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How Skiers Rate Jay Peak

Overall Rating
4.55
Value for Money
4.46
Quiet Slopes
4.25
Après-Ski
3.86
Accommodation Options
4.30
Family Friendliness
4.59
Groomed Runs
4.18
Powder Zones
4.31
Tree Runs
4.55
Mogul Fields
3.82
Off-Piste
4.39
Snow Parks
3.70
Lift Efficiency
4.06
Eating Out
3.64
Ski School Quality
4.15
Beginners
4.50
Intermediates
4.50
Advanced
4.57
Experts
4.56
Snowboarders
4.56

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What Skiers Say About Jay Peak

Jay Peak draws primarily advanced and expert skiers and snowboarders, with many reviewers highlighting the resort's exceptional tree skiing and glade terrain. Snow conditions are consistently praised, with users noting the resort receives significantly more snowfall than other East Coast destinations due to its northern location and microclimate. Family-oriented amenities like the indoor water park, ice arena, and arcade are frequently mentioned. Common complaints centre on slow lift infrastructure, particularly the triple chair and tram, leading to lengthy queues on busy days. Wind closures affecting upper mountain access are noted by several reviewers, and some users mention limited dining options and variable grooming quality on exposed trails.

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  • snow quality
  • tree skiing
  • glade terrain
  • minimal lift queues
  • family amenities
  • value for money
  • slow lifts
  • wind closures
  • limited dining options
  • remote location
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Julia
intermediate skier ⛷️
Feb, 4 2025
This was a fantastic resort with an even better Ski school for kids and adults alike, beautiful mountain, delicious food, good beer
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Lisa
advanced snowboarder 🏂
Feb, 1 2025
We really enjoyed Jay Peak! Fresh snow made the tree runs awesome. The right hand side boundary line was a bit tricky to see on the Timbuktu glade run. It was way above our heads and would have been very easy to miss, causing you to miss the run and have to walk along the road. To get back to resort. Gondola line was never less than 30 mins when we were at the base so we opted for highest lift. Other than that, the resort was awesome. It was a great day!
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Karina
advanced skier ⛷️
Jan, 29 2025
Jay Peak is our familys favorite mountain, between wonderfully groomed blues and awesome black glades. Jay has the best snow on the east coast.
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David
expert skier ⛷️
Jan, 19 2025
A fun hill with lots of terrain for the whole family. It has a water park for off days and options to buy a touring only pass if you want to hike up the mountain with the family is playing. The glades are fun.
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Josh
expert skier ⛷️
Jan, 16 2025
Jay Peak Sucks tell your friends. Just kidding it a Jay thing. Great north East mountain. Some of the most diverse terrain in the east with the best snow the east has to offer.
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Harrison
expert skier ⛷️
Jan, 15 2025
Always a great time and often has great powder due to the Jay cloud! Fun runs are always to be found. Also did our wedding reception here!
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Peter
expert skier ⛷️
Jan, 11 2025
Great big mountain vibes. For serious skiers/boarders. World class woods. Some great food but limited choices.
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Alexandre
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Jan, 1 2025
Awesome ski resort
Would definitely recommend it for families. Interior water park and arena are great options for those who dont ski or snowboard.
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Arek
advanced snowboarder 🏂 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 31 2024
Jay Peak is a massive mountain with an abundance of trails; there is something for every rider to enjoy. The village is very pleasant, the cottages are a great choice for accommodation with a shuttle that runs consistently, and of course, the waterpark makes for a great family destination. The staff have always been kind and helpful. The lift time is a little long, but otherwise love going to Jay.
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Ian
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 31 2024
I have only been to Jay Peak twice: once when I was younger and somewhat unexperienced, and once this December and both were amazing ski trips. The whole resort really gives you a great experience with the water park and great bars / restaurants available when youre done skiing. I truly believe they have some of the best tree skiing on the East coast, and they get some great snow conditions. Im a huge fan.
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Nestor
expert skier ⛷️ 🇨🇦 Canada
Dec, 26 2024
