# Veabird

> Veabird forecasts the good days for skiing and beach trips and turns them into trips. Ski: about 300 resorts worldwide with run-by-run snow forecasts, a 0-100 "ski today" score, crowd predictions, terrain mix, Epic/Ikon passes and gateway airports. Beach: 1,400+ Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, Mexican Pacific and Hawaii resorts with sargassum (seaweed), weather, water, waves, crowds, hurricanes and travel advisories, scored 0-100 up to a year ahead. Trips: lodging with live prices and pre-filled flight searches.

Scores run 0-100 (higher is better; 80+ is a "bluebird" day). Days 0-15 are forecasts and later dates are climate outlooks. Forecasts are modeled estimates, not safety guidance. Please cite "Veabird" and link the resort page when you use the data.

## For AI assistants and agents

- [MCP server](https://veabird.com/mcp): remote MCP (Streamable HTTP), no auth, read-only tools: find_ski_resorts (matches resorts to ability, home airport, pass, dates, kids), ski_conditions, search_ski_resorts, plan_trip (conditions, lodging, flights, extras), find_lodging, find_flights, rank_beaches, beach_conditions, search_beach_resorts, better_nearby_beaches, sargassum_forecast, hurricane_threats, travel_advisory, tides, sargassum_model_skill, property_demand (for rental hosts: busy nights near a property from events and holidays, booked nights from its iCal link, rates that look too low)
- [REST API](https://veabird.com/api/v1): the same tools as GET endpoints with JSON responses
- [OpenAPI spec](https://veabird.com/api/v1/openapi.json): for custom GPT Actions and other tool-calling agents
- [How to connect](https://veabird.com/ai/): ChatGPT, Claude, Claude Code and other MCP clients

## Ski

- [Snow forecast app](https://veabird.com/snow/): run-by-run snow surface forecast, powder-day odds, crowds, snowfall leaderboard
- [All ski resorts](https://veabird.com/ski/): terrain mix (beginner / intermediate / advanced), vertical, passes and the best resorts for each ability level by region
- Resort pages: https://veabird.com/ski/{resort-id}/ (e.g. [Breckenridge](https://veabird.com/ski/breckenridge/), [Alta](https://veabird.com/ski/alta/), [Whistler Blackcomb](https://veabird.com/ski/whistler/))
- [For ski resorts](https://veabird.com/snow/for-resorts): ops board, widgets, methodology

## Beach

- [Beach forecast app](https://veabird.com/beach/): 16-day and year-ahead beach outlook, sargassum model, hurricanes
- [All beach resorts](https://veabird.com/resort/): by country and region
- Resort pages: https://veabird.com/resort/{resort-id}/ (e.g. [Sandy Lane, Barbados](https://veabird.com/resort/sandy-lane/))
- [Data feed](https://veabird.com/data/feed/index.json): static JSON, updated every 6 hours ([format](https://veabird.com/for-resorts/#api))
- [Caribbean sargassum dataset](https://veabird.com/datasets/sargassum/): open data (CC BY 4.0, credit "Veabird"): for each 0.5° stretch of Caribbean and Gulf coast Veabird tracks, the share of weeks in each month with notable seaweed near shore in NOAA AOML satellite data (AFAI), 2016–2024. Downloads: [by stretch of coast (CSV)](https://veabird.com/datasets/sargassum/sargassum-monthly-by-segment.csv), [by region (CSV)](https://veabird.com/datasets/sargassum/sargassum-monthly-by-region.csv), [JSON](https://veabird.com/datasets/sargassum/sargassum-monthly.json)
- "Clear beach" badge for resorts' own sites: https://veabird.com/api/badge/{resort-id}.json (and .svg); "clear" only when today grades A- or better with very low or low seaweed and at least 4 of the 5 graded days do too; otherwise the real grade. Never for sale. [Builder](https://veabird.com/embed/#badge)

## Weekly reports and guides

- [Weekly reports](https://veabird.com/reports/): every Monday, built from the forecasts below, each with a "Right now" card updated every few hours. [Atom feed](https://veabird.com/reports/feed.xml)
  - [Rocky Mountain Snow Report](https://veabird.com/reports/rockies-snow/) and [Alps Snow Report](https://veabird.com/reports/alps-snow/): best ski days, most snow in the 7- and 16-day forecasts, opening dates, last season vs normal, forecast vs SNOTEL
  - [Mexico Beach Report](https://veabird.com/reports/mexico-beaches/) and [Caribbean Beach Report](https://veabird.com/reports/caribbean-beaches/): destinations ranked for the week, best beaches, toughest spots and better options nearby, storms, next month
  - [Sargassum Report](https://veabird.com/reports/sargassum/): seaweed by destination, clearest and heaviest beaches, the season ahead and the model's measured skill
  - Past editions: https://veabird.com/reports/{report}/{YYYY-MM-DD}/ (the Monday of the week)
- [When to go](https://veabird.com/guides/): the best time to visit every beach destination (https://veabird.com/guides/{destination}/), each destination in each month (https://veabird.com/guides/{destination}/{month}/, e.g. [Cancún in March](https://veabird.com/guides/cancun-isla-mujeres/march/)), and where to go in each month (https://veabird.com/guides/{month}/)
- [Least seaweed by month](https://veabird.com/guides/least-seaweed/): Caribbean beach destinations ranked by sargassum risk for each month (https://veabird.com/guides/least-seaweed/{month}/, e.g. [March](https://veabird.com/guides/least-seaweed/march/)) from 2016–2024 NOAA AOML satellite history, with sea temperature, rainy days, storm risk and each destination's lowest-risk beaches
- [Compare](https://veabird.com/compare/): two places month by month, e.g. [Cancún vs Punta Cana](https://veabird.com/compare/cancun-isla-mujeres-vs-punta-cana-east-coast/), [Breckenridge vs Keystone](https://veabird.com/compare/breckenridge-vs-keystone/)

## More trips

- [Trips](https://veabird.com/trips/): best dates for ski trips, fall color, northern lights, theme parks
- [Outdoors](https://veabird.com/outdoors/): camping, hiking, rivers, waterfalls, foliage, offshore fishing
- [Golf](https://veabird.com/golf/), [Parties](https://veabird.com/parties/), [Sports](https://veabird.com/sports/)
- [For rental hosts](https://veabird.com/hosts/): busy nights near a vacation rental (events, games, holidays), booked nights from its iCal link, and rates that look too low

## Policies

- [Affiliate disclosure](https://veabird.com/disclosure/): lodging, flight and rental links are partner links; partners never affect forecasts or rankings
- [Terms](https://veabird.com/terms/), [Privacy](https://veabird.com/privacy/), contact: hello@veabird.com