Best of Vermont skiing Nov 19, 2009
Best ongoing expansion plan Part of a continuing expansion at Jay Peak, a February opening is planned for the 57-room Tram Haus Lodge. Rooms contain a kitchen, dining area, and fireplace while the hotel houses a restaurant and bar, coffee shop, store, and fitness center. (Boston Globe)
Take the scenic routes to ski trips Nov 15, 2009
Ski areas: Magic Mountain (495 Magic Mountain Access Road, Londonderry, 802-824-5645, ), Stratton (Route 30, Bondville, 802-297-4000, ), Mount Snow (39 Mount Snow Road, West Dover, 802-464-2151, ), Bromley (Route 11, Peru, 802-824-5522, ), Killington (4763 Killington Road, Killington, 802-422-3333, ), Pico (73 Alpine Drive, Killington, 802-422-6100, ), Okemo (77 Okemo Ridge Road, Ludlow, 802-228-5222, ), Sugarbush (1840 Sugarbush Access Road, Warren, 802-583-6300, ), Mad River Glen (62 Mad River... (Boston Globe)
Snow conditions? Facebook, Twitter monitor in real time Nov 15, 2009
It adds another layer or two to an industry that has been derided for its snow reports, said Steve Wright, Jay Peak s vice president of marketing ... Jay Peak could be one of them, but you won t find such marketing ploys on its main Twitter feed, even though Wright understands there is an audience for that ... While its main feed has focused on the changes and additions being made at the mountain base, a recent entry on @jay peak snow reads, I don t give a rip about ice arenas and new lodges -... (Boston Globe)
What's new at ski destinations, Oregon to Maine Oct 27, 2009
Jay Peak Resort in Vermont, which is opening a new luxury hotel this season, the Tram Haus Lodge. Cannon Mountain, in New Hampshire, which this season will provide shuttle transportation to Mittersill, an abandoned ski area that can now offer backcountry skiers access to ungroomed terrain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
200 Jobs Coming to Northeast Kingdom Oct 25, 2009
Governor Jim Douglas and Jay Peak Ski Resort owner Bill Stenger reached the agreement with AnC Bio. The facility will make portable dialysis machines, cell 000019A8 therapy machines, vaccines and other bio-medical supplies. (WCAX.com, VT)
Positive Economic News for NEK Jul 30, 2009
This is Jay Peak's new hotel and spa that is set to open this winter ... The down economy is not impacting the project because Jay Peak used a federal program to find foreign investors ... It wasn't a fit to invest in Jay Peak, but using the same federal investment strategy, Stenger says he's close to a deal for the company to start an office in the Northeast Kingdom. (WCAX.com, VT)
Got $500K? Get a green card Jul 29, 2009
Foreign cash for U.S. jobs - Jay Peak Ski and Summer Resort (1) - Small Business ... 1 of 5Jay Peak Ski and Summer Resort ... Founded in 1955, Jay Peak has expanded from a winter ski resort to a three-season retreat. (CNN -- Money)
Ski Mountain President on Capital Hill Jul 23, 2009
The President of Jay Peak Resort left the ski mountain to testify before the U-S Senate Judiciary committee today. Jay Peak is in the middle of a $100-million expansion ... "We're seeing this employment creation at Jay Peak and in the surrounding communities, in this terribly troubled economy, solely because of the EB-5 foreign investors program," said Stenger. (WCAX.com, VT)
Blizzard of Awards for Vt. Ski Areas May 29, 2009
The Green Mountain State winners included Okemo, Stratton, Stowe, Mad River Glen and Jay Peak. The mountains earned awards for safety, environmentalism and marketing. (WCAX.com, VT)
US, Canada prepare as enhanced border checks loom May 11, 2009
"When I look back at where we were a couple of years ago when they were going to roll this out, there's no way they were ready for it," said Bill Stenger, the president of the Jay Peak ski resort in Vermont, which is just south of the border and relies heavily on Canadian skiers and summer tourists. U.S. Sen. (Anchorage Daily News)
Danvers band parents band together for auction Mar 19, 2009
The list includes Celtics and Red Sox tickets, CoCo Key water resort gift certificates, a barbershop quartet, Giggles Comedy Club gift certificates, a portrait sitting and portrait by Amy Sweeney, handmade mahogany end table with a tile design made by Rick Dieter, homemade Italian dinner for six, dinner for six cooked by DHS Principal Tome Murray, Jay Peak golf package and summer vacation for four and a half-hour flight lesson from Beverly Airport. And, the piece de resistance for some lucky... (Danvers Herald, MA)
Skiing Vermont, end to end Feb 28, 2009
3-mile stretch near Jay Peak Resort that began with a 1,000-foot drop through the woods. During the descent, I landed on my backside so many times that I officially dumped cross-country skiing and, almost, Carlton. (International Herald Tribune -- Travel)
