OnTheSnow API: Get ski report
Gets the latest published OnTheSnow snow report for a ski resort by name, optionally narrowed by region or country. Off-season measurements may be unavailable; surface conditions are returned only when stated in words on the report.
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Inputs
Values from the run on Oct 31, 2026, shown under Output.
- Region optional
region Region or country to distinguish resorts with similar names, for example Colorado or Switzerland.
Austria
Default
.- Resort Name, required
resort_name Ski resort name, for example Vail or Zermatt.
Pitztaler Glacier
Input as JSON
{ "region": "Austria", "resort_name": "Pitztaler Glacier"}Output
{ "region": "Tyrol", "status": "open", "country": "Austria", "runs_open": 2, "lifts_open": 3, "runs_total": 20, "lifts_total": 8, "report_date": "2026-09-29", "resort_name": "Pitztaler Glacier", "base_depth_cm": null, "onthesnow_link": "https://www.onthesnow.co.uk/tyrol/pitztaler-glacier/skireport" , "new_snow_24h_cm": 0, "new_snow_72h_cm": 0, "summit_depth_cm": 15, "base_depth_inches": null, "last_snowfall_date": "2026-09-25", "surface_conditions": null, "new_snow_24h_inches": 0, "new_snow_72h_inches": 0, "season_closing_date": "2027-05-02", "season_opening_date": "2026-09-26", "summit_depth_inches": 5.91, "terrain_open_percent": 10}Code
curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"onthesnow.com/get_ski_report","input":{"region":"Austria","resort_name":"Pitztaler Glacier"}}' # Save as fous.py, then run: python3 fous.pyimport json, os, timefrom urllib.error import HTTPErrorfrom urllib.request import Request, urlopenAPI = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" KEY = os.environ["FOUS_API_KEY"]HEADERS = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" ,}def call(url, body=None): data = json.dumps(body).encode() if body else None request = Request(url, data, HEADERS) try: with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as r: return r.status, json.load(r) except HTTPError as error: message = json.load(error)["error"]["message"] raise RuntimeError(message) from errorstatus, run = call(API, { "method": "onthesnow.com/get_ski_report" , "input": { "region": "Austria", "resort_name": "Pitztaler Glacier" }})# 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while status == 202: time.sleep(2) status, run = call(f"{API}/{run['id']}")print(json.dumps(run["data"], indent=2))// Save as fous.mjs, then run: node fous.mjsconst api = "https://api.fous.com/v1/runs" ;const headers = { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.FOUS_API_KEY}`, "Content-Type": "application/json" ,};let response = await fetch(api, { method: "POST", headers, body: JSON.stringify({ "method": "onthesnow.com/get_ski_report" , "input": { "region": "Austria", "resort_name": "Pitztaler Glacier" } }), signal: AbortSignal.timeout(120_000),});let run = await response.json();// 202: still going after 30 s. Ask again until it ends.while (response.status === 202) { await new Promise((done) => setTimeout(done, 2_000)); response = await fetch(`${api}/${run.id}`, { headers }); run = await response.json();}if (!response.ok) throw new Error(run.error.message);console.log(run.data);# Connect your agent to Fous once, over MCP (Streamable HTTP):# https://api.fous.com/mcp# Set FOUS_API_KEY first: create a key at https://app.fous.com/keys.# Claude Codeclaude mcp add \ --scope user \ --transport http fous https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Codexcodex mcp add fous \ --url https://api.fous.com/mcp \ --bearer-token-env-var FOUS_API_KEY# Cursor, VS Code, Windsurf, Cline and morenpx -y add-mcp https://api.fous.com/mcp -g -n fous \ --header "Authorization: Bearer ${FOUS_API_KEY:?Set FOUS_API_KEY to your Fous API key}"# Then ask your agent:# "Use Fous to run onthesnow.com/get_ski_report# with {"region":"Austria","resort_name":"Pitztaler Glacier"}"Over HTTP, the answer’s data holds the output. A run still going after 30 seconds answers 202 with its id: ask GET /v1/runs/{id} until it ends.
Schema
Input schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "resort_name" ], "properties": { "region": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Region or country to distinguish resorts with similar names, for example Colorado or Switzerland." }, "resort_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Ski resort name, for example Vail or Zermatt." } }}Output schema
{ "type": "object", "required": [ "resort_name", "region", "country", "report_date", "status", "surface_conditions", "last_snowfall_date", "season_opening_date", "season_closing_date", "onthesnow_link", "new_snow_24h_inches", "new_snow_24h_cm", "new_snow_72h_inches", "new_snow_72h_cm", "base_depth_inches", "base_depth_cm", "summit_depth_inches", "summit_depth_cm", "lifts_open", "lifts_total", "runs_open", "runs_total", "terrain_open_percent" ], "properties": { "region": { "type": "string", "description": "Region of the ski resort." }, "status": { "type": "string", "description": "Whether the ski resort is open or closed." }, "country": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Country of the ski resort." }, "runs_open": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Runs open." }, "lifts_open": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Lifts open." }, "runs_total": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Runs total." }, "lifts_total": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Lifts total." }, "report_date": { "type": "string", "format": "date", "description": "Date of the most recent snow report." }, "resort_name": { "type": "string", "description": "Name of the ski resort." }, "base_depth_cm": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "base depth in centimeters." }, "onthesnow_link": { "type": "string", "description": "Link to the resort snow report." }, "new_snow_24h_cm": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "new snow 24h in centimeters." }, "new_snow_72h_cm": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "new snow 72h in centimeters." }, "summit_depth_cm": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "summit depth in centimeters." }, "base_depth_inches": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "base depth in inches." }, "last_snowfall_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date", "description": "Most recent dated snowfall in the published recent snowfall records." }, "surface_conditions": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Reported surface conditions in words." }, "new_snow_24h_inches": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "new snow 24h in inches." }, "new_snow_72h_inches": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "new snow 72h in inches." }, "season_closing_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date", "description": "Scheduled season closing date, when listed." }, "season_opening_date": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "format": "date", "description": "Scheduled season opening date, when listed." }, "summit_depth_inches": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "summit depth in inches." }, "terrain_open_percent": { "type": [ "number", "null" ], "description": "Percentage of terrain open." } }, "additionalProperties": false}- Price
- 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free.
- Method
onthesnow.com/get_ski_report- Returns
- status, report date, new snow, base and summit depth, lifts and runs open, season dates, link
Use it from your agent
Give your agent this line. It reads SKILL.md, gets a Fous API key and connects the Fous MCP server. Its run then takes the method onthesnow.com/get_ski_report with the inputs above.
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