Jay Peak: Are the Claims True?

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Jay Peak Are the Claims True?
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Jay Peak, Vermont Mt. Mansfield, Vermont
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What drives snowfall?
44 degrees north, 1500 miles from the Arctic
Circle Cold air from Canada and North
Atlantic Lake effect snow
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Snowfall totals
Summit Point 1
Summit Point 2 October 30- 5 inches
5 inches November 2- 4
inches 3 inches November
5- 3 inches 4
inches November 16- 1 inch
0.5 inches November 18- 0.0 inches
0.0 inches

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Previous Year Comparison
1993
1996 1997 Jay Peak-
230.6 206.3
315.7 Mansfield- 246.8
305.4 325.6
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October 2000 comparison
YTD Precip
YTD snow Jay Peak 55.25 inches
8.1 inches Mansfield 82.13 inches
21 inches
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Elevation
Jay Peak - 3,861 ft Mt. Mansfield - 4,393ft
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Conclusions
Jay Peak does not get more snow then
Mansfield Elevation is the determining factor
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Jay Peak's Response
Jay Peak Ski Resort gets more snow then Stowe Ski
Resort, because of total area on the mountain.