A skiers resort without the fluff. The most snow east of the rockies and some of the best tree skiing anywhere means there's always powder stashes to find. Remarkably affordable, take CAD at par, and none of that slimy corporate feel that pervades so many other resorts.
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Cody
advanced skier ⛷️ 🇺🇸 United States
Dec, 10 2024
Jay Peak has some of the best terrain in the East, with tree skiing that's unrivaled. The resort has a mix of trails for beginners to advanced skiers, including narrow mogul runs, glades, and groomers. Some say the resort is best for experts, and that some runs are as difficult as double-black rated runs at other resorts.
Jay Peak has the best snow on the East Coast. It is the only place in the Northeast where you can usually find powder stashes in February and March.
In addition to skiing, Jay Peak has a water park, ice arena, golf course, arcade, climbing walls, and movie theater.
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Tobias
expert skier ⛷️
Dec, 9 2024
I stayed at this resort for five days, it was a great experience and was the best skiing I have ever had. the tree runs were out of this world and most of the runs were empty. As well as having great places to stay and great food. would recommend
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Michael
advanced snowboarder 🏂
Nov, 21 2024
Ive snowboarded at Jay Peak my whole life and if youre thinking about going, definitely do. The groomed runs are great with plenty of intermediate terrain and beginner terrain. The glades are like no other, and on the snow days, theres feet upon feet of snow through the woods. I love jay so much, yet the food and shops can be a bit pricey. I bought my season pass for this season and Im 18, Ive been going up to jay since I was in third grade and I would recommend it to everyone. Its really a mountain for everyone and there plenty of terrain to explore along with two parks and a free style run that goes below the metro lift. Its a great place and Id rate it a 10/10
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Jake
expert snowboarder 🏂
Nov, 20 2024
Old time ski feeling and very dependable powder. Lift tickets are good price for the US, and have some of the best glades on the east coast.
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Mark
expert skier ⛷️
Nov, 19 2024
Jay peak has the best glades in all of North America and has the most snow in the east it rivals out west with a average snow fall of 350in and it's great for everyone even the non-skiers Jay peak has an indoor water park great beginner runs for the novice
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Owen
expert skier ⛷️
Nov, 19 2024
If you like powder and trees this is the best place on earth. With endless marked and unmarked tree and off-piste terrain Jay Peak is paradise on earth after a storm.
If you can bare the cold of northern Vermont and deal with certain slow lifts, when fully open the wide variety of terrain holds excitement for skiers and snowboarders of all levels.
I would say its more than worth the extra drive up to Jay compared to other mountains in Vermont. Especially if the forecast predicts fresh snow, because even when its not forecasted the Jay cloud is always providing the goods.
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Austin
expert skier ⛷️
Nov, 17 2024
Jay Peak is a great Easter mountain. With great snow thanks to its micro climate, as well as friendly staff and plenty of accommodations and even its own waterpark, Jay is an amazing experience for hard core skiers and families. Skiers and expect twisty groomers, tight trees, and even some technical alpine skiing off of the unique tram that services the peak of the mountain. Overall one of the best mountain experiences in North America!
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Jason
advanced skier ⛷️
Nov, 14 2024
Jay peak gets uniquely pounded with snow for the New England region. Range of on-piste skill-level runs is excellent, and there are some very advanced drops for expert skiers. That said it shined as an intermediate and advanced mountain with some great tree runs and bumps that were exceptionally powdery for the Ice Coast.

They have a great hall for Apres and very fun indoor water park that has a bar for adults and is a great attraction for families alike.

Dont drive here without a 4x4 as the last mile is up (potentially unploughed) hill.
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Marie
advanced skier ⛷️
Apr, 29 2024
What can I say about Jay that you don't already know or hear about. Spent two full days skiing and a few hours at the water park. The hot tub was fire after a hard day of.skiing, but unruly hockey boys made the experience sub par. The trees are open and powder was deep. We skied without using the Tram, although it was open about half the time we were there. On mt lodging was not cheap but it was very nice and new! We stayed tramside. Food and drink was also not cheap, but excellent quality. Will be back!
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