Jay Peak 3/6/2016

NewEnglandSkier13

Jay Peak was almost 100% open on Sunday. I could only find one closed trail on the mountain. Some trails, especially higher on the mountain had very thin cover, but we’re still skiable. The glades had very good coverage and were the only runs that weren’t icy. All of the other trails had a layer of packed powder with ice below. Temperatures were in the 20s & 30s which kept the snow and ice hard all day. Lines were long on the Flyer and Jet Triple at mid day and the tram always had a line at least 2 trams long. The other lifts had shorter lines and all except the tram were ski-on by the end of the day. It was worth the 3 ½ hour one-way drive for the best natural snow of the year!

ciscokid

One word, WOW!

ADKskier

Amazing what a little bit of Latitude will do….. 

joshua_segal

What am I looking at in photo #10?

NewEnglandSkier13

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“joshua_segal”>What am I looking at in photo #10?</blockquote>It was taken looking up the interior of the covered magic carpet at the Stateside base area.

abubob

Nobody is making me feel very good about being sick this weekend! X(

joshua_segal

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“NewEnglandSkier13”><blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“joshua_segal”>What am I looking at in photo #10?</blockquote>It was taken looking up the interior of the covered magic carpet at the Stateside base area.</blockquote>

It wasn’t there the last time I was there.  How long is it?  Is it all enclosed?

NewEnglandSkier13

There are two, one at each area. The one at the Tram base is shorter and is comparable to Launch Pad at Crotched. The one at Stateside is slightly longer. They are totally enclosed and look like long greenhouses with red flaps every 20 feet or so to allow air flow.

ski_it

<blockquote class=“Quote” rel=“abubob”>Nobody is making me feel very good about being sick this weekend! X(</blockquote>

Sorry to hear that. Well read this report, it may help http://snowjournal.nplas.com/discussion/616/mount-sunapee-3-5-2016#latest

ski_it

I’m sure they tell all the novices it is covered for their comfort but it is probably only done so they don’t have to shovel it off every morning.