Press & editorial sources
Use the source page, not a headline-sized promise. This is a crawlable map of the public records behind Ski Pass Planner's PassCast ski-pass planning and snow-context claims: the data, dates, uncertainty ranges, method, and measured limitations needed to report them fairly.
Editorial status for historical snow material: the bundled 36-season record remains local legacy context, but its original source-acquisition provenance is not yet reproducibly verified. Do not cite its month tables, seasonal index, or back-test as a newly verified or independently reproducible data product. Dated pass-price and access sources remain separately citable; exact-date Powder Odds remains paused.
The verifiable starting points
These are scope facts, not a promise of a particular trip, storm, operating day, or purchase result.
Current pass-planning sourcesDated prices, access rules, and official rechecks
Use the Pass Stack Calculator for documented cost math, family price snapshots for age-band comparison, and reported pass price dates for official rechecks. For same-day operating information, use the Official Conditions Desk to go directly to a reviewed operator report. These routes do not depend on the held snow model.
Historical-data holding statusLegacy local context, not a new research source
No PassCast month-by-month page or CSV is currently published. The legacy material stays off the public site while original source acquisition is rebuilt with a reproducible receipt. Do not treat a cached copy as newly verified research until the clean rebuild is complete.
Accuracy-record holding statusLegacy back-test not a current verified claim
The existing back-test depends on the same legacy historical layer. It remains a local artifact, not a currently promoted verified accuracy record, until the source-provenance rebuild is complete.
Canonical material for a story or citation
Link to the record that supports the specific claim. When a page gives a date or a range, carry both into reporting rather than reducing it to a single number.
Seasonal-index statusLegacy derivative in holding
The existing El Niño index and CSV depend on the historical layer in holding. Do not cite or embed them as current verified seasonal research until the clean rebuild is complete.
Forecast and data documentationInputs, refreshes, and fields
Data & sources is the public catalog for the current pass-price and access sources plus the historical-data holding status. The seasonal JSON endpoint and research downloads are unavailable during the rebuild. For the permanent reading path behind the short-range map, use the 15-Day Ski Snow Forecast Map Guide. It explains the two model windows, the flake and major-marker boundary, and the NWS-to-operator recheck without publishing a current map result. It is the right companion link for a technical or data-focused mention.
Method and measured limitsRead these before calling a seasonal lean a forecast
The methodology and data status explain why historical seasonal material is not currently a promoted verified source.
Historical-data statusWhat is temporarily held and why
The snow-model publication boundary is documented in Data & sources. For same-day snow, lift, terrain, road, or operations information, cite the relevant operator rather than a legacy PassCast output.
Editorial boundary
PassCast is a planning and research surface, not an official snow report, resort operator, pass seller, or government weather agency. This page is a source map rather than a press release.
- Do not promote legacy seasonal valuesHistorical seasonal values and ranges are in holding until their source-acquisition provenance is reproducibly verified. Do not cite them as current verified output.
- Confirm operations at the sourceLift status, terrain, road conditions, operating dates, pass eligibility, checkout price, and availability can change. Confirm those details with the relevant resort or pass operator.
- Use current operator sourcesUse operator reports and official pass pages for current conditions and purchases. Held seasonal, month, model, and index material is not published as a current PassCast call.
Shareable current sources and their boundary
These are small attribution surfaces for a useful story, club update, or trip-planning resource—not a substitute for the linked canonical record or an operator's same-day report.
Seasonal call-sheet statusLegacy derivative in holding
The existing seasonal card and CSV are not shareable or citable as current verified research until the clean historical-data rebuild completes.
Current pass-cost toolNo snow-model input
The Pass Stack Calculator compares tickets, one pass, or two passes using documented price snapshots, caps, shared pools, and seller recheck links. It does not make a seasonal or live snow claim.
Exact-date snow recordDynamic record embed temporarily paused
Exact-date Powder Odds records and their iframe are paused while PassCast enables its licensed archive source. Do not request, embed, or quote a cached dynamic record as a current PassCast result.
The cards are attribution aids, not a license to turn an estimate into an operator claim. Link readers to the canonical PassCast page and verify price, lift, terrain, road, and operating details with the relevant operator.
A careful attributionUse the most specific record available
For a current price, access, or operating claim, cite the official operator page. For the PassCast historical-data boundary, link to the documented status rather than quoting a cached seasonal value as a current PassCast output.
For the full self-description and disclosure commitments, see About Ski Pass Planner by PassCast. For every data source and update cadence, see Data & sources.