--- name: snow-report description: Get snow conditions, forecasts, and ski reports for any mountain resort worldwide. Use when asked about snow, powder, ski conditions, or mountain weather. Supports 1000+ resorts via OpenSnow. Users can set favorite mountains for quick access. Supports SnowTick 4-letter codes (JHMR, TARG, MMTH) for quick lookups. ---

Snow Report

Fetch live snow conditions from OpenSnow for any ski resort worldwide.

SnowTick — Mountain Tickers

4-letter codes for quick mountain lookups, like stock tickers:

| Ticker | Resort | |--------|--------| | JHMR | Jackson Hole | | TARG | Grand Targhee | | MMTH | Mammoth | | BIRD | Snowbird | | ALTA | Alta | | BOAT | Steamboat | | WHIS | Whistler |

Full list in references/resorts.md. Use tickers anywhere you'd use a resort name.

Commands

| User Says | Action | |-----------|--------| | "snowtick" | Quick ticker tape of all favorites | | "snow report" / "how's the snow" | Pull default mountain from user config | | "snow at Mammoth" / "Jackson snow" | Pull specific resort | | "JHMR" / "what's TARG at" | Pull by SnowTick code | | "compare Jackson and Targhee" | Multi-mountain comparison | | "compare JHMR TARG MMTH" | Compare by tickers | | "powder alert" / "where's it snowing" | Check forecasts across favorites |

User Configuration

Check memory/snow-preferences.md for user settings:

# Snow Preferences

## Default Mountain
JHMR

## Favorites
- JHMR (Jackson Hole)
- TARG (Grand Targhee)
- MMTH (Mammoth)
- ALTA (Alta)

## Report Style
- compact (default) | detailed
- skip: parking

Tickers or slugs both work. If no config exists, ask user for their home mountain and create the file.

Resolving Tickers

When user provides a ticker (4 uppercase letters):

1. Look up in references/resorts.md
2. Get the corresponding slug
3. Use slug for OpenSnow URL

Example: JHMR → jacksonhole → opensnow.com/location/jacksonhole/snow-summary

Quick Usage

SnowTick Command

1. Read user favorites from memory/snow-preferences.md
2. Open all favorite resort tabs in parallel
3. Snapshot each tab for snow data
4. Extract: base depth, 5-day forecast, current conditions
5. Format as ticker tape with best bet arrow
6. Close all tabs

Single Mountain

1. browser action=open targetUrl=https://opensnow.com/location/{slug}/snow-summary
2. browser action=snapshot compact=true
3. Extract key data, close tab

Multi-Mountain Comparison

1. Open all resort tabs in parallel (browser action=open for each)
2. Snapshot all tabs
3. Extract and format comparison table
4. Close all tabs

Data Extraction

From OpenSnow snapshot, find:

Snow Summary

• Last 24 Hours — reported snowfall + timestamp
• Next 1-5 Days — forecasted snow
• Next 6-10 Days — extended forecast
• Next 11-15 Days — long range

Current Conditions (under "Right Now")

• Temperature + feels-like
• Wind speed, direction, gusts
• Conditions (Sunny, Snowy, etc.)

Local Expert (Daily Snow)

• Expert name
• Forecast narrative

AI Overview

• Quick conditions summary

Output Formats

SnowTick (favorites dashboard)

📈 SnowTick — {date}

JHMR  12"  ▲ 6"   ❄️ snowing
FISH   8"  ▲ 2"   ☀️ clear  
SGAR  24"  ▲ 12"  ❄️ snowing ←
BALD  36"  ▲ 8"   🌨️ flurries
BRDG   6"  ▲ 0"   ☀️ clear
ROCK   2"  — 0"   ☀️ clear

▲ = next 5 days | ← = best bet

Columns: Ticker | Base depth | 5-day forecast | Current conditions

Compact (default)

🏔️ {Resort} [{TICK}] — {date}

**Snow:** {24hr}" | Next 5d: {forecast}"
**Now:** {temp}°F, {conditions}, wind {speed} mph
**Daily Snow:** {1 sentence summary}

Detailed

🏔️ {Resort} [{TICK}] — {date}

**Now:** {temp}°F ({feels}°F), {conditions}, wind {speed} mph {dir}

| Period | Snow |
|--------|------|
| Last 24hr | X" |
| Next 5 days | X" |
| Next 6-10 days | X" |
| Next 11-15 days | X" |

**Daily Snow ({expert}):** {full summary}

**AI Overview:** {summary}

Comparison Table

📊 Snow Comparison — {date}

| Ticker | Resort | 24hr | Next 5d | Next 10d | Temp |
|--------|--------|------|---------|----------|------|
| JHMR | Jackson Hole | 0" | 0" | 8" | 11°F |
| TARG | Grand Targhee | 0" | 2" | 12" | 8°F |
| ALTA | Alta | 0" | 1" | 6" | 15°F |

**Best Bet:** TARG — most snow coming

Powder Alert

🚨 Powder Alert — {date}

Checking your favorites for incoming snow...

| Ticker | Resort | Next 5d | Next 10d |
|--------|--------|---------|----------|
| TARG | Grand Targhee | 6" | 18" | ← Best
| JHMR | Jackson Hole | 0" | 8" |
| ALTA | Alta | 2" | 10" |

**Verdict:** TARG looking best for next week

Resort Slugs & SnowTick Codes

See references/resorts.md for full list with tickers.

Quick reference: | Region | Tickers | |--------|---------| | Wyoming | JHMR TARG SNWK | | Utah | ALTA BIRD PCMR DEER | | Colorado | VAIL AJAX TELL BOAT | | California | MMTH PALI KIRK HVLY | | Montana | BSKY FISH BRDG | | BC | WHIS RVLK | | Japan | NSKO HAKU |

For unlisted resorts: search opensnow.com and grab slug from URL, then add ticker to references.

First-Time Setup

If user asks for snow report with no config:

1. Ask: "What's your home mountain? I'll set it as your default."
2. Create memory/snow-preferences.md with their answer
3. Ask: "Any other favorites to add for comparisons?"
4. Pull their first report

Notes

• OpenSnow is JS-rendered; browser required
• Data updates throughout day; morning reports freshest
• 11-15 day forecast may be paywalled (show what's visible)
• For resort-specific data (lifts, groomed runs), check resort's own site