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having a car at a northeast ski area is important..especially if you want to keep your options open and ski other areas on your trip.
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Exactly!
Trains to resorts work in Europe because their resorts are bigger, higher and have more to do if the weather doesn't cooperate. Even more importantly, the trains serves the locals living in the mountains year round, not just skiers in the winter.
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Taking a train from one big city to another like Philadelphia to Washington DC or NYC to Boston can be logical
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As the name implies, mass transit only works when there's enough "masses". With everyone living out in the boonies, we simply don't have the "critical mass" for mass transit to work. Except for Boston and New York, which actually DO have bus trips just about every weekend to the mountains. Driving to a train station, take a train and then having to get into yet another shuttle bus is a major hassle.