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Decision summary

Grindelwald is the strongest match because of strong terrain match · 78/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, good reliability match · 68/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Scuol is the strongest alternative.

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Grindelwald

76/100

Why

Grindelwald is the strongest match because of strong terrain match · 78/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, good reliability match · 68/100 — led by strong snow resilience. Scuol is the strongest alternative.

Stale evidenceUpdated 1 d ago

Strong structural fit for the selected priorities (76/100).

Supporting data are stale; treat the ranking as provisional.

AlternativeScuol

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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Grindelwald

Large-domain explorerLow-regret choice

Leads on strong terrain match · 78/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale, good reliability match · 68/100 — led by strong snow resilience.

Why Grindelwald leads Scuol Terrain fit +7.2 pts and Access +2.7 pts

Terrain fit +7.2Access +2.7Snow reliability +0.3

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

Strongest alternativeScuol

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

What could change the resultThe recommendation remains first under the tested nearby priority shifts in the available evidence.

Lead margin10.3pts

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 frontier1 option

1 option is dominated on commonly available dimensions.

Why Grindelwald leads Scuol · 10.3 pts

Terrain+2.9 pts

Access+2.7 pts

Lift system+2.4 pts

Scale+1.3 pts

Family & value+0.6 pts

Snow+0.3 pts

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

Priority sensitivity

The leading resort remains first under moderate one-criterion weighting shifts in the available evidence.

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Resort overview

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Grindelwald

#1 · Jungfrau Top Skiregion · Switzerland

Decision76/100

Fit76/100

Now0/100

Quality6.8/10

Now00 cm freshReliability6868/100Terrain7878/100Access8271 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.

Fit76.1100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision76.1/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow68/100 · 73% evidence 16.2 / 24.0 pts

Terrain83/100 · 80% evidence 18.2 / 22.0 pts

Scale98/100 · 85% evidence 15.7 / 16.0 pts

Lift system45/100 · 68% evidence 6.3 / 14.0 pts

Access82/100 · 68% evidence 9.8 / 12.0 pts

Family & value82/100 · 41% evidence 9.8 / 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 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 useAdvanced skiing · 78/100Snow reliabilityVery highSki area204 km · 2,174 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m41%Best transfer71 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group150–299 km · Top 2,800+ m

Strengths

Strong terrain match · 78/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
Good reliability match · 68/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

Scuol

#2 · Scuol Motta Naluns · Switzerland

Decision66/100

Fit66/100

Now0/100

Quality7.5/10

Now00 cm freshReliability6666/100Terrain6767/100Access5998 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.

Fit65.8100% weight Now0.00% weight Decision65.8/100

Structural Fit calculation

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

Snow66/100 · 73% evidence 15.9 / 24.0 pts

Terrain70/100 · 80% evidence 15.3 / 22.0 pts

Scale90/100 · 85% evidence 14.4 / 16.0 pts

Lift system28/100 · 68% evidence 3.9 / 14.0 pts

Access59/100 · 68% evidence 7.1 / 12.0 pts

Family & value77/100 · 41% evidence 9.2 / 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.

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 useAdvanced skiing · 68/100Snow reliabilityModerateSki area70 km · 1,535 m verticalTerrain >2,000 m56%Best transfer98 minCurrent dataUpdated for selected datePeer group50–149 km · Top 2,000–2,799 m

Strengths

Good terrain match · 67/100 — led by strong terrain profile and substantial ski-area scale..
Good reliability match · 66/100 — led by strong snow resilience..

Consider

Lift-system evidence is less convincing.

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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	GrindelwaldJungfrau Top Skiregion	ScuolScuol Motta Naluns
Assessment
Decision score	76/100clear advantage	66/100
Structural Fit	76/100clear advantage	66/100
Current opportunity	0/100	0/100
Overall quality	6.8/10	7.5/10clear advantage
Recommendation confidence	Medium	Medium
Ski-area profile
Historical snow reliability	71/100clear advantage	52/100
Typical daytime high	1°C	2°C
Typical snow/freezing level	–	–
Typical overnight low	-6°C	-8°Cclear advantage
Rating	7.4/10clear advantage	6.4/10
Area size class	150–250 km	50–100 km
Ability profile	intermediate	advanced
Price class	high	high
Terrain and altitude
Marked pistes	204 kmclear advantage	70 km
Lowest point	796 m	1,250 mclear advantage
Highest point	2,970 mclear advantage	2,785 m
Vertical range	2,174 mclear advantage	1,535 m
Blue pistes	40%	39%
Red pistes	44%	46%
Black pistes	16%	16%
Terrain above 2,000 m	41%	56%clear advantage
Terrain above 3,000 m	0%	0%
Piste-mix diversity	93/100	92/100
Slope-angle diversity	73/100clear advantage	37/100
Very/extremely steep terrain	12%clear advantage	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	–	–
Valley snow versus typical	–	–
Open slopes versus typical	–	–
Current snow
Valley snow	–	–
Mid-mountain snow	–	–
Mountain snow	–	–
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	291 pph/km	313 pph/km
Lift-system coverage	0.40×clear advantage	0.20×
Terrain per lift	4.1 km/lift	5.8 km/lift
Weather
Minimum temperature	13°C	8°C
Maximum temperature	17°C	16°C
Suitability and facilities
Family suitability	–	–
Piste variety	slopes	–
Off-piste	–	–
Cross-country	–	crosscountry
Lift network	lifts	lifts
Mountain restaurants	–	–
Après-ski	–	–
Public transport	transit	–
Best airport transfer	71 minclear advantage	98 min
Skiing per transfer hour	172 km/h transferclear advantage	43 km/h transfer

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