Jay Peak Resort

Jay, Vermont · Pacific Group Resorts · opened 1955Indy Pass
1,000 ft2,000 ft3,000 ft4,000 ft3,862 ft summit1,815 ft base2,153 ft vertical
Skiable acres
385
Trails
81
Lifts
8
Longest run
3mi
Snowmaking
—
Avg snowfall
359in
resort-reported
Night skiing
—
Uphill capacity
—

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Snowfall by season

reported average 308"
Season totals as reported by the resort (via OnTheSnow and archived snow reports).
Modeled snowfall since 1991 (ERA5 reanalysis)
A weather model at 44.929, -72.532, not a snow stake: it runs well below the resort's own totals (about 3.6x here). Useful for year-to-year comparison, not for absolute depth.
Modeled average by month

The 2013-14 season

Modeled snowfall, season to date (ERA5)
Terrain open, from published snow reports
No snow reports captured for 2013-14. Historical reports come from Internet Archive snapshots of the resort's snow-report page (neski wayback).

Season history

SeasonOpenedClosedDaysAvg terrain openPeak trailsReported snowfallSnow daysAvg baseMax baseModeled snowfallWinter mean °FReports
2026-27Nov 22, 2026*May 16, 2027*——————————
2025-26—————————97"12.2—
2024-25—————388"8324"36"97"13.7—
2023-24—————297"6223"36"103"19.5—
2022-23—————324"8232"60"98"18.3—
2021-22—————273"7315"42"97"13.6—
2020-21—————216"5618"33"77"16—
2019-20—————201"5030"50"95"17.5—
2018-19—————310"8029"36"116"12—
2017-18—————361"7419"37"101"13.4—
2016-17—————482"9021"30"105"15.4—
2015-16—————197"5416"25"55"19.5—
2014-15—————341"7728"50"83"8.8—
2013-14—————301"6923"40"74"9.5—
2012-13—————310"5722"38"68"15.2—
2011-12—————————55"19—
2010-11—————————94"11.8—
2009-10—————————73"16.3—
2008-09—————————75"11.9—
2007-08—————————106"14—
2006-07—————————95"13.4—
2005-06—————————70"15.9—
2004-05—————————64"11.6—
2003-04—————————88"11.1—
2002-03—————————80"9.5—
2001-02—————————86"18.5—
2000-01—————————94"10.9—
1999-00—————————88"14.8—
1998-99—————————71"15.3—
1997-98—————————85"17.3—
1996-97—————————97"14.7—
1995-96—————————90"10.7—
1994-95—————————56"16.6—
1993-94—————————91"8.9—
1992-93—————————79"12—
1991-92—————————69"11.4—

Reported snowfall, snow days and base depths come from OnTheSnow's season history or the resort's own reports. Opening and closing dates are the first and last archived snow report showing terrain open (* = projected). Modeled snowfall is ERA5 reanalysis at the resort's coordinates and is not comparable to the reported column.

