"Swimming in Powder": Jay Peak Smashes Past Big Snowfall Benchmark

As many skiers know, much of the West has had an inconsistent start to the season.

Some mountains have finally notched a few powder days. Others are still waiting for a consistent storm cycle, or two, as a high-pressure system settles in across the West this month.

But at Jay Peak, Vermont, the powder faucet turned on early and is continuing to deliver. The mountain, in a social media post, announced that it crossed a significant threshold: since the start of the season, more than 250 inches of snow have fallen on its slopes.

“We’re 100% open and swimming in powder,” the ski resort wrote. See below. Keep reading for more.

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Jay Peak passed the 250-inch threshold in recent days, when nearly two feet of new snow fell. More flakes are expected this week, with flurries over the upcoming Martin Luther King, Jr. Weekend, according to the National Weather Service. 

“The holiday weekend is shaping up quite nicely: a couple more inches on Saturday morning, temps in the 20s, with light and variable winds,” the ski resort’s snow report reads. 

The story at Jay Peak serves as a reminder: the Northeast may sometimes be joked about by Western skiers, but when conditions align, Jay Peak, at least, can easily outpace ski resorts out West when it comes to snowfall totals.

So far this winter, Jay Peak is ahead of powder titans like Alta Ski Area, Jackson Hole, and Mammoth Mountain—that's according to the numbers shared by these resorts.

This mirrors what happened last season, when Jay Peak went on another memorable powder run, topping Utah and Wyoming for parts of the winter. 

Jay Peak is keeping the party going with one of the ski industry’s most unique ticket deals. Later this month, on January 23, it's honoring Farmers’ Appreciation Day. During the special, local farmers can score four free tickets, provided they share their farm name and ID with Jay Peak. 

On that day, if conditions hold, free ticket recipients will be farming a different kind of crop: powder.

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