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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

Tahko is the strongest match because of solid terrain match · 58/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, mixed reliability match · 28/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Harnosand is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 10 options have limited evidence coverage.

Balanced profileSummer / glacier
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Tahko

50/100
Why
  1. Tahko is the strongest match because of solid terrain match · 58/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, mixed reliability match · 28/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence. Harnosand is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier. 10 options have limited evidence coverage.
Limited evidenceUpdated 17 h ago
  • Structural fit score: 50/100.

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

AlternativeHarnosand
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.
Limited evidenceUpdated 17 h ago7.3 pts lead
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Detailed comparison reasoningEvidence bridge, trade-offs and decision boundaries
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Tahko

Balanced all-rounderLow-regret choice

Leads on solid terrain match · 58/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence, mixed reliability match · 28/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence.

Why Tahko leads Harnosand Terrain fit +6.7 pts and Snow reliability +0.7 pts
Terrain fit +6.7Snow reliability +0.7
Incoming snow and Weather stay in the forecast layer unless current/forecast evidence is explicitly part of the Decision score.

Strongest alternativeHarnosand

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

What could change the resultIncrease terrain weight from 22 to 58 and Harnosand becomes the leading option.

Lead margin7.3pts

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

1 option is dominated on commonly available dimensions.

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.

TerrainHarnosand

Increase terrain weight from 22 to 58 and Harnosand becomes the leading option.

22 → 58
Family & valueHarnosand

Increase family & value weight from 12 to 91 and Harnosand becomes the leading option.

12 → 91
Why Tahko leads Harnosand · 7.3 pts
Lift system+11.7 pts
Terrain-6.7 pts
Scale+4.4 pts
Family & value-2.7 pts
Snow+0.7 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.

Tahko

#1 · Tahko · Finland

Decision50/100
Fit50/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability2828/100Terrain5858/100
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.

Fit49.7100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision49.7/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow28/100 · 37% evidence 7.5 / 27.3 pts
Terrain47/100 · 44% evidence 11.9 / 25.0 pts
Scale44/100 · 100% evidence 8.0 / 18.2 pts
Lift system74/100 · 68% evidence 11.7 / 15.9 pts
Family & value78/100 · 41% evidence 10.6 / 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.

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 reliabilityHighSki area20 km · 200 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 58/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 28/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Harnosand

#2 · Härnösand · Sweden

Decision42/100
Fit42/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability2121/100Terrain5353/100
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.

Fit42.4100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision42.4/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow21/100 · 36% evidence 6.8 / 32.4 pts
Terrain63/100 · 28% evidence 18.6 / 29.7 pts
Scale17/100 · 58% evidence 3.6 / 21.6 pts
Family & value82/100 · 41% evidence 13.3 / 16.2 pts
AccessNo data excluded
Lift systemNo data excluded

Data coverage: 29%

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 typeFamily progression baseBest useAdvanced skiing · 46/100Snow reliabilityMarginalSki area2 km · – verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Solid terrain match · 53/100 — led by strong terrain profile and strong family usability; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 21/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Rehefeld Zaunhaus

#3 · Rehefeld Zaunhaus · Germany

Decision33/100
Fit33/100
Now0/100
Quality–/10
Now00 cm freshReliability1717/100Terrain3838/100
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.

Fit32.5100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision32.5/100
Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow17/100 · 37% evidence 4.6 / 27.3 pts
Terrain33/100 · 44% evidence 8.3 / 25.0 pts
Scale19/100 · 100% evidence 3.4 / 18.2 pts
Lift system62/100 · 68% evidence 9.9 / 15.9 pts
Family & value46/100 · 41% evidence 6.2 / 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.

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 typeLifts-led destinationBest useFamily trips · 38/100Snow reliabilityLowSki area2 km · 95 m verticalCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group<50 km · Top <2,000 m
Strengths
  • Mixed terrain match · 38/100 — led by strong terrain profile and strong lift-system evidence; partial evidence..
  • Mixed reliability match · 17/100 — led by strong snow resilience; partial evidence..
Consider

Snow resilience is less distinctive.

Aarau

#4 · · 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.

Aurich

#5 · · 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 dataNo current update
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.

Baden

#6 · · 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.

Budingen

#7 · · Germany

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 dataNo current update
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.

Högsby

#8 · · Sweden

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 dataNo current update
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.

Rachowiec

#9 · · Poland

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 dataNo current update
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.

Vittjakk

#10 · · Sweden

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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AttributeTahkoTahkoHarnosandHärnösandRehefeld ZaunhausRehefeld ZaunhausAarauSwitzerlandAurichSwitzerlandBadenSwitzerlandBudingenGermanyHögsbySwedenRachowiecPolandVittjakkSweden
Assessment
Decision score 50/100clear advantage42/10033/100–––––––
Structural Fit 50/100clear advantage42/10033/100–––––––
Current opportunity 0/1000/1000/100–––––––
Overall quality ––––––––––
Recommendation confidence LowLowLowLowLowLowLowLowLowLow
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability 68/100clear advantage49/10022/100–––––––
Typical daytime high -3°Cclear advantage1°C4°C–––––––
Typical snow/freezing level ––––––––––
Typical overnight low -8°Cclear advantage-4°C-1°C–––––––
Rating 4.0/104.4/104.8/10clear advantage–––––––
Area size class 20 km or less20 km or less20 km or less–––––––
Ability profile intermediateadvancedadvanced–––––––
Price class ––low–––––––
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes 20 km2 km2 km–––––––
Lowest point 84 m–750 mclear advantage–––––––
Highest point 284 m168 m845 mclear advantage–––––––
Vertical range 200 m–95 m–––––––
Blue pistes 50%50%17%–––––––
Red pistes 40%50%83%–––––––
Black pistes 10%clear advantage0%0%–––––––
Terrain above 2,000 m ––––––––––
Terrain above 3,000 m ––––––––––
Piste-mix diversity 86/100100/100clear advantage65/100–––––––
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 ––––––––––
Fresh snow 0 cm0 cm0 cm–––––––
Snow quality ––––––––––
Snow alert 0 cm–0 cm0 cm–0 cm–––0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes ––––––––––
Open lifts ––––––––––
Lift capacity per piste km 853 pph/kmclear advantage–750 pph/km–––––––
Lift-system coverage 0.38×–0.38×–––––––
Terrain per lift 1.3 km/lift–1.2 km/lift–––––––
Weather
Minimum temperature 6°C–5°C11°C–10°C–––0°C
Maximum temperature 9°C–8°C16°C–19°C–––4°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 ––––––––––