JD
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For those of you that braved the icey roads, how far did you drive to ski today?
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How long a drive?
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JD
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chirpchirpchirpchirp....
hardline
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maybe there still drivin
awf170
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I made it from my bed to the computer, a whopping 30 or so feet away. One look at the radar and it was back to sleep.
fixedgrip16
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7 miles to my office at 2000'.
loafer89
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No ice at all here in North Central Connecticut, but no skiing either as Sundown, Ward and Wachusett are all closed.
This weekend looks like one to skip. I am hearing rumors of more ice possible mid next week for some of the same places again.
This weekend looks like one to skip. I am hearing rumors of more ice possible mid next week for some of the same places again.
drjeff
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Took me about an extra 20 minutes to get to Mount Snow this evening. Basically no visible evidence of icing until I got into VT, then it got heavy, quick. The back way off I-91 from Greenfield to Mount Snow via 112/100 was basically without power from just before the MA/VT border all the way into Wilmington 
Road surface was clean though, the only thing I had to wait for actually was a tree had fallen across 100 maybe a mile or 2 before 100 intersects 9 in Wilmington, maybe a 5 minute wait and based on the fact that I was the 3rd car in line, it hadn't fallen too long before I got there.
Here is a pic of the tree infront of my place here with about a 3/4 - 1" layer of ice! (BTW the lower branches are usually 4+ feet off the ground, and the snowpack right now is maybe 6")
Power is fine at my place and was from Wilmington all the way up 100. No snowmaking on the hil right now, just some cats working the hill. Temps dropping through the low 20's now and the wind is picking up (isolated "gusts" to maybe 15 right now). Easy drive, ugly icing in SoVT right now
BTW, as of 7PM, Route 9 from the junction with 100S in Wilmington towards Brattleboro was CLOSED to all traffic.
Road surface was clean though, the only thing I had to wait for actually was a tree had fallen across 100 maybe a mile or 2 before 100 intersects 9 in Wilmington, maybe a 5 minute wait and based on the fact that I was the 3rd car in line, it hadn't fallen too long before I got there.Here is a pic of the tree infront of my place here with about a 3/4 - 1" layer of ice! (BTW the lower branches are usually 4+ feet off the ground, and the snowpack right now is maybe 6"
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Power is fine at my place and was from Wilmington all the way up 100. No snowmaking on the hil right now, just some cats working the hill. Temps dropping through the low 20's now and the wind is picking up (isolated "gusts" to maybe 15 right now). Easy drive, ugly icing in SoVT right now
BTW, as of 7PM, Route 9 from the junction with 100S in Wilmington towards Brattleboro was CLOSED to all traffic.
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About 5:15 up last night. A tad over 4 hours home.
andyzee
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Took me an extra half hour to get to Killington, But had nothing to do with road conditions. Power was out along the way and I had trouble finding an open Dunkin Dounuts.
JD
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Only an extra hour? I would have thought worse. Good plan leaving the night before. Must have been interesting driving thru the storm..
Geoff
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There's this miracle chemical called road salt.... If you hadn't noticed, it does more than just turn Subarus into Swiss cheese.
The back way off I-91 from Greenfield to Mount Snow via 112/100 was basically without power from just before the MA/VT border all the way into Wilmington
Thanks for the update - headed up this morning. Hopefully there is power at our place.
campgottagopee
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6 hrs not bad since I lost my brakes 3/4 the way up.
nope. out of respect to the driver, i was sure to be inebriated before we left.
JD
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Nice. I'm no rookie to winter driving. But thanks for the very informative post...
Geoff
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My old UVM roommate was from Main Street in Northfield. I was exposed to enough of the local talent that I don't presume anything other'n that everybody in town could out-drink me.
campgottagopee
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Dang, you CLITS are a helluvalot nicer than my gang!!!
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