Jay Peak Thread (New owners, New Future)

[tumbler]

Love those old Ratnicks.

 

[Zand]

Magic going super deep on Talisman, Jay blowing on JFK, and Killington threatening to turn on the guns on the Fiddle. This year is a throwback for sure.

 

[Newpylong]

We made snow on Upper Black Beauty at Black for the first time in a decade roughly too.

 

[thetrailboss]

We made snow on Upper Black Beauty at Black for the first time in a decade roughly too.

You were right about Black. I’m impressed with what they are doing. At least from my distant POV.

 

[Zand]

Woods are deep here but it's kind of a weird surface today thanks to last night's double digits below 0. Most of the on-map woods are heavily tracked out and the snow is lightning fast. Meanwhile the less tracked off map woods are closer to a baby powder surface. Tough to get a rhythm going today.

 

[thetrailboss]

As seen in Cancun Airport:

 

[ColdRain&Snow]

Snowed so hard that the roof caved in

 

[AdironRider]

Most ski areas would consider that theft of services / trespassing by bringing in an outside instructor.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

BREAKING NEWS FROM MEXICO - SKIERS AND JAMBAND FANS ARE LARGELY OVERLAPPING DEMOGRAPHICS

 

[RH29]

What's the deal with Northwest Passage being closed all year? I skied the upper part and it was colossal bumps that you were basically stuck in between until there was a closed sign, and it threw you out into North Glade. A long twisty run like that would be a blast at Jay and it's pretty prominent on their trail map.

 

[ceo]

Friend and I were up at Jay last week (and had an absolute blast), but found ourselves wondering about the "Poma Line" trail. It looks like a former lift cut, but it's a weird place for a lift and there's no indication on NewEnglandSkiHistory etc. that there was ever a lift there.
Relatedly, does anyone know what the route of the summit double chair was?

 

[urungus]

Friend and I were up at Jay last week (and had an absolute blast), but found ourselves wondering about the "Poma Line" trail. It looks like a former lift cut, but it's a weird place for a lift and there's no indication on NewEnglandSkiHistory etc. that there was ever a lift there.
Relatedly, does anyone know what the route of the summit double chair was?

From http://www.chairlift.org/jay.html - there are also some pictures of the summit double “Skyline”, which went from the top of the original Bonnie double chair to the summit, adjacent to the tram.

POMA (POMA) - The original lift at Jay installed in 1956 was extended in 1957 and later moved to the summit shoulder.
UPPER POMA (POMA) - The original lift at Jay re-installed in 1968 on the original Ullr's dream trail (Now Poma Line trail)

 

[thetrailboss]

From http://www.chairlift.org/jay.html - there are also some pictures of the summit double “Skyline”, which went from the top of the original Bonnie double chair to the summit, adjacent to the tram.

POMA (POMA) - The original lift at Jay installed in 1956 was extended in 1957 and later moved to the summit shoulder.
UPPER POMA (POMA) - The original lift at Jay re-installed in 1968 on the original Ullr's dream trail (Now Poma Line trail)

Here is a good photo from the Northland Journal showing the chair in relation to the Sky Haus.

 

[BodeMiller1]

I didn't read the whole thread, butt what I get out of this is Jay Peak is being attacked by Canada. On the bright side (According to a Drudge Report) the Canadian "Snowbirds" are selling off their properties in the U.S. If I can pick up a Chalette for next to nothing...

 

[deadheadskier]

Here is a good photo from the Northland Journal showing the chair in relation to the Sky Haus.

I'd still love to know why they took the Skyline out. Skyline was installed 65-66. Tram went in 66-67. Skyline was removed before the 71-72 season. So bizarre it only was there for 6 years.

 

[machski]

I'd still love to know why they took the Skyline out. Skyline was installed 65-66. Tram went in 66-67. Skyline was removed before the 71-72 season. So bizarre it only was there for 6 years.

Perhaps because they never got intended it to be permanent after the Tram went in? I mean, JHMR did similar during the new red box build and string a chair up to the Rendezvous summit. But once the new tram was in, that chair came out.

 

[AdironRider]

The JH situation was due to permitting as only so many people are allowed on the summit at any given time, so the lift was required to be pulled and was planned to be used elsewhere from the get go (became the Marmot sandwich lift). There was also critical federal communications infrastructure on the summit that required access year round. Somewhat different driving forces I suspect.

 

[crystalmountainskier]

The JH situation was due to permitting as only so many people are allowed on the summit at any given time, so the lift was required to be pulled and was planned to be used elsewhere from the get go (became the Marmot sandwich lift). There was also critical federal communications infrastructure on the summit that required access year round. Somewhat different driving forces I suspect.

The Forest Service permits what the owners want generally. That was the case at JH.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

What's the deal with Northwest Passage being closed all year? I skied the upper part and it was colossal bumps that you were basically stuck in between until there was a closed sign, and it threw you out into North Glade. A long twisty run like that would be a blast at Jay and it's pretty prominent on their trail map.

Does Northwest Passage ever open all the way down? I've literally never seen it open past North Glade - the aspect is perfectly awful for the prevailing NW winds and regularly gets scraped clean. They should just let it grow in and take it off the trail map.

 

[snoseek]

Does Northwest Passage ever open all the way down? I've literally never seen it open past North Glade - the aspect is perfectly awful for the prevailing NW winds and regularly gets scraped clean. They should just let it grow in and take it off the trail map.

I got it this year after all those snows and it was still bony as hell.