Best Winter Experiences

What this intent's data shows

Top picks by destination

The winter experiences each destination's answers name most often, all checks combined. Destinations are listed alphabetically by country and state or province — each one is asked about separately, so they aren't ranked against each other.

Where AI gets it wrong

Winter experiences that assistants still put in their top 3 on their latest answer, but that our status checks found closed. Showing 15 of 17 flagged.

• Dog Sledding in United States Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 4 of 4 assistants that answered (Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, GPT-4o, Perplexity Sonar) · Verified Sep 28, 2026

• Alaska Highway House Museum in Dawson Creek Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 3 of 4 assistants that answered (Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, GPT-4o) · Verified Oct 12, 2026

• Founders' Hall in Charlottetown Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 2 of 4 assistants that answered (Gemini 3.6 Flash, Perplexity Sonar) · Verified Sep 29, 2026

• Illumi in Laval Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 2 of 4 assistants that answered (Gemini 3.6 Flash, GPT-4o) · Verified Sep 14, 2026

• Laurel in Pennsylvania Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 2 of 4 assistants that answered (Gemini 3.6 Flash, Perplexity Sonar) · Verified Oct 12, 2026

• North Charleston Fire Museum in Charleston Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 1 of 4 assistants that answered (Perplexity Sonar) · Verified Oct 12, 2026

• Raging Buffalo Snowboard Ski Park in Illinois Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 1 of 4 assistants that answered (GPT-4o) · Verified Oct 12, 2026

• The Cosmopolitan Ice Rink in Las Vegas Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 1 of 4 assistants that answered (Gemini 3.6 Flash) · Verified Oct 12, 2026

• The Depot in Minneapolis Permanently closed

  Still recommended by 1 of 4 assistants that answered (GPT-4o) · Verified Sep 7, 2026

• Cannon Mountain Aerial Tramway in New Hampshire Temporarily closed

  Still recommended by 3 of 4 assistants that answered (Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash, GPT-4o) · Verified Sep 29, 2026

• Maligne Canyon in Alberta Temporarily closed

  Still recommended by 2 of 4 assistants that answered (Claude Sonnet 5, Gemini 3.6 Flash) · Verified Sep 14, 2026

• Olympic Plaza in Calgary Temporarily closed

  Still recommended by 2 of 4 assistants that answered (Gemini 3.6 Flash, GPT-4o) · Verified Sep 28, 2026

• Downtown Denver Rink in Denver Temporarily closed

  Still recommended by 2 of 4 assistants that answered (Gemini 3.6 Flash, GPT-4o) · Verified Sep 30, 2026

• Telemark Nordic Club in Kelowna Temporarily closed

  Still recommended by 2 of 4 assistants that answered (GPT-4o, Perplexity Sonar) · Verified Sep 30, 2026

• Province House National Historic Site in Charlottetown Temporarily closed

  Still recommended by 1 of 4 assistants that answered (Claude Sonnet 5) · Verified Oct 12, 2026

Temporary closures are often seasonal or for renovation — worth checking before treating them as errors.

Do the assistants agree?

11% of 371 comparable questions had every assistant that answered pick the same top winter experience.

A comparable question is one tracked question for one destination where, on each assistant's latest answer, at least 3 assistants named a clear #1 winter experience. It counts as agreeing when all of them named the same one.

Concentration: how often a destination's most-cited winter experience appears in its answers (destinations with at least 10 answers).

Sources behind these picks (Perplexity)

Perplexity is the only assistant we track that shows the sources behind its answers, so this reflects Perplexity only. Based on 713 Perplexity answers where its citations were captured.

1. GetYourGuide cited in 210 of 713 Perplexity answers
2. todocanada.ca cited in 129 of 713 Perplexity answers
3. onlyinyourstate.com cited in 77 of 713 Perplexity answers
4. festivalguidesandreviews.com cited in 70 of 713 Perplexity answers
5. Tripadvisor cited in 61 of 713 Perplexity answers
6. destinationcanada.com cited in 59 of 713 Perplexity answers
7. nps.gov cited in 56 of 713 Perplexity answers
8. travelandtourworld.com cited in 37 of 713 Perplexity answers

Example questions

The actual questions we ask each assistant, with a destination filled in.

• “I'm planning a winter trip to Halifax. What unique winter activities do you recommend?”
• “What are the best winter experiences in Nanaimo?”
• “Suggest the best things to do in San Francisco during the winter season.”

Themes in these answers

• Winter
• Outdoor
• Festive Events
• Cozy Experiences
• Winter Sports
• Holiday Light Displays
• Indoor Attractions
• Cultural Experiences

Methodology and definitions

Named by X of k assistants

How many of the assistants we asked about that destination mentioned the winter experience in at least one answer.

In y of z answers

How many of that destination's answers for this intent mention the winter experience, out of all its answers, all checks combined.

Comparable question

One tracked question for one destination where, on each assistant's latest answer, at least 3 assistants named a clear #1 winter experience.

Agreement

The share of comparable questions where every assistant that answered named the same #1 winter experience.

Concentration

The share of a destination's answers that include its most-cited winter experience. High means the assistants converge; low means answers are scattered.

See the full methodology.