Nearly 100 Inches and Counting—Jay Peak, Vermont Is Having a November To Remember

It’s been an unusually snowy November for Jay Peak, Vermont.

So unusual, in fact, that the ski resort is on pace to hit 100 inches of seasonal snowfall before the end of November. The resort began totaling snowfall on October 31, 2025, when the first flakes of the season fell, according to a Jay Peak representative.

In a recent snow report, the ski resort called it “one of the biggest early season stretches we have ever seen.” At the time of writing this, Jay Peak had already tallied 93 inches of seasonal snowfall, with a recent two-day storm total reaching at least 40 inches.

The favorable weather prompted Jay Peak to open a little earlier than planned for a weekend of skiing on November 22 and 23, 2025. The resort will shut down for a few days before officially kicking off the 2025-26 season on Friday, November 28, for the Day for the Devoted, followed by a general public opening on Saturday. 

“Excellent conditions are lining up for what is shaping up to be the best opening day coverage in serviceable memory,” the snow report added.

Check out a photo gallery below of powder skiing at Jay Peak on November 14, 2025.

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Photo Gallery: Jay Peak, VT Powder Skiing, November 14, 2025

Photos by Tim Fater, courtesy Jay Peak Resort.

The ever-increasing snowpack has skiers and snowboarders excited. Perhaps too excited. 

As is often the case at other resorts, skiers have been hitting Jay Peak to tour uphill before the chairlifts open for the season. At Jay Peak, though, some of those visitors have let the snow go to their heads. The resort recently reported two lift shack break-ins, two fires, two groups of lost skiers, and one season-ending injury on its slopes. 

This week, Jay Peak’s general manager, Steve Wright, published a statement addressing the situation. He urged visitors to “pay attention to our uphill policies” and “give the Mountain Operations team the space they need to finish their work.”

Elsewhere in Vermont, where the lift-served ski season has already started, skiers can ride a chair instead. Killington began operating its lifts last week, and has since opened top-to-bottom skiing with more than 20 trails to choose from. 

They too suggested that this November has been historically good, writing in Killington snow report, “it’s safe to say that this has been one of the best starts to the season on record.”

Other signs indicate that Vermont skiers won’t be forgetting the start of the 2025-26 season any time soon. 

High above Stowe, Mt. Mansfield set a new daily snow depth record of 38 inches on Monday, November 17. WCAX reported that that’s more than two and a half feet above normal for this time of year. The previous November 17 record was set in 1999 at 30 inches.

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