Jay Peak is an awesome ski resort and year-round playground located in Jay, Vermont, near the Canadian border. Depending on the season, visitors to the resort can enjoy snow skiing, ice skating, golfing, and snowshoeing. A water park is scheduled to open soon, also. Breathtaking scenery and luxurious accommodations await you!

Skiing is the main event at the resort. The Jay Peak mountain has two peaks, more than fifty miles of skiable terrain, and more than 385 skiable acres. In all, there are 76 trails, chutes, and glades, with three levels of difficulty.

One-fifth of the trails are for novices, two-fifths are intermediate, and the remaining two-fifths are advanced. Lifts, quads, an aerial tram, and a moving carpet transport guests quickly and efficiently.
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One place that does not get a lot of news coverage for snow skiing is Jay Peak resort in Vermont. Yet it has some really great downhill skiing, including some very fast black double diamond trails.

Located near the Quebec border, Jay Peak Resort boasts natural snow totals that annually exceed those of most other popular eastern resorts. It has massive amounts of snowfall, spectacular trails and friendly people. Jay Peak is five stars all the way. Whether you enjoy traditional trails or glade skiing, you will find some unique features and fun times on a mountain that still has a mountain–not a resort–feel.

Jay also has an international vibe to it from all the French Canadians. Jay Peak is a great mountain with some of the best tree runs in the east. Powder skiing can be had easily if you know where to look. From a beginner to intermediate perspective the slopes are well-maintained, plentiful and challenging. It has excellent sheltered spots, so that no one endangers your life. For those with minimal skiing ability, this is the place to be.
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