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Decision summary

Brigels is the strongest match because of solid terrain match · 61/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, good reliability match · 70/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Valgrande Pajares is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

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Brigels

61/100

Why

Brigels is the strongest match because of solid terrain match · 61/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, good reliability match · 70/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Valgrande Pajares is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

Limited evidenceUpdated 23 h ago

Structural fit score: 61/100.

Evidence coverage is limited; the ranking may move with new observations.

AlternativeValgrande Pajares

Main uncertaintySome requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists.

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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Brigels

Balanced all-rounderLow-regret choice

Leads on solid terrain match · 61/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, good reliability match · 70/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence.

Why Brigels leads Valgrande Pajares Terrain fit +10.4 pts and Access +5.7 pts

Terrain fit +10.4Access +5.7Snow reliability +4.5Snow now -0.7

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

Strongest alternativeValgrande Pajares

Main uncertaintySome requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists.

What could change the resultIf immediate snow and opening conditions dominate the decision, Valgrande Pajares becomes the stronger option.

Lead margin20.0pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

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

Evidence confidence64%

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.

Why Brigels leads Valgrande Pajares · 20.0 pts

Access+5.7 pts

Scale+4.6 pts

Snow+4.5 pts

Terrain+4.4 pts

Lift system+1.9 pts

Current opportunity-0.7 pts

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

Priority sensitivity · what can change the winner?

Immediate conditionsValgrande Pajares

If immediate snow and opening conditions dominate the decision, Valgrande Pajares becomes the stronger option.

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Brigels

#1 · Brigels Surselva · Switzerland

Decision61/100

Fit61/100

Now0/100

Quality6.5/10

Now00 cm freshReliability7070/100Terrain6161/100Access48122 min

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.

Fit61.3100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision61.3/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow70/100 · 37% evidence 16.9 / 24.0 pts

Terrain71/100 · 52% evidence 15.6 / 22.0 pts

Scale75/100 · 100% evidence 12.0 / 16.0 pts

Lift system26/100 · 68% evidence 3.7 / 14.0 pts

Access48/100 · 68% evidence 5.7 / 12.0 pts

Family & value62/100 · 41% evidence 7.4 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 59%

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 typeBalanced all-rounderBest useAdvanced skiing · 65/100Snow reliabilityHighSki area40 km · 1,316 m verticalBest transfer122 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m

Strengths

Solid terrain match · 61/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
Good reliability match · 70/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Valgrande Pajares

#2 · Valgrande Pajares · Spain

Decision41/100

Fit50/100

Now4/100

Quality–/10

Now413 cm upperReliability5656/100Terrain4848/100

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.

Fit50.081% weight Now3.519% weight Decision41.3/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow56/100 · 37% evidence 15.2 / 27.3 pts

Terrain55/100 · 44% evidence 13.8 / 25.0 pts

Scale50/100 · 100% evidence 9.1 / 18.2 pts

Lift system14/100 · 68% evidence 2.2 / 15.9 pts

Family & value71/100 · 41% evidence 9.7 / 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.

Mountain snow13 cm 1.4 / 33.3 pts

Open terrain3% 0.7 / 22.2 pts

Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 17.8 pts

Valley snow10 cm 1.0 / 17.8 pts

Mid-mountain snow12 cm 0.4 / 8.9 pts

Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 90%

Destination typeFamily-led destinationBest useFamily trips · 53/100Snow reliabilityModerateSki area23 km · 385 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m

Strengths

Mixed terrain match · 48/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
Solid reliability match · 56/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

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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	BrigelsBrigels Surselva	Valgrande PajaresValgrande Pajares
Assessment
Decision score	61/100clear advantage	41/100
Structural Fit	61/100clear advantage	50/100
Current opportunity	0/100	4/100
Overall quality	6.5/10	–
Recommendation confidence	Medium	Low
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability	62/100	56/100
Typical daytime high	4°Cclear advantage	9°C
Typical snow/freezing level	–	–
Typical overnight low	-4°Cclear advantage	0°C
Rating	6.0/10	6.0/10
Area size class	20–50 km	20–50 km
Ability profile	advanced	advanced
Price class	high	–
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes	40 km	23 km
Lowest point	1,102 m	1,455 mclear advantage
Highest point	2,418 mclear advantage	1,840 m
Vertical range	1,316 mclear advantage	385 m
Blue pistes	28%	35%
Red pistes	65%	54%
Black pistes	8%	10%
Terrain above 2,000 m	–	–
Terrain above 3,000 m	–	–
Piste-mix diversity	75/100	85/100clear advantage
Slope-angle diversity	–	–
Very/extremely steep terrain	–	–
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	–	10 cm
Mid-mountain snow	–	12 cm
Mountain snow	–	13 cm
Fresh snow	0 cm	0 cm
Snow quality	–	–
Snow alert	0 cm	0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes	–	3%
Open lifts	–	–
Lift capacity per piste km	251 pph/km	257 pph/km
Lift-system coverage	0.27×clear advantage	0.17×
Terrain per lift	4.0 km/lift	4.5 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature	4°C	6°C
Maximum temperature	10°C	10°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability	family	–
Piste variety	–	–
Off-piste	–	–
Cross-country	–	–
Lift network	lifts	–
Mountain restaurants	–	–
Après-ski	–	–
Public transport	–	–
Best airport transfer	122 min	–
Skiing per transfer hour	20 km/h transfer	–

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