SnowSure — Snow & Ski

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  "name": "SnowSure — Snow & Ski",
  "operator": "(unclaimed - source: registry-official · publisher: ai.snowsure)",
  "description": "Live ski snow, multi-model forecasts, powder rankings & a grounded Answer Engine for 500+ resorts.",
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  "last_crawled": "2026-09-25",
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    "invoice-parsing"
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  "regions": [
    "global"
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  "languages": [
    "en"
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      "url": "https://github.com/mikeslone/snowsure-web"
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  "profile": {
    "mcp_server": "snowsure-mcp",
    "mcp_version": "3.12.7",
    "tool_count": 47,
    "tools": [
      {
        "name": "ask_snowdata",
        "description": "Text-only Q&A grounded in SnowSure data (~1s). Use for open-ended questions, terrain %, expert-run counts, advice, AND specifically: El Niño / ENSO / 2026-27 winter outlook (or call get_elnino_signal / get_elnino_rankings), head-to-head resort comparisons (annual snowfall, vertical drop, base/summit elevation, skiable area — \"which has more snowfall, Niseko or Whistler\"), season-opening norms (\"which resort typically opens earliest\", \"usually open by Thanksgiving\"), glacier / year-round skiing, and factual resort & geography trivia (what country/state/island a resort is in, named runs like Cor"
      },
      {
        "name": "get_snow_report",
        "description": "Get the global snow report with top-ranked resorts by snow conditions. Returns resorts sorted by SnowSure score, forecast, or recent snowfall. Use this for \"where has the best snow?\" or \"top ski resorts right now\" queries."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_powder_reels",
        "description": "Powder Reels — SnowSure archived storm timelapses with verified accumulation data burned into the frames (\"Proof of Powder\"). Use for \"how much did it snow at X last night\", \"show me the storm at Alta\", \"biggest powder days this season\", or any request for storm footage / timelapse / receipts. Returns reels newest-first with watch links."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_resort_info",
        "description": "INTERACTIVE RESORT GUIDE CARD (Resort Info sidebar UI) — elevation, vertical, lifts, runs, skiable acres, average snowfall, season dates, ski passes, editorial description, hero/gallery carousel. REQUIRED when the user asks for: resort guide, mountain profile, resort info, lifts/runs/vertical/skiable area, season dates, ski passes, or \"tell me about the mountain\" (non-weather). Answers single-resort stat questions: base/summit elevation, vertical drop, skiable area, average annual snowfall. Examples: \"Aspen Mountain resort guide\", \"how many lifts at Jackson Hole\", \"what is the base elevation a"
      },
      {
        "name": "get_resort_photos",
        "description": "INTERACTIVE PHOTO GALLERY CAROUSEL — official SnowSure resort photos (hero + Sanity gallery). REQUIRED for: photos, pictures, images, gallery, \"show me photos of Vail/Aspen\". Never use web search or inline images — call this tool. Do NOT use get_destination, get_resort_info, or ask_snowdata for photo requests."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_resort",
        "description": "Single-resort data with a REQUIRED card parameter that picks the interactive UI. card=guide → resort info card (elevation, lifts, season dates). card=photos → photo gallery carousel. card=snow → snow conditions card (score, base depth, forecast). card=full → detailed markdown only, no card. \"Resort guide\" → card=guide. \"Photos/gallery\" → card=photos. \"Conditions/forecast\" / \"is it open right now, base depth, lifts open of total\" → card=snow (open status, base depth, and lifts open of total). Prefer get_resort_info / get_resort_photos when available (same cards)."
      },
      {
        "name": "search_resorts",
        "description": "Search for ski resorts by name, country, or region. Returns matching resorts with basic conditions. Use for \"find resorts in [location]\" or \"search [name]\" queries."
      },
      {
        "name": "find_best_powder",
        "description": "Find resorts with the freshest powder snow right now. Returns resorts sorted by 24-hour snowfall. Use for \"where is it snowing?\" or \"fresh powder\" queries."
      },
      {
        "name": "find_powder_trips",
        "description": "Powder trips you can BOOK: ranks resorts by their 14-day forecast (best chance of fresh snow in the bookable window) and returns handpicked luxury ski hotels at each — \"where to go AND where to stay\". Use for \"where should I book for powder\", \"best powder trip this month\", \"book a ski trip with good snow coming\". Optional vibe filter (lux | hip) shows only hotels handpicked into that tier; SnowSure shows Lux and Hip stays only. Each hotel carries an attribution-tagged booking link; booking completes on LUXSKI."
      },
      {
        "name": "compare_forecasts",
        "description": "Compare snow forecasts across 7 weather models (ECMWF, GFS, GEM, JMA, ICON, Météo-France, Met Norway) for a resort. Shows model agreement and uncertainty. Use for forecast reliability queries. The model table and days 8–14 need SnowSure Pro, or a favourite resort when signed in; otherwise this returns the seven-day blend alone."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_weather_forecast",
        "description": "Get detailed day-by-day weather forecast for a resort including temperature, snowfall, wind, and conditions for each of the next 7 days — 14 with SnowSure Pro, or for a favourite resort when signed in."
