Throughout the month of January we asked all new parents at North Country Hospital in Newport if they wanted to be entered in a draw to win a lifetime season pass for their new babe.  Not surprisingly, they were all keen.  On Friday, we randomly selected a winner - young Alexander Jensen who will, for the rest of his life, have free access to Jay Peak.  We’re also throwing in 5 years of ski and/or snowboard lessons and 5 years of equipment rental to get him started on the right foot.  When our EmStarr called to give his parents the good news his mom said “Is this a joke?”.  Once she was persuaded she wasn’t being pranked, a very excited mom-Jensen compared winning the lifetime season pass to winning the lottery.  Aw shucks.

Congrats Alexander, our First Skier of the New Year.