Tuesday, December 3, 2019

First day at Jay for Jonny Jay: the 2019/2020 season begins

By Jonny Jay

Sunday December 1 at Jay was hard and fast. The two+ feet of the week before had softened with rain and then frozen, but I still had to hit the slopes as the sun was out and early season guilt was setting in. First outing for the year, so lugged the gear to the locker and checked the trail guide which stated that only two runs were open on Stateside, the Jet and Haynes. Anyway no crowds. 
 
First run down Haynes was very slick -- no ice just hardscrabble. The Jet looked better but you really had to be on the skis - saw two toboggans with injured skiers in the short time I was there. No access runs were open to the lodge so had to hike back over, up the stairs at Harvey's and down the others -- good workout for the legs and heart! Saw that the UN was actually open, as well as the Derrick, but reports on both were not positive. Then I bumped into someone at the locker who has stupidly gone down Timbuktu only to report that that was a big mistake and that was his run for the day!
 
All in all, a good time for the first time, lots of base for the winter and they were pounding snow at the bottom. Oh, and the plastic pipe footrest protectors have been replaced on the triple! Wow. . . .

No pics but wouldn't do it justice anyway because the mountain looks great! You would never know it was a bullet-proof surface until you were on it or heard it.

Monday, May 6, 2019

Last day of the season at Jay Peak

Loyal followers of this blog (I know you are out there) will have noticed a dearth of posts this winter. Long story short, life matters prevented some of us from visiting Jay Peak as often as we'd like, and your humble editor never made it there at all. Harrumph.

Fortunately, our stalwart reporter Jonny Jay did make the trek down the last weekend and sends this report and some excellent images:

Warning this might depress you -- or perhaps it will make you feel mellow for a minute! Saturday was dense fog but a very fun surface with a few inches of corn snow on top of the ice sheet. Sunday the sun came up and I was there skis on the mountain before 9:00! Got a little heavy by 10:30 or else my legs were weak . . . People arriving at 11:00 with parking full. Other than the pictured toughies, the Goat and Northway were superb. No one on the Goat because that side of mountain was closed -- lovely cruising.


Wait a minute, they never said anything about this in the Snow Report...


We're thinking the Can Am is done.

Summit ridge, hmmm.

A rare and collectable selfie of JJ. Note the jaunty hat.

The JPSP displays their typical honesty.

Timbuktu looks nice.

Still in Timbuktu.

Kitzbuhel is a little picky.
Bye bye, ski ya next season.

Monday, February 11, 2019

Sad news from Jay Peak

RIP Bruce Charron
 
Tragically at Jay Peak, we have lost a fine man, loyal, full of fun, a good friend and awesome skier. Bruce was a proud family man who lived with passion and pride. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him.

from Jonny Jay

Bruce at the annual Stateside tailgate party

Thursday, January 17, 2019

PFC at Jay Peak

Anyone going to Jay Peak this weekend? Looks like lots of snow and pretty chilly:

Forecast for January 17-21, 2019.