Jay Peak usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Jay Peak USA.
Jay Peak Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1957 the American ski resort Jay Peak lies at ? metres altitude in the Vermont region of the American Green65 snow cannons ensure artificial Jay Peak snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 80 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Jay Peak (USA) is Montréal at a distance of 113km or approximately 90 minutes driving time. Jay Peak ski season runs from November to May.
SNO-man says
With a huge amount of 'glade' (gently wooded) ski areas and recording some of the best natural annual snowfall in Vermont, this is a year-round resort with Vermont's only cable car (aerial tram) which received new tram cars for the 2000 - 2001 season. The resort installed the new "Green Mountain Flyer," the longest detachable quad in the East at 2310metres (7,700-feet/2 miles) in length for the 1999/2000 season. The Leitner built chairlift can carry up to 2,600 skiers per hour.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Jay Peak USA
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Jay Peak Resort & Holiday Info
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| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
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| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $? - $? |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | May 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Jay Peak Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | ?km |
| total length of Jay Peak trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 4.8km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | NE |
| direction Jay Peak ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 1209.4m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 533m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 533m |
| centre of Jay Peak ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 656.2m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 656.23m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Jay Peak
Skiing Jay Peak you'll enjoy 75 pistes and trails and that means approximately ?km of ski runs. Jay Peak lifts number 8 with the capacity to uplift 10675 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Jay Peak is over 4.8km long.
Jay Peak Ski Area
Jay Peak ski area has ?% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, ?% intermediate, ?% advanced ski slopes and ?% for expert skiers - the most difficult Jay Peak piste is the ?km ? run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Jay Peak after dark.
Jay Peak for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Jay Peak Apres Ski
The apres ski Jay Peak scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
3 apres ski bars 5 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 0 billiards / pool 0 games room 0 concert 0 indoor swimming 1 outdoor heated pools 0 saunas 1 hot tubs 0 solariums 0 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 0 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 0 squash racquetball 0 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 0 climbing 0 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities (Facilities In Condominiums and Hotels).
Jay Peak for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Jay Peak Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Jay Peak resort - ski Jay Peak by any other name
The American ski resort of Jay Peak ski resort is also known as Jay Peak and has the following common misspellings:
Jay Peak ski area has ski slopes which face NE
The direction which the various Jay Peak ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Jay Peak ski resort has ski slopes facing NE.
Jay Peak for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall