Alright, so I'm heading up to Jay for the 2nd time ever this coming weekend. I skied there 2 days last season, and although this is only my 2nd time at Jay, I have studied the map and have seen a lot of video footage on certain trails (so I have a good idea of how the resort is laid out).
What do you guys think about Everglade vs. Staircase? From my memory Everglade was longer but Staircase was steeper. I'll probably hit both up but I was wondering if you had a preference.
How about which lifts to stay on? Last time I stayed on the Flyer for most of the day, as I felt I could hit a lot of good terrain from there (everglade, staircase, andre's, beaver pond, etc.) and get up the mountain very quickly. Also, I hit the Jet Triple a few times, the Gondola a few times, and Bonny a few times.
Overall, I felt like the Jet and Bonny went a bit slow and it was worth just staying on the flyer. Everyone raves about Timbuktu but to be frank, I can't remember it really feeling much different than Beaver Pond/Andre's...
I had a similar feeling with Bonny. Good lift to some quality terrain but a bit slow. Is there really much of a difference between the glades Vertigo, Deliverance, and Canyonland?
Lastly, I think I'm going to hit up the gondola a bit more this time around. I only hit face and tuckerman's chutes 2 or 3 times last time I went, plus I didn't get a chance to hit Valhalla (which looks awesome). I hit Green Beret once last time but don't remember it being anything really that special. Also, I went down face chutes but the 2 times I did them I didn't realize that you're supposed to go right under the tram and tried to cut through the trees right at the entrance...any tips on where to enter Face/Tucks would be great!
I know I've rambled a lot but basically, if you have any suggestions for (more or less) a first time Jay skier that would be awesome! Thanks guys, and I'll be sure to inform you on how the weekend goes!
-Matt
What do you guys think about Everglade vs. Staircase? From my memory Everglade was longer but Staircase was steeper. I'll probably hit both up but I was wondering if you had a preference.
How about which lifts to stay on? Last time I stayed on the Flyer for most of the day, as I felt I could hit a lot of good terrain from there (everglade, staircase, andre's, beaver pond, etc.) and get up the mountain very quickly. Also, I hit the Jet Triple a few times, the Gondola a few times, and Bonny a few times.
Overall, I felt like the Jet and Bonny went a bit slow and it was worth just staying on the flyer. Everyone raves about Timbuktu but to be frank, I can't remember it really feeling much different than Beaver Pond/Andre's...
I had a similar feeling with Bonny. Good lift to some quality terrain but a bit slow. Is there really much of a difference between the glades Vertigo, Deliverance, and Canyonland?
Lastly, I think I'm going to hit up the gondola a bit more this time around. I only hit face and tuckerman's chutes 2 or 3 times last time I went, plus I didn't get a chance to hit Valhalla (which looks awesome). I hit Green Beret once last time but don't remember it being anything really that special. Also, I went down face chutes but the 2 times I did them I didn't realize that you're supposed to go right under the tram and tried to cut through the trees right at the entrance...any tips on where to enter Face/Tucks would be great!
I know I've rambled a lot but basically, if you have any suggestions for (more or less) a first time Jay skier that would be awesome! Thanks guys, and I'll be sure to inform you on how the weekend goes!
-Matt