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Staircase at Jay Peak Resort

Advanced · 504 m long with 199 m of vertical, averaging 22° and 33° at its steepest, facing N.

33°steepest 50 m

22°average pitch

504 mlength

199 mvertical

946 mtop elevation

Nfaces

Snow and sun

Staircase is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Tree skiing (gladed). Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Staircase

Lifts that reach the top: Bonaventure Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Flyer Express Quad (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Aerial Tram (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 10 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

Ride Bonaventure Quad
Ski unnamed intermediate trail (intermediate)
Ski Upper Goat Run (intermediate)
Ski Staircase (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Northwest Passage. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Metro Quad (5 min), Flyer Express Quad (5 min), Tramside Moving Carpet (5 min).

See Staircase on the 3D map All runs at Jay Peak Resort

Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.