Killington claimed that this past Sunday marked the end of the ski season for New England. Perhaps for lift serviced it was, but for the dedicated turn earning enthusiast, there is still much more skiing to be had this season.

It was a toss up between skinning up Killington or hiking up The Jet at Jay. With Killington twice as far away as Jay, Jay Peak seemed like the better option since this would be the last week snow would be remaining on The Jet. Got a late start leaving work at 4:30 P.M. despite planning on leaving 3:30 P.M. No worries though due to the late afternoon day light allowing for late evening turns.

Recent reports indicated that Can Am was decent and had linkable turns down to the terrain park. Warm and damp weather washed much of Can Am’s snow away. Can Am was still doable with a few brakes in the cover but given my late start and desire for continuous vertical, I opted for longest continuous vertical under the Jet triple. The Jet patch also looked rather elegant and aesthetically pleasing.

I hiked up to just below the long and narrow patch on Upper Jet and booted up. There was some snow above this patch but it was not continuous and not worth the extra effort. Unfortunately, after my second hike up, I realized that the sun was setting and I had little desire to use my flash light and head lamp. I called it quits after two runs.

The snow was a delightful corn and I hollared down the entire legnth of the patch. I do love making turns! Sometimes you think you know just how much you love skiing And then you hike up for a paltry thirty second run and milk every turn for all its worth and realize just how much skiing means. Very satisfying feeling proving yet again that it’s not quantity but rather quality that is truly important. But what I wouldn’t have given for quantity in addition to the quality!