Terrain

130 trails · 42.94 mi mapped
Mapped trails by difficulty
Easier23%More difficult40%Most difficult35%Expert2%
Count of OpenStreetMap trail segments.
TrailRatingLengthNotes
Back NineEasier2,347 ftnordic
Chalet MeadowsEasier797 ft
Chalet MeadowsEasier429 ft
Deer RunEasier1,959 ft
Front NineEasier3,175 ftnordic
Grammy JayEasier1,435 ft
Grammy JayEasier48 ft
Grammy JayEasier1,405 ft
Harmony LaneEasier2,643 ft
Heaven's RoadEasier721 ft
InterstateEasier2,840 ft
Kangaroo TrailEasier2,497 ft
Lower Can AmEasier1,694 ft
Lower Ullr's DreamEasier1,933 ft
Perry Merrill AveEasier1,649 ft
Progression TerrainEasier251 ft
Queen's HighwayEasier1,904 ft
Queen's HighwayEasier1,701 ft
Rabbit TrailEasier729 ft
Raccoon RunEasier2,230 ft
SatelliteEasier2,338 ftnordic
SweetheartEasier1,608 ft
TaxiEasier2,261 ft
The BoulevardEasier1,698 ft
The SubwayEasier2,839 ft
Ursa MinorEasier633 ftnordic
Yard SaleEasier1,313 ftnordic
unnamedEasier274 ft
unnamedEasier823 ft
unnamedEasier642 ft
Alligator AlleyMore difficult2,568 ft
Angel's WiggleMore difficult3,063 ft
BushwackerMore difficult1,735 ft
CatwalkMore difficult743 ft
Doe WoodsMore difficult891 ftglades, ungroomed
Full MoonMore difficult1,621 ft
Game TrailMore difficult1,303 ftnordic
Game TrailMore difficult1,041 ftnordic
Game TrailMore difficult2,140 ftnordic
Half MoonMore difficult1,649 ft
Hell's CrossingMore difficult2,610 ft
Jay BrookMore difficult1,186 ftnordic
KokomoMore difficult3,052 ft
Lower ExhibitionMore difficult1,445 ft
Lower Goat RunMore difficult1,777 ft
Lower JetMore difficult1,910 ft
Lower Milk RunMore difficult1,897 ft
Lower River QuaiMore difficult1,308 ft
Lower U.N.More difficult1,887 ft
MickyMore difficult2,259 ft
Middle Can AmMore difficult566 ft
Middle NorthwayMore difficult2,676 ft
Mont L'EntrepideMore difficult1,878 ft
MontrealerMore difficult1,294 ft
Moose PathMore difficult3,205 ftnordic
Paradise MeadowsMore difficult1,422 ft
Poma LineMore difficult1,194 ft
PurgutoryMore difficult448 ft
Quarter MoonMore difficult1,564 ft
RacerMore difficult912 ft
SidewinderMore difficult1,807 ftnordic
St. George's PrayerMore difficult959 ft
Stateside GladeMore difficult1,048 ftglades, ungroomed
The BenchMore difficult2,297 ftnordic
The BridgesMore difficult2,227 ftnordic
The FlashMore difficult897 ft
The WillardMore difficult2,550 ft
Ullr's DreamMore difficult7,734 ft
Ullr's DreamMore difficult6,160 ftnordic
Ullr's WoodsMore difficult7,480 ftnordic
Upper Goat RunMore difficult2,644 ft
Upper NorthwayMore difficult1,173 ft
Upper NorthwayMore difficult2,287 ft
VermonterMore difficult3,117 ft
WedelmasterMore difficult1,581 ft
unnamedMore difficult911 ft
unnamedMore difficult729 ft
unnamedMore difficult94 ft
unnamedMore difficult261 ft
unnamedMore difficult250 ft
unnamedMore difficult552 ft
unnamedMore difficult212 ft
601Most difficult1,957 ft
Andre's ParadiseMost difficult2,167 ftglades, ungroomed
Beaver Pond GladeMost difficult2,334 ftglades, ungroomed
Bonaventure GladeMost difficult1,051 ftglades, ungroomed
Buck WoodsMost difficult845 ftglades, ungroomed
Buckaroo BonzaiMost difficult641 ft
CanyonlandMost difficult1,418 ftglades, ungroomed
DeliveranceMost difficult1,638 ftglades, ungroomed
EvergladeMost difficult3,347 ftglades, ungroomed
Expo GladeMost difficult572 ftglades, ungroomed
Face ChutesMost difficult682 ftglades, ungroomed
Green BeretMost difficult1,223 ft
Green Mountain BoysMost difficult833 ft
Green Mountain BoysMost difficult951 ft
HaynesMost difficult1,676 ft
Heath's OrchardMost difficult6,573 ftnordic
Heath's OrchardMost difficult289 ftnordic
Hell's WoodsMost difficult611 ftglades, ungroomed
HinterlandsMost difficult3,210 ftnordic
Hotshot DerickMost difficult1,720 ft
JFKMost difficult2,010 ft
Kitz WoodsMost difficult905 ftglades, ungroomed
KitzbuehelMost difficult1,810 ft
Kitzbuehel (alt)Most difficult582 ft
Lift LineMost difficult2,599 ft
Lower NorthwayMost difficult1,254 ft
North GladeMost difficult1,571 ftglades, ungroomed
Northwest PassageMost difficult2,943 ft
Outer LimitsMost difficult6,373 ftnordic
Over the TopMost difficult1,938 ftnordic
Show-off GladeMost difficult952 ftglades, ungroomed
Sis Boom BahMost difficult900 ft
StaircaseMost difficult1,654 ftglades, ungroomed
The JetMost difficult1,474 ft
Three SistersMost difficult2,415 ftnordic
TimbuktuMost difficult2,646 ftglades, ungroomed
Tuckerman's ChuteMost difficult701 ftglades, ungroomed
Upper Can AmMost difficult1,944 ft
Upper ExhibitionMost difficult636 ft
Upper Milk RunMost difficult1,124 ft
Upper River QuaiMost difficult1,267 ft
Upper U.N.Most difficult1,546 ft
ValhallaMost difficult422 ftglades, ungroomed
ValhallaMost difficult1,182 ftglades, ungroomed
VertigoMost difficult1,706 ftglades, ungroomed
Willis TrailMost difficult2,464 ftnordic
Face RidgeExpert2,415 ftglades, ungroomed
Pumphouse ChuteExpert501 ftglades, ungroomed
Trails colored by rating; lifts dashed red. Geometry from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Lifts

9 mapped · 5.6 mi of cable
LiftTypeSeatsCapacity /hrLengthBuiltManufacturerStatus
Aerial TramTram60—7,355 ft——operating
Flyer Express QuadChairlift4—7,107 ft——operating
Bonaventure QuadChairlift4—4,299 ft——operating
Jet Triple ChairChairlift3—3,319 ft——operating
Metro QuadChairlift4—2,849 ft——operating
Village Double ChairChairlift2—2,389 ft——operating
Taxi QuadChairlift4—1,745 ft——operating
Stateside Moving CarpetCarpet——278 ft——operating
Tramside Moving CarpetCarpet——249 ft——operating

Lift ticket prices

No ticket prices captured yet. Price collection reads the resort's ticket page and its Internet Archive history.

Nearby ski areas

Straight-line distance between the areas' map coordinates. Compare with the closest two.

Where these numbers come from

AttributeValueSourceObserved
avg annual snowfall in359 inwikipediaSep 26, 2026
base elevation ft1,815 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
lift count8 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
longest run ft15,840 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
skiable acres385 acrewikipediaSep 26, 2026
summit elevation ft3,862 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026
trail count81 wikipediaSep 26, 2026
vertical drop ft2,153 ftwikipediaSep 26, 2026