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Card 897 of 9712026-09-29 issue

Observed arrival · 2026-09-29

Veabird: a letter grade for the day outside

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Editorial interest 82/100 Selection signal · not a rating of the site

Veabird forecasts ski conditions run by run and beach conditions across Caribbean resorts, then grades each day for outdoor plans.

Landing page captured for the 2026-09-29 issue.
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Skiers, snowboarders, and Caribbean beach travelers
Worth noticing
The snow section scores runs by elevation, aspect, wind loading, sun, grooming, and traffic.

Field notes

For snow, Veabird says it blends up to nine weather models and scores runs by elevation, aspect, wind loading, sun, grooming, and traffic; it says forecasts are compared daily with SNOTEL stations. Its beach section covers more than 1,400 resorts and weighs weather, waves, water, crowds, storms, and seaweed, with forecasts extending to a year and day-by-day detail for the next 16 days. Resort-facing options include an HTML widget, JSON feed, and operations board.

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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.

○OpenPublic substance visible
✦PrettyNotable craft visible
●ProPolished or operationally mature
◎NicheUnusually specific use

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