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I can’t stop. I won’t stop. Jay.
My feet can feel the silky powder through my boots and skis. My toes can feel it. I've got happy feet. The powder is so soft and smooth. I surf through it, I dance through it. I snake a hard turn to...
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Explosions of Snow: Jay
How could it possibly be better than this past Sunday? Even Jay was supposed to get rain before the minimal backside snowfall. Thanksgiving morning, I went to Jay with low expectations. Half a foot of...
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Cold? Wimps. Jay.
Somewhere north of the Notch, my car's temperature display dipped into the double digits. The negative double digits. I started questioning whether the drive to Jay would be worth while. The snow that...
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A Jay “Powder” Day
Early and late season powder days are usually my favorite of the season. Especially when almost all of New England is receiving a drenching rain. Shoulder season means fewer people. Rain in metro...
View ArticleJay Peak: For the Record
Yet another spring weekend has conspired against me. The weather for Saturday was adequate for spring skiing but hardly the banner blue bird on Sunday. I had plans for Sunday so I endured Saturday...
View ArticleJay: Endings & Beginnings
Flash back to my last ski day on July 5th. Before my last run, I said to myself “this isn’t an ending, this is a beginning”. Rather than seeing an end to the season, I was seeing (or, trying to, …...
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Jay: Sometimes Adventure Is More Important Than Good Snow
With lift ticket prices on the rise at Wildcat and Sunday River ($49 and $39 respectively) but neither area offering more than a single unique top to bottom route, the value was not sufficient to...
View ArticleJay: Running on Empty
Today should have been a banner day. Somewhere between two to three feet of super dense snow opened up almost all of Jay including a lot of off map trees. The extremely dense snow skied better after it...
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Jay: Regarding Expectations, Consistency, & Surprises
Jay has taught me to always keep my expectations in check. High expectations can lead to disappointment even when conditions are better than average. And some of my fondest days are those that I...
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Jay: This Will Begin to Make Things Right
The first seven words spoken in The Force Awakens are equally fitting for this weekend. After suffering through three horrific months, the season has been redeemed. This weekend may not have included...
View ArticleJay: Better Than It Had Right To Be
Despite receiving more snow than other northeast ski areas, Jay had no right to be skiing well during MLK Weekend. I kept my expectations low and was genuinely impressed with what I found on and off...
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Jay: Fully Open
Jay just became the first major resort in the northeastern United States to be fully open this season. During the last week of February. With a rain event incoming later this week, this could very...
View ArticleJay Peak Powder Day: Pics Or It Didn’t Happen
Today was the tenth day and first powder day of my season. During an average season, I would have had at least that many powder days and more than double that many total days by the end of February....
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Jay: Early Season Leftovers
The posts started appearing on my phone last weekend during a layover in Atlanta. As we were heading out of the country for a week, Vermont was starting to experience its best last week of October...
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Jay: Milk to GMB
A decent sized crowd of skinners (for Jay) fanned out from Stateside Lodge. I opted for Wiggle to Hell's Crossing to Northway for the ascent. Snow depths varied from bare ground to deep drifts. The...
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Jay: Racer Ready
It was still snowing when I left Jay Peak yesterday and temperatures were forecasted to remain below freezing. So I had no reason to suspect conditions would deteriorate overnight. But I quickly...
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Jay: I Can Milk It
Early season powder days at Jay when only the Jet Triple is running are often some of my best days at Jay. Today was no exception. Take the lift, hike, boot deep, and repeat. Continue reading →
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Jay: Knee to Thigh Deep
Despite Jay having ample snow to open 100% of terrain, only the Jet spun today due to a variety of lift related issues. The tram had a cable issue and was undergoing repairs which took the Bonnie out...
View ArticleJay: Freezer Opens to More Powder
The Freezer made its season debut today which also means today was the first day of lift service for the upper mountain on the tramside. Quite a crowd gathered at the Freezer for its opening. Eight...
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