ROVE Snow Forecast MCP

Free, read-only ski intelligence for 667 ski resorts in the US, Canada, and Japan. Built by Chufan Shi, founder of ROVE.

• Version: 1.0.2

• Endpoint: https://rove-ski.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)

• Instant access: No API key or sign-in. Anonymous read-only requests: 120 requests/min per IP.

• Optional higher quota: OAuth 2.1 with PKCE and Dynamic Client Registration, or a free API key, for 600 requests/min.

• Official MCP Registry: com.rove-ski/snow-forecast

• Setup: rove-ski.com/en/ai

• Claude Directory: ROVE Snow Forecast

The 12 advertised tools

Pass filters include epic, ikon, indy, mountain-collective, power-pass, and independent. Membership reflects the published catalog, not a guarantee of ticket entitlement. Check pass restrictions with the operator.

Legacy tool names remain callable but are omitted from discovery: forecast_confidence, get_resort, get_pass_resorts, get_snow_rankings, get_worth_going, get_forecast_accuracy, get_season_snow, and get_weather_stations.

Related MCP server: SNOTEL MCP Server

Quick install

Start with the bare endpoint. No account or API key is required.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http rove https://rove-ski.com/mcp -s user

Codex

codex mcp add rove --url https://rove-ski.com/mcp

VS Code / Copilot

code --add-mcp '{"name":"rove","type":"http","url":"https://rove-ski.com/mcp"}'

Cursor

Merge this server into your existing MCP configuration without replacing other servers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "rove": { "url": "https://rove-ski.com/mcp" }
  }
}

Claude, ChatGPT, and other remote MCP clients

Use https://rove-ski.com/mcp with authentication set to none when supported. The Claude Directory listing is also available. If a client requires authentication, select optional OAuth 2.1. Client account requirements and availability are controlled by that client.

Optional authenticated access

For 600 requests/min, use OAuth 2.1 when supported or get a free API key at rove-ski.com/en/ai. Supply Authorization: Bearer YOUR_ROVE_API_KEY; a ?key= URL is also supported, but a header keeps keys out of URLs and URL logs. Never publish your credentials.

Data and provenance

Forecast availability varies by resort and time. Missing or stale values remain unavailable, not zero. Operator status is not inferred from a scheduled opening date. Resort-level hit rates are shown only when at least 10 actual snow days and real station evidence exist. Estimated data and Japan resorts do not receive published resort hit-rate figures.

The historical verification ledger covers 435 stations across mixed networks, including 105 USDA NRCS SNOTEL stations. It is not a claim that all 435 are SNOTEL stations or that every resort has a matched station. See get_accuracy for methodology.

Every tool response includes canonicalUrl, observedAt, attribution, JSON text content, and structured content. Cite ROVE and preserve upstream citations. search returns id, title, url, and text; pass a returned ID to fetch. Fetch accepts internal catalog documents only and never retrieves arbitrary caller-supplied URLs.

Try it

• "Compare Mammoth Mountain and Palisades Tahoe for the next five days."

• "Find powder in Tahoe starting today."

• "Plan a ski trip for a specific date range and explain forecast uncertainty."

Links

Agent installation guide | Privacy | Terms | Demo walkthrough

License

MIT. Copyright (c) 2026 Chufan Shi (ROVE). Weather data by Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) and public weather and snowpack networks. Japan forecasts use JMA model inputs via Open-Meteo. Resort locations include OpenStreetMap contributors.