Disclaimer

This project is intended for the sole purpose of education.

JSON

This project scrapes data from Vail Resorts. Because Vail Resorts uses the same JSON format across their websites, this web scraper will work with any Vail Resorts-owned website. An example of the JSON for the chairlifts:

{"Name":"Pete's Express #39","Status":"Open","Type":"quad","SortOrder":0,"Mountain":"Blue Sky Basin","WaitTimeInMinutes":3,"Capacity":4,"OpenTime":"10:00","CloseTime":"14:15"},
{"Name":"Earl's Express #38","Status":"Open","Type":"quad","SortOrder":1,"Mountain":"Blue Sky Basin","WaitTimeInMinutes":4,"Capacity":4,"OpenTime":"10:00","CloseTime":"14:30"},
{"Name":"Skyline Express #37","Status":"Open","Type":"quad","SortOrder":2,"Mountain":"Blue Sky Basin","WaitTimeInMinutes":1,"Capacity":4,"OpenTime":"10:00","CloseTime":"14:30"}

Usage

First, clone the repository or download the files from the following URL: https://github.com/MrDevel0per/VailProject.git.

$ git clone https://github.com/MrDevel0per/VailProject

Running

Run this command in your terminal to get the data:

python3 SkiRuns.py

Parameter explaination

• newUrl - This is the URL of the website which you want to scrape. Ensure that you pass in the entire URL, such as: https://www.vail.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/terrain-and-lift-status.aspx. The given URL will be checked against the following Regex:

r"https://www\.\w+\.com/the-mountain/mountain-conditions/terrain-and-lift-status.aspx"

• fileName: The name of the runs file. This does not have to include the extension .csv, as it will be added if necessary. Use __name__ for the name of the mountain and __num__ for the number of ski runs. This will be the name of the generated CSV file that is saved to your Downloads.
• liftName: The name of the lifts file. This does not have to include the extension .csv, as it will be added if necessary. Use __name__ for the name of the mountain and __num__ for the number of chairlifts.
• difficulties: A Boolean (y/n input) of whether or not the program should print the percentage difficulties for the runs of the mountain. After giving the required parameters your data will be saved with your file names to your Downloads directory via the csv library.