When it comes to riding and resorts, I am a man obsessed with numbers.  I have spent countless hours of my spare time combing over statistics of resorts in the country, and eventually the world to see how they stack up.  Quantifiers like vertical drop, number of trails and skiable acres are...

JAY PEAK, VT—Take a look at a map of Vermont, and it may be immediately apparent that Jay Peak is in a world by itself. On the northern border with Canada, Jay sits well north of most of Vermont’s resorts. A trip there will teach you that it is also far north of Vermont’s civilization—truly...