33 km
Lowest point	1,403 m	1,420 m
Highest point	3,100 mclear advantage	2,500 m
Vertical range	1,697 mclear advantage	1,080 m
Blue pistes	46%	17%
Red pistes	33%	39%
Black pistes	21%	43%clear advantage
Terrain above 2,000 m	81%	–
Terrain above 3,000 m	3%	–
Piste-mix diversity	95/100	94/100
Slope-angle diversity	62/100	–
Very/extremely steep terrain	6%	–
Historical context
Historical snow resilience	–	–
Typical early-winter mountain depth	–	–
Typical core-winter mountain depth	–	–
Typical late-winter mountain depth	–	–
Snow consistency	–	–
Late-winter retention	–	–
Lower-mountain retention	–	–
Warm-winter resilience	–	–
Mountain snow versus typical	–	–
Valley snow versus typical	–	–
Open slopes versus typical	–	–
Current snow
Valley snow	–	–
Mid-mountain snow	–	–
Mountain snow	–	–
Fresh snow	0 cm	0 cm
Snow quality	–	–
Snow alert	0 cm	0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes	–	–
Open lifts	–	–
Lift capacity per piste km	224 pph/km	288 pph/kmclear advantage
Lift-system coverage	0.15×	0.20×
Terrain per lift	6.3 km/lift	6.5 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature	11°C	11°C
Maximum temperature	18°C	16°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability	–	–
Piste variety	–	–
Off-piste	–	–
Cross-country	–	–
Lift network	–	–
Mountain restaurants	–	–
Après-ski	–	–
Public transport	–	–
Best airport transfer	–	–
Skiing per transfer hour	–	–

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