Snowboarding

Jay Peak Updated

It has been a few weeks since we returned from our trip to Jay. I guess we’ve been busy with work, house hunting, pets, etc. Frankly we’ve let this go for too long, but here is a quick recap of our time at Jay Peak.

The bus ride there was decent. We had to get out at the border which is never fun, but it only took about 20 mins. Duty Free was closed and we only made one stop. Our bus couldn’t make it up a slippery hill, so after 45 mins. of trying , he gave up and we took the long way around. We arrived at Jay about two hours late. We took our time getting ready, which worked out well since the riding that day was lousy. Only one lift was running because most of the mountian was closed due to high winds and frigid temperatures. 

A bad first day helped us appreciate decent weather for the next two days.  It was still cold but managable, and the wind was no longer painfully strong. The entire mountain was open and quite empty. We explored and had some great riding. There was almost no fresh snow around, but conditions were still pretty good. It was a relaxing couple of evenings and we left Sunday content with the knowledge that our beloved Leafs acquired Dion Phaneuf and J.S. Giguere (sorry to all the non-hockey fans).

Jay has some very aggressive plans for growth, investment and expansion. A water park and ice rink are on the way as well as some pretty impressive hotels. Old hotel Jay is being demolished soon (I guess that’s why they didn’t care about the grafitti on our wall) and the new building next door is quite modern. Learn moreabout the expansion plans here.

We might not go back because the border is always brutal and the weather is very unpredictable.  But I wouldn’t be surprised if we returned someday to see how ‘the little resort that could’  grew into  a serious four-star, all-year travel destination… or failed in trying to do so. “If you build it, they will come.” Let’s hope so for Jay Peak’s sake.

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