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Decision summary

Tignes is the strongest match because of strong terrain match · 81/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 97/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Engelberg is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier.

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Tignes

78/100

Why

Tignes is the strongest match because of strong terrain match · 81/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 97/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Engelberg is the strongest alternative. 2 options remain on the Pareto frontier.

Limited evidenceUpdated 23 h ago

Strong overall decision score (78/100).

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

AlternativeEngelberg

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.

Detailed comparison reasoningEvidence bridge, trade-offs and decision boundaries

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Tignes

Large-domain explorerLow-regret choice

Leads on strong terrain match · 81/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, exceptional reliability match · 97/100 — led by strong snow resilience.

Why Tignes leads Engelberg Terrain fit +10.3 pts and Snow reliability +9.4 pts

Terrain fit +10.3Snow reliability +9.4Snow now -5.8Access -1.0

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

Strongest alternativeEngelberg

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

What could change the resultIf immediate snow and opening conditions dominate the decision, Engelberg becomes the stronger option.

Lead margin12.8pts

Difference between the first and second option.

Ranking stabilityHigh100%

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

Evidence confidence75%

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.

Why Tignes leads Engelberg · 12.8 pts

Snow+9.4 pts

Current opportunity-5.8 pts

Terrain+3.9 pts

Family & value+3.7 pts

Scale+1.4 pts

Lift system+1.3 pts

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

Priority sensitivity · what can change the winner?

Immediate conditionsEngelberg

If immediate snow and opening conditions dominate the decision, Engelberg becomes the stronger option.

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Resort overview

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Tignes

#1 · Espace Killy · France

Decision78/100

Fit81/100

Now0/100

Quality10.0/10

Now00 cm freshReliability9797/100Terrain8181/100Access51120 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.

Fit80.896% weight Now0.04% weight Decision78.0/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow97/100 · 73% evidence 23.2 / 24.0 pts

Terrain81/100 · 80% evidence 17.9 / 22.0 pts

Scale90/100 · 100% evidence 14.4 / 16.0 pts

Lift system59/100 · 68% evidence 8.3 / 14.0 pts

Access51/100 · 68% evidence 6.1 / 12.0 pts

Family & value92/100 · 41% evidence 11.0 / 12.0 pts

Data coverage: 74%

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 · 86/100Snow reliabilityExceptionalSki area300 km · 1,906 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m94%Best transfer120 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group300+ km · Top 2,800+ m

Strengths

Strong terrain match · 81/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
Exceptional reliability match · 97/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

Engelberg

#2 · Engelberg · Switzerland

Decision65/100

Fit70/100

Now38/100

Quality6.0/10

Now38221 cm upperReliability6464/100Terrain7373/100Access6789 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.

Fit70.285% weight Now37.915% weight Decision65.2/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow64/100 · 73% evidence 15.4 / 24.0 pts

Terrain72/100 · 80% evidence 15.8 / 22.0 pts

Scale93/100 · 85% evidence 14.8 / 16.0 pts

Lift system57/100 · 68% evidence 7.9 / 14.0 pts

Access67/100 · 68% evidence 8.1 / 12.0 pts

Family & value68/100 · 41% evidence 8.2 / 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.

Mountain snow221 cm 31.6 / 42.9 pts

Fresh snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts

Valley snow0 cm 0.0 / 22.9 pts

Mid-mountain snow133 cm 6.3 / 11.4 pts

Open terrainNo data excluded

Snow qualityNo data excluded

Data coverage: 70%

Destination typeLarge-domain explorerBest useAdvanced skiing · 72/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area79 km · 2,017 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m4%Best transfer89 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,800+ mCalendar contextMountain snow is 66% above the available five-year level for this point in the season.

Strengths

Good terrain match · 73/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
Good reliability match · 64/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

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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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Attribute	TignesEspace Killy	EngelbergEngelberg
Assessment
Decision score	78/100clear advantage	65/100
Structural Fit	81/100clear advantage	70/100
Current opportunity	0/100	38/100clear advantage
Overall quality	10.0/10clear advantage	6.0/10
Recommendation confidence	Medium	Medium
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability	99/100clear advantage	78/100
Typical daytime high	-4°C	-2°C
Typical snow/freezing level	–	–
Typical overnight low	-9°C	-8°C
Rating	8.0/10clear advantage	7.2/10
Area size class	250+ km	50–100 km
Ability profile	intermediate	advanced
Price class	high	high
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes	300 kmclear advantage	79 km
Lowest point	1,550 mclear advantage	1,003 m
Highest point	3,456 mclear advantage	3,020 m
Vertical range	1,906 m	2,017 m
Blue pistes	55%	28%
Red pistes	25%	58%
Black pistes	20%clear advantage	15%
Terrain above 2,000 m	94%clear advantage	4%
Terrain above 3,000 m	6%clear advantage	0%
Piste-mix diversity	91/100	87/100
Slope-angle diversity	56/100	55/100
Very/extremely steep terrain	7%	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+66% vs average · 100th percentile
Valley snow versus typical	–	–
Open slopes versus typical	–	–
Current snow
Valley snow	–	0 cm
Mid-mountain snow	–	133 cm
Mountain snow	–	221 cm
Fresh snow	0 cm	0 cm
Snow quality	–	–
Snow alert	0 cm	0 cm
Open terrain and lifts
Open slopes	–	–
Open lifts	–	–
Lift capacity per piste km	513 pph/kmclear advantage	428 pph/km
Lift-system coverage	0.27×	0.33×
Terrain per lift	3.8 km/lift	2.8 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature	8°C	10°C
Maximum temperature	17°C	18°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability	–	–
Piste variety	slopes	–
Off-piste	offpiste	offpiste
Cross-country	–	–
Lift network	lifts	lifts
Mountain restaurants	–	–
Après-ski	apresski	–
Public transport	–	transit
Best airport transfer	120 min	89 minclear advantage
Skiing per transfer hour	150 km/h transferclear advantage	53 km/h transfer

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