Recent content by Sick Bird Rider

There are tree wells in the east, I can assure you. Fell in one head-first, not far off a marked trail at Jay Peak some years ago. Once my ski partners stopped laughing at my predicament, one of them pulled me out. Had they not been there, I might have suffocated, as the snow was piling up...

Having encountered Bruce and his posse many times at Jay I can vouch for the fact that they all wear helmets. But who knows, maybe this was the one day he didn't. That group usually spends all their time in the trees, where helmets are the norm. Now that I think of it, you rarely see a Jay...

Francois, did you know Bruce? He was a long-time passholder, very active in the Jay ski community and fellow Montrealer. Nice story about him here: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/montreal-man-dies-jay-peak-1.5013838

FWIW, I just found out where the accident happened. The group had skied the Vermonter, unusual for them since they are usually in the trees off the Jet. Bruce went off the trail just past the short pitch of the Montrealer, where you either go left to head for Wiggle/Taxi or hang a right towards...

Don't be too quick to judge the skier. Bruce Charron, the fellow that died, was a good friend of my brother's, I knew him a bit. At 68, he was a long-time Jay Peak skier, husband, father of three and a very advanced skier. I don't know any more details than what are already posted but something...

Trail counters always round up.

Stop the press! Toss all that EB-5 stuff, this is really important news. One of my astute relatives has noticed a disturbing update to the Jay Peak trail map. The much loved (and occasionally hated) run Powerline has been renamed. THIS is a bombshell. The upper section is now called "601" and...

I was at jay Thurs- Sunday this weekend. As noted by others, the skiing was fantastic. The Bonnie shut down for about two hours on Friday, then ran till about noon on Saturday. Didn't run at all on Sunday and word on the street was that it is an electrical problem. There was no work activity...

If there are any other Canadians here, I just stumbled on Express Ski. Got Jay tickets for $57 CAD, no tax, valid this season, any dates (roughly $42 USD at current exchange rate). It pays to follow Grandpa Grunt's on Facebook! Buying a discounted 3-day ticket for specified dates on Jay site is...

I have been skiing with Full Tilt Classics for three seasons. To be be fair, they don't get as much use as yours might, since I tele most of the time. I did notice right away that that the boots seemed much damper after a day of skiing than any other boot I have had, but like you, always have...

Nice report, wish I had been there. I think your dad needs new skis.

It is a good concise summary but doesn't tell us anything we don't already know. I think we are in the "waiting for more news" phase of this story.

Check out Ary's FB page, in particular the header image. He may or may not be living the dream, but he does seem to be living in dreamland: https://www.facebook.com/ary.quiros.9

Someone is on top of updating the Leisure Hotels website: http://www.leisurehotel.com/properties/jay-peak-resort/ http://www.leisurehotel.com/properties/q-burke/

NEK, I much preferred the plan you drew up for the new "JFK Bowl" chair back in the Jay Peak Development thread. We must remember to share that idea with the new ownership. Why does the word Intrawest keep popping into my head?