Source Code

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):

Look up in references/resorts.md
Get the corresponding slug
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.

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