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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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Molltaler Gletscher is the strongest match because of good terrain match · 69/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, exceptional reliability match · 90/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Arnoldstein is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
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Molltaler Gletscher

66/100
Why
  1. Molltaler Gletscher is the strongest match because of good terrain match · 69/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, exceptional reliability match · 90/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Arnoldstein is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.
Mixed evidenceUpdated 16 h ago
  • Solid upper-mountain snow base at 180 cm.
AlternativeArnoldstein
Main uncertaintySome requested evidence is unavailable; the score is rescaled over the evidence that exists.
Would change ifA material forecast shift or a different priority profile could change the ranking.
Mixed evidenceUpdated 16 h ago10.6 pts lead
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Detailed comparison reasoningEvidence bridge, trade-offs and decision boundaries
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Molltaler Gletscher

Advanced-terrain specialistLow-regret choice

Leads on good terrain match · 69/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, exceptional reliability match · 90/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence.

Why Molltaler Gletscher leads Arnoldstein Snow reliability +8.4 pts and Access +4.7 pts
Snow reliability +8.4Terrain fit -6.7Access +4.7Snow now +4.2
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeArnoldstein

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

What could change the resultReduce snow weight from 24 to 1 and Arnoldstein becomes the leading option.

Lead margin10.6pts

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.

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.

SnowArnoldstein

Reduce snow weight from 24 to 1 and Arnoldstein becomes the leading option.

24 → 1
Lift systemArnoldstein

Increase lift system weight from 14 to 72 and Arnoldstein becomes the leading option.

14 → 72
Family & valueArnoldstein

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 79 and Arnoldstein becomes the leading option.

12 → 79
Why Molltaler Gletscher leads Arnoldstein · 10.6 pts
Snow+8.4 pts
Access+4.7 pts
Lift system-4.2 pts
Current opportunity+4.2 pts
Family & value-3.5 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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Molltaler Gletscher

#1 · Molltaler Gletscher · Austria

Decision66/100
Fit71/100
Now31/100
Quality7.5/10
Now31180 cm upperReliability9090/100Terrain6969/100Access46124 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.

Fit71.186% weight Now30.914% weight Decision65.6/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow90/100 · 37% evidence 21.7 / 24.0 pts
Terrain84/100 · 52% evidence 18.5 / 22.0 pts
Scale79/100 · 100% evidence 12.6 / 16.0 pts
Lift system41/100 · 68% evidence 5.8 / 14.0 pts
Access46/100 · 68% evidence 5.5 / 12.0 pts
Family & value60/100 · 41% evidence 7.1 / 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.

Mountain snow180 cm 25.7 / 42.9 pts
Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Valley snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts
Mid-mountain snow108 cm 5.1 / 11.4 pts
Open terrainNo data excluded
Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 70%

Destination typeAdvanced-terrain specialistBest useSnow-first trips · 77/100Snow reliabilityExceptionalSki area36 km · 1,014 m verticalBest transfer124 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top 2,800+ mCalendar contextMountain snow is 278% above the available five-year level for this point in the season.
Strengths
  • Good terrain match · 69/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Exceptional reliability match · 90/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Arnoldstein

#2 · Dreilandereck Arnoldstein · Austria

Decision55/100
Fit55/100
Now0/100
Quality4.5/10
Now00 cm freshReliability3838/100Terrain6262/100
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.

Fit55.0100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision55.0/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow38/100 · 73% evidence 10.3 / 27.3 pts
Terrain65/100 · 80% evidence 16.1 / 25.0 pts
Scale54/100 · 85% evidence 9.8 / 18.2 pts
Lift system58/100 · 68% evidence 9.2 / 15.9 pts
Family & value70/100 · 41% evidence 9.6 / 13.6 pts
AccessNo data excluded

Data coverage: 63%

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 useFamily trips · 58/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area14 km · 872 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m0%Current dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
  • Mixed reliability match · 38/100 — led by strong snow resilience..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Annenheim

#3 · · Austria

Decision43/100
Fit43/100
Now–/100
Quality–/10
Access43122 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.

Fit43.0100% weight Now–0% weight Decision43.0/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Access43/100 · 48% evidence 43.0 / 100.0 pts
Family & valueNo data excluded
Lift systemNo data excluded
ScaleNo data excluded
SnowNo data excluded
TerrainNo data excluded

Data coverage: 6%

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 typeAccess-led destinationSnow reliabilityNot availableSki area– · – verticalBest transfer122 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected date
Strengths
  • Mixed access match · 43/100 — led by practical access; partial evidence..
  • Access is the strongest available structural dimension.
Consider

Access is a relative compromise.

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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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AttributeMolltaler GletscherMolltaler GletscherArnoldsteinDreilandereck ArnoldsteinAnnenheimAustria
Assessment
Decision score 66/100clear advantage55/10043/100
Structural Fit 71/100clear advantage55/10043/100
Current opportunity 31/100clear advantage0/100–
Overall quality 7.5/10clear advantage4.5/10–
Recommendation confidence MediumMediumLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 81/100clear advantage46/100–
Typical daytime high 0°Cclear advantage4°C–
Typical snow/freezing level –––
Typical overnight low -5°C-4°C–
Rating 6.8/10clear advantage5.8/10–
Area size class 20–50 km20 km or less–
Ability profile expertadvanced–
Price class avgavg–
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 36 kmclear advantage14 km–
Lowest point 2,108 mclear advantage680 m–
Highest point 3,122 mclear advantage1,552 m–
Vertical range 1,014 m872 m–
Blue pistes 18%35%–
Red pistes 56%53%–
Black pistes 26%clear advantage12%–
Terrain above 2,000 m –0%–
Terrain above 3,000 m –0%–
Piste-mix diversity 90/10087/100–
Slope-angle diversity –62/100–
Very/extremely steep terrain –3%–
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 Well above typical+278% vs average · 99th percentile––
Valley snow versus typical Well below typical-100% vs average · 0th percentile––
Open slopes versus typical –––
Current snow
Valley snow 0 cm––
Mid-mountain snow 108 cm––
Mountain snow 180 cm––
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm–
Snow quality –––
Snow alert 1 cm0 cm0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes –––
Open lifts –––
Lift capacity per piste km 394 pph/km556 pph/kmclear advantage–
Lift-system coverage 0.30×0.37×–
Terrain per lift 4.5 km/lift1.9 km/lift–
Weather
Minimum temperature -1°C15°C8°C
Maximum temperature 5°C18°C19°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability –––
Piste variety –––
Off-piste –––
Cross-country –––
Lift network lifts––
Mountain restaurants –––
Après-ski –––
Public transport –––
Best airport transfer 124 min–122 min
Skiing per transfer hour 17 km/h transfer––