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Fit = structural suitabilityNow = current opportunityDecision combines both when timing makes current conditions relevant
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Priorities determine the structural ranking; optional trip context refines those priorities without excluding a resort. Evidence describes data support, Stability tests nearby priority changes, and Frontier marks a non-dominated option on comparable evidence.

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Decision summary

Pizol is the strongest match because of good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, solid reliability match · 58/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Alt Sankt Johann is the strongest alternative. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
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Pizol

68/100
Why
  1. Pizol is the strongest match because of good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, solid reliability match · 58/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Alt Sankt Johann is the strongest alternative. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.
Limited evidenceUpdated 16 h ago
  • Structural fit score: 68/100.

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

AlternativeAlt Sankt Johann
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.
Limited evidenceUpdated 16 h ago6.0 pts lead
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Pizol

Large-domain explorerLow-regret choice

Leads on good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, solid reliability match · 58/100 — led by strong snow resilience.

Why Pizol leads Alt Sankt Johann Terrain fit +12.0 pts and Snow reliability +2.3 pts
Terrain fit +12.0Access -8.3Snow reliability +2.3
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeAlt Sankt Johann

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

What could change the resultThe recommendation remains first under the tested nearby priority shifts in the available evidence.

Lead margin6.0pts

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 frontier1 option

1 option is dominated on commonly available dimensions.

Why Pizol leads Alt Sankt Johann · 6.0 pts
Access-8.3 pts
Family & value+5.0 pts
Terrain+4.5 pts
Snow+2.3 pts
Scale+2.2 pts
Lift system+0.3 pts

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

Priority sensitivity

The leading resort remains first under moderate one-criterion weighting shifts in the available evidence.

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Resort overview

Trip match is profile-specific. Expand the calculation to see exactly how each score is built.

Pizol

#1 · Pizol Bad Ragaz Wangs · Switzerland

Decision68/100
Fit68/100
Now0/100
Quality6.2/10
Now00 cm freshReliability5858/100Terrain7171/100
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.

Fit67.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision67.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow58/100 · 73% evidence 15.8 / 27.3 pts
Terrain71/100 · 80% evidence 17.7 / 25.0 pts
Scale87/100 · 100% evidence 15.8 / 18.2 pts
Lift system48/100 · 68% evidence 7.7 / 15.9 pts
Family & value79/100 · 41% evidence 10.7 / 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 typeLarge-domain explorerBest useAdvanced skiing · 69/100Snow reliabilityHighSki area44 km · 1,718 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m26%Current dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 71/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Solid reliability match · 58/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Alt Sankt Johann

#2 · Toggenburg · Switzerland

Decision62/100
Fit62/100
Now0/100
Quality5.2/10
Now00 cm freshReliability5656/100Terrain6262/100Access6977 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.

Fit61.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision61.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow56/100 · 73% evidence 13.5 / 24.0 pts
Terrain60/100 · 80% evidence 13.2 / 22.0 pts
Scale85/100 · 100% evidence 13.6 / 16.0 pts
Lift system53/100 · 8% evidence 7.4 / 14.0 pts
Access69/100 · 68% evidence 8.3 / 12.0 pts
Family & value48/100 · 41% evidence 5.7 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 65%

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 typeScale-led destinationBest useAdvanced skiing · 62/100Snow reliabilityHighSki area50 km · 1,362 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m8%Best transfer77 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Solid reliability match · 56/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Family usability is less distinctive.

Wildsee

#3 · · Switzerland

Decision–/100
Fit–/100
Now–/100
Quality–/10
Structural Fit calculation

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

AccessNo data excluded
Family & valueNo data excluded
Lift systemNo data excluded
ScaleNo data excluded
SnowNo data excluded
TerrainNo data excluded

Data coverage: 0%

Current-opportunity calculation

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

Fresh snowNo data excluded
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 0%

Destination typeEvidence-limited destinationSnow reliabilityNot availableSki area– · – verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected date
Strengths
  • The destination remains scoreable, but there is not enough evidence for a strong archetype.
Consider

Some enriched evidence is unavailable; it is excluded from the score rather than treated as zero.

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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AttributePizolPizol Bad Ragaz WangsAlt Sankt JohannToggenburgWildseeSwitzerland
Assessment
Decision score 68/100clear advantage62/100–
Structural Fit 68/100clear advantage62/100–
Current opportunity 0/1000/100–
Overall quality 6.2/10clear advantage5.2/10–
Recommendation confidence MediumMediumLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 62/10061/100–
Typical daytime high 3°C5°C–
Typical snow/freezing level –––
Typical overnight low -4°Cclear advantage-2°C–
Rating 5.9/106.3/10clear advantage–
Area size class 20–50 km20–50 km–
Ability profile intermediateadvanced–
Price class highhigh–
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 44 km50 km–
Lowest point 509 m900 mclear advantage–
Highest point 2,227 m2,262 m–
Vertical range 1,718 mclear advantage1,362 m–
Blue pistes 43%16%–
Red pistes 42%80%–
Black pistes 15%clear advantage4%–
Terrain above 2,000 m 26%clear advantage8%–
Terrain above 3,000 m 0%0%–
Piste-mix diversity 92/100clear advantage55/100–
Slope-angle diversity 40/10038/100–
Very/extremely steep terrain 5%5%–
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 cm0 cm–
Snow quality –––
Snow alert 0 cm0 cm0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes –––
Open lifts –––
Lift capacity per piste km 411 pph/km––
Lift-system coverage 0.36×––
Terrain per lift 3.6 km/lift4.2 km/lift–
Weather
Minimum temperature 3°C9°C0°C
Maximum temperature 12°C15°C10°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability –––
Piste variety –––
Off-piste –––
Cross-country –––
Lift network –lifts–
Mountain restaurants –––
Après-ski –––
Public transport transittransit–
Best airport transfer –77 min–
Skiing per transfer hour –39 km/h transfer–