Member Reviews: Jay Peak

I used to ski at Jay all the time as a teen. I love this hill. Glades are usually not marked.  A local told me, when you see a little path dropping off the trail you're on, dive in and you'll be in glade heaven. The glades hold PLENTY of fresh snow when the "groomed" trails are hardpack & frozen granular. UN Express, Green Beret, and other steep trails are fun for experts, lots of other trails for all levels. It's totally worth the trip, even from Boston or NY.

No one in my group of ski-friends gets the hype with Jay Peak...   First off... the Jay Cloud is a myth.  With all that snow, you'd think they'd have so much terrain open so much sooner and longer than elsewhere in the state and nearby... not so.  Years back they would post the average snowfall on a given day, and the maximum snowfall- presumably from a spot in a snowdrift.  From the max, they would add that up to 350" in a year, the average column was more like 250".  Its bogus.  If you're about snow, hit Le Massif.  Though they've had one or two off years as of late, they understate their snow totals.     Second... while the open...

From a beginner's perspective, I really appreciate the perfect training runs to gain confidence on.  Right from the base lodge you're looking up at Interstate -- a (very) wide, easy slope to get you rolling.  Even better, though slightly more narrow, is the Racoon Run that runs down the middle of their condos.    Served by the Metro Quad and the Village Double, and connected by Perry Merrill Ave and Queen's Highway, I find this learning zone to be nearly ideal for new skiers. 

Jay Peak I am loyal to Jay and have been skiing there for years now.  The recent upgrades make this place a wonderful family vacation spot.   Now we can go and have some of the deepest stashes of powder in the woods and then apres ski in the beautiful restaurant and bar.   I have enjoyed this place, know all of it's trails and cannot say anything other than there is nothing that compares to Jay Peak for skiing in the east.  One of my favorite days there was in May with plenty of snow to ski.  This place is simply the bomb!   Now that Jay has completed the golf course which also serves as a cross country ski center I can only imagine there are...

I love Jay Peak. I have to admit, it’s been quite a while since I’ve been there. I used to go more frequently when I was a college student, and that was about 7 years ago so hopefully things haven’t changed too much. It’s known for more snow than any other ski area east of the Rockies. In fact they often rival the big western resorts. Every time I’ve been there it’s been snowing!! Jay is also famous for glades. They had glades before glades were popular and people were skiing in the woods back when most resorts strictly enforced you to stay “on the trail”. Jay has such a unique feel to it. It doesn’t seem like a resort (though I’ve heard that’s changing). I loved the hay bale buffers on...

I don't know where the idea that Jay Peak is a 'Non-Resort' that is 'Keeping-it-Real' is coming from, they just built a mega-hotel at the base area, they've been building slope side condos for years, they built a massive golf course a few years back... they are trying their damndest to BECOME a resort. Sure, they revolutionized east coast skiing with the innovative 'the woods aren't open- the woods aren't closed' policy, since then the glades have become part of the trail map. There is nothing secret or 'core' about it, but it is damned fine upper-intermediate eastern glade skiing. Learn to ski the woods here then take the skills to Mad River for some real challenge.   ... and they...