Skiing Jay Peak
Saturday, May 16th, 2026
Runs: 4
Distance: 2.53 miles
Elevation: 4,570 feet
Max Speed: 27.5 mph
Avg. Speed: 10.2 mph
Moving Time: 15 minutes, 28 seconds
Total Time: 1 hour, 4 minutes, 27 seconds
The final weekend of skiing is among us. Jay pushed their closing weekend back a week, which was a treat becuase now I could end with Emma and Sarah in beautiful weather! I made it from late December to the end of April without missing a weekend, had a couple weekends off to start May, and now I'm back for one last hurrah! To my dismay, this was the first time every Emma wanted to get to the mountain for first chair (she had a bike race in Albany she had to drive to after), so I got home from the Midway Cafe at 12:30am, bed by 1:00am, and up and out at 4:00am! Ouch. I had a shocking stable drive up, though. I went right to the Stateside Base Lodge to use the bathroom, where there were only two other cars, and then made my way down to the 242 Lot, which had a whopping 8 cars. I guess it's partly due to it not being closing day proper, but Closing Day Eve. Either way, it was beautiful! I was sitting in a lawn chair with a Sun Cruiser in hand at 8:50am, and Emma and Sarah landed just after. We spent some time chatting and getting ready, took a shot of jagermeister, and then it was time!
Snow Report
THURSDAY, MAY 14 AT 1:16 PM
Final Laps in May
Spring skiing gets one more weekend.
And the weather is giving us a pretty good sendoff. Saturday looks sunny with temps climbing into the upper 60s. Sunday stays mild with parly sunny skies and temps in the lower 60s. Not a bad way to put final laps on the board.
We plan to run Jet only operations this weekend. Saturday May 16 through Sunday May 17, from 9:30AM to 5:00 PM. Sunday, May 17 is scheduled to be the final day of lift operations for the 2025/26 winter season.
Day tickets will be $45, with no additional discounts applied.
Please note, Jet only operations mean terrain will be limited to advanced skiing and riding. Guests should be comfortable on advanced terrain before heading up.
One more weekend, a little May sunshine, and a few final Jet laps to close out a season that was impressive from start to finish.
Base Area Info:
The Stateside Base Lodge will be open for guests to gear up, use restrooms, and get ready for the hill.
The Stateside Ticket Booth will be open. Tramside Customer Service will be closed.
Provisions General Store on Tramside will be open for food, drinks, and other basics.
The Pump House Indoor Waterpark will operate Friday through Sunday until daily summer operations begin June 19.
Runs 1-4
Run 1: Jet Triple - The Jet
[0.65 miles; 3:38; 1,155 feet; 23.8 mph max; 10.6 mph avg]
Run 2: Jet Triple - The Jet
[0.58 miles; 2:55; 1,158 feet; 25.2 mph max; 11.9 mph avg]
Run 3: Jet Triple - The Jet
[0.71 miles; 5:21; 1,155 feet; 27.5 mph max; 8.0 mph avg]
Run 4: Jet Triple - The Jet
[0.59 miles; 334; 1,106 feet; 25.7 mph max; 10.0 mph avg]
To our delight, The Jet was mostly in! You could technically make some top-to-bottom runs! The hike up from the 242 lot was by far the most physically taxing moment of the day. The ribbon of death was holding up pretty nicely, especially down low, which was DICEY last year! We giggled and reminsced on the ride up and just loved being out in the sun. We took some photos, and went to get our first run in! There was a slushy strip of... slush from the top to about 50 feet down. We decided to not be weenies and just commit - it wasn't TOO bad - only a few little rocks. The main stretch was an absolute dream to ski. Soft bumps that were just big enough to go "whee!" The run out was shockingly fast and in great condition. We got back on the lift, and both Emma and Sarah called their two more skip the last!
I wanted to get another run in, so they went over to the patrol shack to play bananagrams while I skied down the slush again, which was more like wet mud, and then had a wonderful run. Really, all I wanted was to get a run in where I skied a little better, and I achieved it! I took the chair back up and met them at the end of their game. We shared another drink, played some games, took some pictures, and were just having a wonderful time. Emma wanted to head out at noon for her bike race, so I decided to get another run in without them, which went well again! I did walk down this time in a feeble attempt to protect my bases.
Again, my run was wonderful. I love skiing. I love that I put the work in to get halfway decent at it so I can enjoy it in the middle of May. I even got called sexy by someone for my leopard print shorts! It wasn't until I was back at the top that I realized I forgot my helmet! My goodness. Naturally, Emma and Sarah made fun of me (fair), and we took our final photos of the Vermonter of the season (some of our best, might I add). We had our moment of being Emo, Sarah and I got a recreation of our photo from last year, and then we skied right down to the car. We hung out for just a bit longer, but then went on the road.
No time to be Emo yet, since we were all going to the same place! Back at Emma's we packed her up and then I walked up to Sarah's for a couple drinks and final hangs. THEN we finally said our goodbye and I had a lovely Emo walk back to Emma's to pick up my pizza and watch some movies with Lola The Dog. It was during this time I decided to push my ski season one day further by going to Black Mountain tomorrow for their closing day, probably getting a hike in on the way over.
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