How do you handle all the driving???

[bvibert]

Like a lot of other people have said; it's the drive home that sometimes gets me. In general I don't really mind driving. When I did the day trip to MRG last year (4 hours each way) I made up games with myself on the way home to try and keep my mind active. Things like trying to figure out exactly what time I'd pass an exit or state border based on how many miles were left and my average speed...

 

[polski]

Being completely packed and ready the night before helps a lot but if I know a powder day is in the offing I can have trouble falling asleep ... very frustrating to toss and turn for an hour or more, knowing I'll regret the lost sleep the next day.

Three hours is about my limit for a day trip (MRG is exactly 3) though I did do Jay (3.5+) in a day in April and am bound to do a day trip to Sugarloaf (~4) sooner or later. I happily pay for a good overnight lodging deal midweek non-holiday when circumstances permit.

I set the cruise control to 71 mph on the interstates -- gets me there fast enough without burning an excess of gas or making myself likely "bear bait." Even so, the main mental game I play while driving is Spot the Speed Trap.

I find the drive home usually isn't bad, especially later in the season when it's mostly in daylight. Reflections on a day's great skiing keep me going pretty well. So does searing pain in my legs.

 

[ctenidae]

. Things like trying to figure out exactly what time I'd pass an exit or state border based on how many miles were left and my average speed...

I hate that game, mostly because my wife is much, much better at it than me. Scarily good, in fact.

 

[mattchuck2]

I can't believe the amount of driving some of you people do . . . How many days a season would you say that you drive 4+ hours? 10? 20? 50?

Note to self . . . invest in XOM

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

I can't believe the amount of driving some of you people do . . . How many days a season would you say that you drive 4+ hours? 10? 20? 50?

Note to self . . . invest in XOM

Me personally I drive 4+ hours to ski 5-10 trips a season but they're all overnights...The drive home is always way worse than the drive up..Coming home to dirty laundry, bills, and work..isn't the same as arriving to a mountain, fresh Poe, and Apres ski beers..I love getting out of the rat race...some skiers from PA have never even been to VT..

 

[ALLSKIING]

Living on LI, driving is just part of it. I like road trips so much of the time its not a problem. I am 3 hrs to the closest mt and killington is 6 hrs..I do that trip almost once a week. I am usually shot by the end though.

 

[loafer89]

I like to set my Garmin IQUE on trip mode so I see how many miles I have left to go and when my expected arrival time is.

 

[Greg]

Being completely packed and ready the night before helps a lot but if I know a powder day is in the offing I can have trouble falling asleep ... very frustrating to toss and turn for an hour or more, knowing I'll regret the lost sleep the next day.

Three hours is about my limit for a day trip (MRG is exactly 3) though I did do Jay (3.5+) in a day in April and am bound to do a day trip to Sugarloaf (~4) sooner or later. I happily pay for a good overnight lodging deal midweek non-holiday when circumstances permit.

I set the cruise control to 71 mph on the interstates -- gets me there fast enough without burning an excess of gas or making myself likely "bear bait." Even so, the main mental game I play while driving is Spot the Speed Trap.

I find the drive home usually isn't bad, especially later in the season when it's mostly in daylight. Reflections on a day's great skiing keep me going pretty well. So does searing pain in my legs.

You've summed up my mindset almost exactly when it comes to ski travel.

I can't believe the amount of driving some of you people do . . . How many days a season would you say that you drive 4+ hours? 10? 20? 50?

Interesting question. Using [post="159356"]last year[/post] which was my busiest, this was my breakdown with the one way travel times:

Mount Snow (1x): 2.5 hours
Hunter (5x): 2 hours
Sundown (15x): 25 minutes
Jiminy (4x): 90 minutes
Sugarbush (4x): 4:15
Magic (1x): 2:50
Berkshire East (1x): 2 hours
Gore (1x): 3 hours
Mad River Glen (2x): 4 hours
Killington (1x): 3 hours

the longest day trips were Gore and Killington at 3 hours. The trips to the MRV all included at least one night.

 

[gladerider]

brettski

that trip to stowe took 12 hours due to blizzard condition on the way up. i went straight up 87 and took the bridge over lake champlain. took nearly 8 hours to albany. once i got off 87, i was driving through nearly 10-12" of powder with visibility of 3 feet. on the way home it took 6 hours. drove PILOT up, which helped.

 

[bvibert]

You've summed up my mindset almost exactly when it comes to ski travel.



Interesting question. Using [post="159356"]last year[/post] which was my busiest, this was my breakdown with the one way travel times:

Mount Snow (1x): 2.5 hours
Hunter (5x): 2 hours
Sundown (15x): 25 minutes
Jiminy (4x): 90 minutes
Sugarbush (4x): 4:15
Magic (1x): 2:50
Berkshire East (1x): 2 hours
Gore (1x): 3 hours
Mad River Glen (2x): 4 hours
Killington (1x): 3 hours

the longest day trips were Gore and Killington at 3 hours. The trips to the MRV all included at least one night.

You forgot to factor in that the return home drive from Gore took 5.5+ hours...