We here at Jay Peak have a long-standing relationship with Canadian guests, homeowners, season passholders and day visitors – strengthened, in part, across the years Quebecois operator MSSI owned and helped grow the resort. Our relationship has survived border crossing reductions and closings, global pandemics, domestic tragedies, jittery economies and fluctuating exchange rates, tough winters, cold summers and just about anything else that could be dreamed up and thrown at both the resort and our extended Canadian family. The common denominator through all of it, was the lack of control any of us had or have over these issues; we reserve all our mortal influence and energy toward mother nature and making sure our appeasements net us all the snow we can carry. The current state of geo-political affairs, however, and philosophies relating to tariffs, various taxations and the viability behind them is neither something we can influence (somewhat obviously) nor are we inclined to comment on any further than to say, we dislike anything that keeps You from Us.

We do acknowledge that this is a difficult topic, creating difficult decisions that, oftentimes, don’t lead you to any particularly perfect solution. I personally wish it was a lot easier. Especially across this winter, with as good a stretch of snow as we’ve seen across many winters. But I respect the difficulty of reconciling your love of a place with any political motivations keeping you from even this, the most special of places. I wish I had more to offer than just empathy for difficult decisions but, for now, that will have to do. 

And if your plans do not include Jay this winter, we’ll be here, as we always have been, when this particular tide turns. Enjoy the rest of your winter, and an expectedly long spring, wherever you land.
 

Steve Wright
General Manager
Jay Peak Resort