Jiminy Peak

At Jiminy Peak, there are 38 trails open. Jiminy Peak is a small mountain so that is actually a large percentage of their trails. If you look at the list of open trails and closed trails, you can tell that almost all of them are open. There is an average of 24-51” of snow for a base. That is a lot of snow, which tells me that they have had a really good season.

My Great Aunt used to live in East Chatham, NY; about half an hour away from Jiminy Peak. I would go there sometimes for a weekend to ski and visit with her. I learned to ski at Jiminy Peak so I always liked going up there. A few years ago they added a windmill and it has sort of become their logo. I liked their old logo better, a jumping dear. Technically the jumping dear is still their logo, but the windmill is oftentimes used on their shirts and stickers. I remember it was the last year that I took a lesson at Jiminy Peak because the ski instructor told us that the wind mill provides enough energy for the entire resort and hotel. That surprised me because I know that the ski lifts take a lot of energy to operate. Also, there is night skiing at Jiminy Peak so the lights would use a lot of energy.

The first year I learned learned how to use poles, we were eating lunch and the instructor told us that he thought we were ready for Jericho, a double black diamond. If he had told me this today, I would say no problem, but I was in fourth grade so I wasn't so sure I could do it. It took us about an hour to get down the whole trail because someone in my group had a panic attack at the top of the slope, unfortunately, it was after most of us had already gone down the first part of the trail. We had to wait until the instructor could reassure her that she could do it until we could continue. We went down the rest of the trail very slowly because it was the first time we had all done a double black. I keep this memory with me because I reminds me that sometimes people need reassurance of what they can and cannot do.