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Jay Peak Resort in Vermont is having a great season and broke the 200-inch of snow milestone today, two days before Christmas. Jay picked up an additional one to two inches overnight, pushing its season total to 201 inches and counting. This is the fastest the resort has ever reached that milestone.
On Saturday, Jay Peak had accumulated 198 inches of snowfall for the season. Sunday and Monday brought minimal snow, leaving the resort at 199 inches yesterday. This winter has already provided plenty of snow for Jay, with more than 100 inches on Thanksgiving. The snow isn’t stopping at Jay Peak, and the mountain could receive an additional foot of snow by Wednesday morning. Temperatures are forecast to be in the mid-20s, and snowfall is expected to begin this afternoon, intensifying through the night.
Jay Peak has almost all its terrain open already, while other resorts around the country are off to a slow start of their 2025-26 season. The resort currently has a base depth of 16 to 40 inches with 75 of its 82 trails open. Eight of its nine lifts are running, and one of its three terrain parks is open. Jay Peak had 81 out of its 82 trails open before a storm pushed through on Friday, dumping rain on the region, but the conditions didn’t last long, and Jay should be back to having most of its slopes open shortly.
Last season, the resort recorded 475 inches of snow, its highest total since the 2016-17 season, when it recorded 491 inches. Will Jay Peak have more snow this season than last?
Jay Peak Past Years Snow
- *2025-26: 201 inches (as of December 23)
- 2024–2025: 475 inches
- 2023–2024: 369 inches
- 2022–2023: 359 inches
- 2021–2022: 311 inches
- 2020–2021: 291 inches
- 2019–2020: 252 inches
- 2018–2019: 423 inches
- 2017–2018: 378 inches
- 2016–2017: 491 inches
- 2015–2016: 205 inches
- 2014–2015: 373 inches
- 2013–2014: 317 inches
- 2012–2013: 362 inches
- 2011–2012: 254 inches
- 2010–2011: 374 inches
- 2009–2010: 293 inches
- 2008–2009: 368 inches
- 2007–2008: 417 inches
- 2006–2007: 409 inches
- 2005–2006: 387 inches
- 2004–2005: 334 inches
Looking at the weather forecast ahead, Jay Peak’s Tim Kelley is forecasting more snow by Wednesday morning for the mountain. The snowpack is deepening at Jay Peak, and the season is just beginning, with more snow on the way. Last season, due to significant snowfall, Jay Peak closed on Sunday, May 11. With how this season has started, this can turn out to be another epic season for Jay Peak.
