Jay Peak
Where Jay Peak’s numbers come from
70 observations from 7 publishers behind 23 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
11/11 core figures collected.
Summit elevation3,862 ft5 sources3 of 5 agree · differfrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Skiresort.info — Ski resort Jay PeakSep 2026“The winter sports area is situated between the elevations of 563 and 1,175 m, which represents an elevation difference of 612 meters.”
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 3,968 ft “The summit reaches 3,968 feet, and the base sits at 1,815 feet.”
PeakRankings — Jay Peak ReviewSep 2026Differs: 3,968 ft “a top elevation of 3,968 ft, a vertical drop of 2,153 ft, 9 lifts, and 81 trails”
Highest lift-served elevation3,825 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
Base elevation1,750 ft4 sources1 of 4 agree · differfrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 1,815 ft “the base sits at 1,815 feet”
Skiresort.info — Ski resort Jay PeakSep 2026Differs: 1,847 ft “situated between the elevations of 563 and 1,175 m”
Advertised vertical drop2,122 ft5 sources1 of 5 agree · differfrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 2,153 ft “9 lifts serving a vertical drop of 2,153 feet”
Skiresort.info — Ski resort Jay PeakSep 2026Differs: 2,008 ft “an elevation difference of 612 meters”
Lift-served vertical2,075 ftNo sources:Derived
Computed from highest lift-served elevation and base elevation, not read from a source.
= highest_lift_served_elevation_ft − base_elevation_ft
Skiable acres385 ac4 sources3 of 4 agree · differfrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Jay Peak Resort — The MountainPublishedSep 2026“The resort features 385 acres of skiing and snowboarding terrain serviced by nine lifts including Vermont's only aerial Tram”
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026“Jay Peak's terrain is spread across 385 acres”
PeakRankings — Jay Peak ReviewSep 2026Differs: 940 ac “Jay Peak has a total footprint of 940 acres with 100% lift-serviced terrain”
Named trails813 sources2 of 3 agree · differfrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Longest run3.0 mi2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Beginner terrain20%3 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Jay Peak Resort — The MountainPublishedSep 2026“TRAILS 81 - 20% Novice, 40% Intermediate, 40% Advanced”
PeakRankings — Jay Peak ReviewSep 2026“81 trails (20% beginner, 40% intermediate, 40% advanced/expert)”
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Not compared: “The terrain breakdown includes 19% beginner, 35% intermediate, 31% advanced, and 15% expert runs”
Intermediate terrain40%3 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Jay Peak Resort — The MountainPublishedSep 2026“TRAILS 81 - 20% Novice, 40% Intermediate, 40% Advanced”
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Not compared: “19% beginner, 35% intermediate, 31% advanced, and 15% expert”
Advanced terrain40%3 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Jay Peak Resort — The MountainPublishedSep 2026“TRAILS 81 - 20% Novice, 40% Intermediate, 40% Advanced”
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Not compared: “19% beginner, 35% intermediate, 31% advanced, and 15% expert”
Advanced + expert terrain40%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs16No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Terrain parks21 source1 of 1 agreefrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Jay Peak Resort — The MountainPublishedSep 2026“PARKS 2 - both located on Stateside: Shakedown Progression Park and The Rusch”
Total lifts95 sources4 of 5 agree · differfrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Wikipedia — Jay Peak ResortSep 2026“Jay Peak has a lift fleet consisting of an aerial tram, six chairlifts and two magic carpet surface lifts.”
OpenSkiMap — Jay Peak ResortSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 6 chairlifts, 1 aerial tram, 2 magic carpets (9 in all)”
Skiresort.info — Ski resort Jay PeakSep 2026Differs: 7 “7 lifts transport the guests. More specifically, the lifts include 1 aerial tramway/reversible ropeway, 6 chairlifts, 1 people mover, and 1 Sunkid Moving Carpet.”
Uphill capacity12,820 /hr1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Average annual snowfall347 in4 sources2 of 4 agree · differfrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
PeakRankings — Jay Peak ReviewSep 2026“seeing over 300 inches of natural snowfall in a typical season”
OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewSep 2026Differs: 309 in “Jay Peak gets an average annual snowfall of 309" of snow per year and on average has 71 snowfall days.”
