tirolerpeter
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Driving?
I guess it is a matter of perception if you consider "2-3 hours" as a "long drive." When I lived in Suffolk County (LI) NY three hours one way was pretty much a minimum for a "day trip." Of course, a co-driver was the best "solution" for those "short" trips. If I had to do it alone, then going to the slopes was never an issue; but driving home was tough at times. I would drive about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way home, and then I would park in a safe place, heat the car up as much as possible, and then (with the motor off) I would schedule myself for a 30-45 minute "power nap." I would be awakened either by my watch alarm, or feeling chilled in the rapidly cooling car. At that point I would get some food, some coffee (or other caffein drink) and finish the run home.
Long trips (4-5 hours) were best done with a co-driver, but even then, I was able to use the "power nap" stratagy. Of course, for those, going and returning was usually done on two different days.
It is amazing how hard we are willing to work to get in even a few hours "quality time" on the slopes!
how do you people like me that don't live very close to good skiing deal with all the driving to get to the good resorts? Do you stay overnight? do you just drink a lot of coffee or what?
I'd like to do more skiing this year, but it's usually the long drive times more than anything else that end up keeping me away, with skiing as expensive as it is, it's usually not in the budget to pay for a place to stay
people here seem to put in a ton of days and I'm just curious and looking for points of view.
by the way, by long drive times, I"m talking 2-3 hours for me to places like Mount snow, wildcat, sunday, etc.
I guess it is a matter of perception if you consider "2-3 hours" as a "long drive." When I lived in Suffolk County (LI) NY three hours one way was pretty much a minimum for a "day trip." Of course, a co-driver was the best "solution" for those "short" trips. If I had to do it alone, then going to the slopes was never an issue; but driving home was tough at times. I would drive about 1/3 to 1/2 of the way home, and then I would park in a safe place, heat the car up as much as possible, and then (with the motor off) I would schedule myself for a 30-45 minute "power nap." I would be awakened either by my watch alarm, or feeling chilled in the rapidly cooling car. At that point I would get some food, some coffee (or other caffein drink) and finish the run home.
Long trips (4-5 hours) were best done with a co-driver, but even then, I was able to use the "power nap" stratagy. Of course, for those, going and returning was usually done on two different days.
It is amazing how hard we are willing to work to get in even a few hours "quality time" on the slopes!