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Balances permanent quality, snow reliability, terrain and current conditions.

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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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Travel origin is preserved with the decision state; access scoring uses the selected arrival hub when one is chosen.
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Decision summary

Vall de Nuria narrowly leads because of solid terrain match · 57/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, solid reliability match · 62/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Valdesqui is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
Effectively tied

Vall de Nuria

54/100
Why
  1. Vall de Nuria narrowly leads because of solid terrain match · 57/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, solid reliability match · 62/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Valdesqui is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 3 options have limited evidence coverage.
Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago
  • Structural fit score: 58/100.

Supporting data are stale; treat the ranking as provisional.

AlternativeValdesqui
Main uncertaintyThe lead over Valdesqui is small. Some 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.
Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago2.2 pts lead
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Vall de Nuria

Family progression baseLow-regret choiceEffectively tied

Effectively tied with Valdesqui. solid terrain match · 57/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, solid reliability match · 62/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence—but the result is close.

Why Vall de Nuria leads Valdesqui Terrain fit +3.2 pts
Terrain fit +3.2Snow reliability -0.6Snow now -0.4
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeValdesqui

Main uncertaintyThe lead over Valdesqui is small. Some requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists.

What could change the resultIncrease scale weight from 16 to 28 and Valdesqui becomes the leading option.

Lead margin2.2pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

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

Evidence confidence55%

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.

Explore decision boundaries · what preference change flips the winner?

These are the smallest tested single-dimension changes that produce a different leader. Apply one to inspect that scenario; no new database query is required to calculate the boundary.

ScaleValdesqui

Increase scale weight from 16 to 28 and Valdesqui becomes the leading option.

16 → 28
TerrainValdesqui

Reduce terrain weight from 22 to 4 and Valdesqui becomes the leading option.

22 → 4
Why Vall de Nuria leads Valdesqui · 2.2 pts
Scale-3.1 pts
Terrain+2.9 pts
Lift system+2.3 pts
Family & value+1.1 pts
Snow-0.6 pts
Current opportunity-0.4 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

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

Vall de Nuria

#1 · Vall de Nuria · Spain

Decision54/100
Fit58/100
Now1/100
Quality3.5/10
Now15 cm upperReliability6262/100Terrain5757/100
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.

Fit58.092% weight Now1.18% weight Decision53.5/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow62/100 · 37% evidence 16.9 / 27.3 pts
Terrain49/100 · 52% evidence 12.2 / 25.0 pts
Scale32/100 · 100% evidence 5.9 / 18.2 pts
Lift system73/100 · 68% evidence 11.6 / 15.9 pts
Family & value84/100 · 41% evidence 11.4 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 51%

Current-opportunity calculation

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

Mountain snow5 cm 1.1 / 65.2 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 34.8 pts
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 46%

Destination typeFamily progression baseBest useFamily trips · 67/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area8 km · 296 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 57/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Solid reliability match · 62/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Terrain depth is less distinctive.

Valdesqui

#2 · Valdesqui · Spain

Decision51/100
Fit55/100
Now6/100
Quality4.8/10
Now626 cm upperReliability6464/100Terrain5252/100
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.

Fit55.292% weight Now5.78% weight Decision51.3/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow64/100 · 37% evidence 17.5 / 27.3 pts
Terrain37/100 · 52% evidence 9.1 / 25.0 pts
Scale51/100 · 100% evidence 9.3 / 18.2 pts
Lift system57/100 · 68% evidence 9.1 / 15.9 pts
Family & value75/100 · 41% evidence 10.2 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 51%

Current-opportunity calculation

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

Mountain snow26 cm 5.7 / 65.2 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 34.8 pts
Mid-mountain snowNo data excluded
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded
Valley snowNo data excluded

Data coverage: 46%

Destination typeFamily-led destinationBest useFamily trips · 62/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area22 km · 418 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m
Strengths
  • Mixed terrain match · 52/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Good reliability match · 64/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Terrain depth is less distinctive.

Aran

#3 · · Spain

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 5 days earlier
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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AttributeVall de NuriaVall de NuriaValdesquiValdesquiAranSpain
Assessment
Decision score 54/10051/100–
Structural Fit 58/10055/100–
Current opportunity 1/1006/100–
Overall quality 3.5/104.8/10clear advantage–
Recommendation confidence LowLowLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 43/10047/100–
Typical daytime high 5°C6°C–
Typical snow/freezing level –––
Typical overnight low -3°Cclear advantage1°C–
Rating 5.8/10clear advantage4.8/10–
Area size class 20 km or less20–50 km–
Ability profile intermediatenovice–
Price class avgavg–
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 8 km22 km–
Lowest point 1,964 m1,860 m–
Highest point 2,260 m2,278 m–
Vertical range 296 m418 m–
Blue pistes 54%84%–
Red pistes 33%16%–
Black pistes 13%clear advantage0%–
Terrain above 2,000 m –––
Terrain above 3,000 m –––
Piste-mix diversity 88/100clear advantage63/100–
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 –––
Mid-mountain snow –––
Mountain snow 5 cm26 cm–
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 637 pph/kmclear advantage497 pph/km–
Lift-system coverage 1.92×clear advantage0.39×–
Terrain per lift 1.5 km/lift1.7 km/lift–
Weather
Minimum temperature -2°C6°C11°C
Maximum temperature 3°C11°C12°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 –––