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Decision summary

Silvaplana narrowly leads because of solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, exceptional reliability match · 89/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Sankt Moritz is the strongest alternative. 3 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

Effectively tied

Silvaplana

65/100

Why

Silvaplana narrowly leads because of solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, exceptional reliability match · 89/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Sankt Moritz is the strongest alternative. 3 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 1 option have limited evidence coverage.

Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago

Structural fit score: 65/100.

Supporting data are stale; treat the ranking as provisional.

AlternativeSankt Moritz

Main uncertaintyThe lead over Sankt Moritz 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.

Detailed comparison reasoningEvidence bridge, trade-offs and decision boundaries

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Silvaplana

Large-domain explorerLow-regret choiceEffectively tied

Effectively tied with Sankt Moritz. solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, exceptional reliability match · 89/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence—but the result is close.

Why Silvaplana leads Sankt Moritz Snow reliability +3.2 pts and Access +0.6 pts

Snow reliability +3.2Terrain fit -2.7Access +0.6

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

Strongest alternativeSankt Moritz

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

What could change the resultReduce snow weight from 24 to 16 and Sankt Moritz becomes the leading option.

Lead margin1.1pts

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 frontier3 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.

SnowSankt Moritz

Reduce snow weight from 24 to 16 and Sankt Moritz becomes the leading option.

24 → 16

Family & valueSankt Moritz

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 20 and Sankt Moritz becomes the leading option.

12 → 20

ScaleSankt Moritz

Increase scale weight from 16 to 34 and Sankt Moritz becomes the leading option.

16 → 34

Lift systemSankt Moritz

Increase lift system weight from 14 to 38 and Sankt Moritz becomes the leading option.

14 → 38

Why Silvaplana leads Sankt Moritz · 1.1 pts

Snow+3.2 pts

Family & value-1.5 pts

Scale-0.9 pts

Lift system-0.6 pts

Access+0.6 pts

Terrain+0.3 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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Silvaplana

#1 · Corvatsch Furtschellas · Switzerland

Decision65/100

Fit65/100

Now0/100

Quality9.2/10

Now00 cm freshReliability8989/100Terrain6262/100Access31154 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.

Fit64.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision64.7/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow89/100 · 37% evidence 21.3 / 24.0 pts

Terrain79/100 · 52% evidence 17.3 / 22.0 pts

Scale92/100 · 100% evidence 14.8 / 16.0 pts

Lift system11/100 · 68% evidence 1.5 / 14.0 pts

Access31/100 · 68% evidence 3.8 / 12.0 pts

Family & value50/100 · 41% evidence 6.0 / 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 typeLarge-domain explorerBest useSnow-first trips · 72/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area120 km · 1,506 m verticalBest transfer154 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,800+ m

Strengths

Solid terrain match · 62/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
Exceptional reliability match · 89/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Sankt Moritz

#2 · Sankt Moritz Celerina · Switzerland

Decision64/100

Fit64/100

Now2/100

Quality9.0/10

Now21 cm freshReliability7676/100Terrain6666/100Access26164 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.

Fit63.6100% weight Now2.00% weight Decision63.6/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow76/100 · 73% evidence 18.1 / 24.0 pts

Terrain77/100 · 80% evidence 17.0 / 22.0 pts

Scale98/100 · 85% evidence 15.7 / 16.0 pts

Lift system15/100 · 68% evidence 2.1 / 14.0 pts

Access26/100 · 68% evidence 3.2 / 12.0 pts

Family & value63/100 · 41% evidence 7.5 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 71%

Current-opportunity calculation

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

Fresh snow1 cm 2.0 / 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 · 70/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area329 km · 1,633 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m82%Best transfer164 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group300+ km · Top 2,800+ m

Strengths

Good terrain match · 66/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
Good reliability match · 76/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Pontresina

#3 · Pontresina · Switzerland

Decision46/100

Fit46/100

Now2/100

Quality9.0/10

Now21 cm freshReliability6565/100Terrain4545/100Access14155 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.

Fit46.3100% weight Now2.00% weight Decision46.3/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow65/100 · 37% evidence 15.6 / 24.0 pts

Terrain21/100 · 39% evidence 4.6 / 22.0 pts

Scale13/100 · 100% evidence 2.1 / 16.0 pts

Lift system86/100 · 68% evidence 12.0 / 14.0 pts

Access14/100 · 68% evidence 1.6 / 12.0 pts

Family & value86/100 · 31% evidence 10.4 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 55%

Current-opportunity calculation

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

Fresh snow1 cm 2.0 / 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 useFamily trips · 57/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area1 km · 90 m verticalBest transfer155 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m

Strengths

Mixed terrain match · 45/100 — led by strong lift-system evidence and strong terrain profile; partial evidence..
Good reliability match · 65/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..

Consider

Terrain depth is less distinctive.

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	SilvaplanaCorvatsch Furtschellas	Sankt MoritzSankt Moritz Celerina	PontresinaPontresina
Assessment
Decision score	65/100	64/100	46/100
Structural Fit	65/100	64/100	46/100
Current opportunity	0/100	2/100	2/100
Overall quality	9.2/10	9.0/10	9.0/10
Recommendation confidence	Medium	Medium	Low
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability	77/100	74/100	72/100
Typical daytime high	-5°Cclear advantage	-1°C	-1°C
Typical snow/freezing level	–	–	–
Typical overnight low	-11°C	-9°C	-10°C
Rating	7.6/10	7.5/10	6.8/10
Area size class	100–150 km	250+ km	20 km or less
Ability profile	advanced	advanced	novice
Price class	high	high	high
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes	120 km	329 kmclear advantage	1 km
Lowest point	1,797 m	1,670 m	1,830 m
Highest point	3,303 m	3,303 m	1,920 m
Vertical range	1,506 m	1,633 m	90 m
Blue pistes	11%	21%	100%
Red pistes	74%	60%	0%
Black pistes	15%	19%	0%
Terrain above 2,000 m	–	82%	–
Terrain above 3,000 m	–	0%	–
Piste-mix diversity	68/100	86/100clear advantage	–
Slope-angle diversity	–	48/100	–
Very/extremely steep terrain	–	4%	–
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	1 cm	1 cm
Snow quality	–	–	–
Snow alert	0 cm	1 cm	0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes	–	–	–
Open lifts	–	–	–
Lift capacity per piste km	153 pph/km	219 pph/km	5,950 pph/kmclear advantage
Lift-system coverage	0.15×	0.18×	0.50×clear advantage
Terrain per lift	8.6 km/lift	5.7 km/lift	0.2 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature	-1°C	-5°C	-3°C
Maximum temperature	2°C	0°C	1°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability	–	family	–
Piste variety	–	–	–
Off-piste	–	offpiste	–
Cross-country	crosscountry	crosscountry	crosscountry
Lift network	–	–	–
Mountain restaurants	–	restaurants	–
Après-ski	–	–	–
Public transport	–	–	–
Best airport transfer	154 min	164 min	155 min
Skiing per transfer hour	47 km/h transfer	120 km/h transferclear advantage	0 km/h transfer

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