Wikipedia — Jay Peak ResortSep 2026Differs: 359 in “the resort states its annual snowfall at 359 inches (9.1 metres), while the Zrankings ski resort data site calculates it at 322 inches, excluding October and May snow.”
Snowmaking coverage (share)80%2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom Jay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts)
Drive from the fly-in airport1 h 36 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Jay Peak, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Jay Peak: 1 h 36 min and 66.4 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Jay Peak Resort — Getting HereSep 2026“Burlington Intl Airport (BTV) (Approx 1.5hrs travel each way)”
Drive from nearest major airport2 h 30 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Jay Peak, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027, not counting the border crossingPublishedSep 2026“Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Jay Peak: 2 h 30 min and 108.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027, not counting the border crossing (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport108.5 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Jay Peak, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027, not counting the border crossingPublishedSep 2026“Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Jay Peak: 2 h 30 min and 108.5 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027, not counting the border crossing (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport1 h 36 min2 sources2 of 2 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Jay Peak, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Jay Peak: 1 h 36 min and 66.4 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Jay Peak Resort — Getting HereSep 2026“Burlington Intl Airport (BTV) (Approx 1.5hrs travel each way)”
Road miles from closest airline airport66.4 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Jay Peak, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Jay Peak: 1 h 36 min and 66.4 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Jay Peak — lift ticketsJay Peak · jaypeakresort.com
- Tier 1Jay Peak Resort — Getting HereJay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts) · jaypeakresort.com
- Tier 1Jay Peak Resort — HomeJay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts) · jaypeakresort.com
- Tier 1Jay Peak Resort — Our New OwnershipJay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts) · jaypeakresort.com
- Tier 1Jay Peak Resort — The MountainJay Peak Resort (Pacific Group Resorts) · jaypeakresort.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — Jay Peak ResortIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 2Ski Vermont — mountain finderVermont Ski Areas Association · skivermont.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Jay PeakLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3OnTheSnow — Jay Peak Ski Resort Area OverviewOnTheSnow (Mountain News) · onthesnow.com
- Tier 3PeakRankings — Jay Peak ReviewPeakRankings · peakrankings.com
- Tier 3Skiresort.info — Ski resort Jay PeakSkiresort Service International GmbH · skiresort.info
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Jay Peak ResortWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Montréal–Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Jay Peak, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027, not counting the border crossingaurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Patrick Leahy Burlington International Airport (BTV) to Jay Peak, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 4GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts areGMBA Mountain Inventory (placed by aurora.ski) · earthenv.org
- Tier 4Passengers enplaned by airport, 2025: Statistics Canada, Table 23-10-0253-01 (air passenger traffic at Canadian airports)Statistics Canada · www150.statcan.gc.ca
- Tier 5latitude.to — GPS coordinates of Jay Peak (Vermont)latitude.to · latitude.to
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Jay Peak ResortOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passengers enplaned by airport, 2025: Statistics Canada, Table 23-10-0253-01 (air passenger traffic at Canadian airports)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Airports the resort recommends
- Jay Peak Resort — Getting Here
- Website
- Jay Peak Resort — Home
- Lift ticket page
- Jay Peak — lift tickets
- Year opened
- Wikipedia — Jay Peak Resort
- Mountain range
- GMBA Mountain Inventory v2.0 (standard): mountain range outlines, with each ski area placed where its runs and lifts are
- Mountain range
- Wikipedia — Jay Peak Resort
- Nearest city
- Jay Peak Resort — Getting Here
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingIndy Pass · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Jay Peak Resort — Jay, VT, USA (Alpine)
- operatingVermont Ski Areas Association · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Listed by Vermont Ski Areas Association: "Jay Peak"
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Jay Peak Resort – Jay
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Jay Peak: 7 operating lift(s) — Aerial Tramway (Tram 60), Bonaventure (Quad), Green Mountain Flyer (High Speed Quad), Jet (Triple), Metro (Quad), Taxi (Quad), Village (Double); 6 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Jay Peak Resort — status: operating; activities: nordic, downhill; lifts mapped: 9; downhill runs mapped: 79;