      },
      {
        "name": "find_resorts_by_criteria",
        "description": "Find resorts matching specific criteria like minimum snow depth, elevation range, number of runs, or SnowSure rating. Advanced filtering for trip planning."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_southern_hemisphere_report",
        "description": "Get snow conditions for Southern Hemisphere ski resorts (Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, Chile) currently in season. Answers \"is Perisher / Portillo / Valle Nevado open right now and what are the current conditions\", \"is the Australian ski season underway\", and \"which Southern Hemisphere region — the Andes, Australia, or NZ — has the best snow right now\". Use for June–October SH ski queries. Prefers operator-verified data when available. Do NOT use for a specific opening DATE — use get_season_openings instead. Note that the SH is not the only place to ski in the northern summer: a handful o"
      },
      {
        "name": "get_season_openings",
        "description": "Resorts whose season OPENING DATE is a specific day — answers \"what opens today?\", \"opening this week\", or \"which resorts start their season on June 27?\". Returns only resorts scheduled or confirmed to open on that date, NOT all currently-open resorts. Prefer over get_southern_hemisphere_report for opening-day questions. This tool is date-scoped, so it is the wrong shape for two neighbouring questions: for a RANKED retrospective (\"which resorts opened earliest for the 2025-26 season, top 6 by verified opening date\"), use get_insights with category=season_calendar; for historical norms (\"which "
      },
      {
        "name": "get_season_leaderboard",
        "description": "Rank resorts by how a season actually went, scoped to a place. This is the tool for \"which <place> resort had the most <metric> last season\" — the single most common retrospective question agents ask. Scope by state or province (Maine, Montana, Wyoming, British Columbia, Hokkaido, Nagano, Valais, Tyrol), by country (Switzerland, Japan, Canada), or by region (north-america, europe, asia, oceania, south-america, or a colloquial range: alps, andes, rockies, scandinavia). Metrics: snow_days, total_cm, powder_days, bluebird_days, max_storm (biggest single 24h snowfall, with the date it fell), peak_"
      },
      {
        "name": "get_snow_history",
        "description": "One resort's own snowfall history: season totals, comparison to its 5-year and 30-year averages, and best months to visit. Scoped to a SINGLE resort — for \"which resort in <state/country/region> led <metric> last season\", use get_season_leaderboard instead."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_monthly_snow",
        "description": "Typical snow for a resort MONTH BY MONTH, from ~30 years of ERA5 reanalysis — average snowfall, snow days, base and peak depth, and biggest storm, plus per-season totals. Use for date-choosing questions: 'what is February usually like at Vail', 'when should I go', 'is January or March better'. This is HISTORY, not a forecast and not a prediction — for the next 14 days use get_weather_forecast, and for right now use get_resort. Months with too little history are withheld rather than shown thin; every month returned carries yearsTracked so you can cite the evidence."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_trip_window",
        "description": "Historical odds for a SPECIFIC trip window at one resort — 'Whistler on March 27', 'Vail Jan 10–17'. From ~30 years of ERA5 monthly history it blends the window's months (weighted by days) into: the snow-day probability (the headline — for a short window how OFTEN it snows beats how MUCH falls in a season), window-scaled expected snowfall and typical base depth, the same window across the last 5 individual seasons, and the best nearby month (±1) by snow-day odds. Window max 31 days; dates are YYYY-MM-DD. This is HISTORY, not a forecast and not a prediction — for the next 14 days use get_weathe"
      },
      {
        "name": "get_elnino_signal",
        "description": "Resort-level El Niño / ENSO outlook from SnowSure's 30-year fleet dataset (559 ranked resorts). Returns rank, tier, strong/all-event signal, analog winters ('97-98, '15-16, '23-24), forecast paragraph, methodology note, and in-season scorecard when live. Use for ANY El Niño, ENSO, or 2026-27 winter-outlook question about a named resort. A pattern, not a promise — n=3 disclosed; D/E tiers are timing plays."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_elnino_rankings",
        "description": "Ranked El Niño ski resorts from SnowSure's 30-year fleet table. Filter by region (south-america, north-america, europe, asia, oceania) or tier (A prime / B favored / C ENSO-proof / D late bloomer / E timing play). Use for 'best El Niño resorts in Europe', 'where will it snow most in 2026-27', 'is El Niño good for the Alps'."
      },
      {
        "name": "plan_ski_trip",
        "description": "Get ski trip recommendations based on dates, preferences, and conditions. Suggests best resorts for a given time period."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_webcam_status",
        "description": "Get live webcam links and status for a resort to see current on-mountain conditions visually — answers \"show me the webcam / live cam at <resort>\", \"current conditions on camera\", and named-cam lookups."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_regional_summary",
        "description": "Get a summary of snow conditions across an entire region or country with statistics and top resorts."
      },
      {
        "name": "list_insight_categories",
        "description": "List SnowSure insight categories (live conditions, current season, last season, forecast trust, patterns, SnowSure index, ground truth). Use before get_insights to choose a category filter. Lighter than raw leaderboards — retrospective and verification-backed cards."
      },
      {
        "name": "get_insights",
        "description": "Get categorized SnowSure intelligence insights (not just snow totals). The last_season category is the one to reach for on retrospective questions — how a finished season compared to its 5yr norm, who led it, where the models were trustworthy. Also covers model accuracy by region, longest dry spell, and trend pulse. Insights are hemisphere-scoped narrative cards; when the question names a specific state, province, country or region and wants a ranked list, use get_season_leaderboard instead. Filter by category or insightType=intelligence to skip simple leaderboards."
      }
    ],
    "profiled_at": "2026-09-25T04:00:40.562Z"
  },
  "unreachable": false
}