Skiing Jay Peak Resort

Now with the powder day behind us (and sore legs with us), we were up bright and early for day two! We landed at Jay a little after 7:30, got our breakfast and boots on, and Me, Gen, and Mum started our play date together!

Snow Report

Day 117: Early Word (7:33a)

        The March Madness continues today with another 6-8" since we last recorded at noon yesterday. Since this storm began Friday night, we're totaling 12-18" of fresh powder and it's all out there to enjoy in the sunshine today. That's right, today is expected to be another rare, bluebird pow day. It will feel breezy this morning with a high near 22 degrees and the primary conditions are, you guessed it, blower powder.

        This is the perfect time to explore Jay Peak with 100% open terrain including our expansive natural trails, glade, and of course plenty of groomed runs. Save your money when you buy your ticket in advance HERE. Print straight from one of our kiosks or reload a previous Jay Peak lift ticket from this season.

        We are going to start the day with 8/9 lifts, the Tram will be on wind delay for now. The Metro, Taxi, Village and both moving carpets will run at 8:00a. The Flyer, Bonnie, and Jet will spin at 8:30a.

Runs 1-3
Run 1: Bonaventure Quad - Northway - Angel’s Wiggle - Paradise Meadows - Kangaroo Trail

[1.28 mi, 6:00, 1,444 ft, 22.7 mph max, 12.5 mph avg]

Run 2: Taxi Quad - Queen's Highway

[0.72 mi, 3:47, 574 ft, 22.0 mph max, 11.0 mph avg]

Run 3: Flyer Express Quad - Ullr's Dream - Kokomo - Ullr's Dream

[1.93 mi, 10:30, 1,788 ft, 21.6 mph max, 7.7 mph avg]

Our original goal was to go directly to the Tram, but tragically it was down. We pivoted our plans, still wanting to get up high right away to enjoy the new snow before it got bumpy like yesterday, to going right to the Bonnie. Our first run was the classic Northway to Angel's Wiggle, which was truly spectacular. I remember getting to the Taxi junction and thinking "oh I actually still like skiing" after I was HUMBLED yesterday. Mum was clear she was going to ski slowly, which was no problem, so we had lots of standing breaks at major junctions. Our second run was a commuter run over to the Flyer, and our third was down Ullr's to Kokomo - a new trail for me! 

Ullr's was in great shape, but I did forget about how steep the third headwall was... oops. I made it down okay. I watched Gen tackle it and noticed she was getting close to the edge and then... poof! She took a sit break. Mum handled it like a champ, but did point out that she did not like Ullr's and she did not like the term "headwall." Kokomo was truly magical - Emma described it as a lattice of trails, and she was very correct - an easy "choose your own adventure" - truly lovely. I sped out at the end because I desperately had to pee which was an adventure in its own, and then Gen and I waited a bit for mum. The Tram had opened finally but the line was astronomical (apparently this was the busiest day of the year for Jay, which makes sense). 

Runs 4-5

Run 4: Flyer Express Quad - Northway - Taxi - Queen's Highway - Grammy Jay

[2.13 mi, 10:53, 1,752 ft, 22.8 mph max, 11.6 mph avg]

Run 5: Village Chair - Chalet Meadows

[0.19 mi, 1:13, 138 ft, 13.5 mph max, 8.6 mph avg]

Following my bathroom break we found Mum and got in the very long, but understandably long line for the Flyer. We walked with our skis since it was that long, but tragically Mum popped/strained her knee getting her ski back on. She insisted she was okay to walk and that Gen and I stay in line, and then we watched her take one step every 20-ish seconds for the next 10 minutes to the lodge. We felt bad, but there was also nothing we could have done to help. I did text Ski Patroller Emma as a "heads up" - turns out Mum usually gets injured on ski weekends so there was nothing to worry about. 

After probably 20 minutes we were back on the Flyer and we got a text from Mum saying she may need rescuing after lunch (i.e., she's trapped on Tramside and can't ski back to Stateside). Gen and I decided since it was approaching noon we'd do a "two more skip the last" and turn this into an "almost tippy top to tippy bottom" run, which was truly fantastic! We followed Northway to Taxi, then Queen's Highway to everyone's favorite, Grammy Jay! The snow was skiing fantastic with small bumps beginning to form, and the Grammy Jay was just lovely. Afterward, we took the Village chair up and Chalet Meadows back to the lodge. 

Now we entered "OPERATION DORY" - the dramatic name I coined for getting Mum back to Stateside. She crab-walked her way to the Tram Haus hotel lobby, where I found her humbly sitting on a bench after chit-chatting with the manager. I got the coordinates of her skis, ran through the back stairway, and collected the precious cargo. We had an easy drive back, sneaked past the parking attendant turning people away, and completed the mission! We said our goodbyes, Gen and I got lunch at the JVI, and had a nice, long drive home.

End of Day Stats: 5 Runs, 6.25 miles, 5,692 feet, 22.8 mph max, 0:37:32 skiing, 2:11:26 elapsed.

Map of Jay Peak Resort (2024)