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Bumming it in the parking lot (tremblant)

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dweezileast
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I am planning a trip to tremblant, and I am curious to know if anyone has ever slept in their car in a parking lot. I have slept in a car before, and it is cold, but with the proper gear, we could do that. anyone have experience?
Dec 13 2006 8:18PM
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ogou0287
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in my pick up at mont-blanc with ghetto sleeping bags in october for montain biking.....when you fall asleep drunk and stoned, its ok, but wheen you wake up at 5 in the morning, its freezing cold
Dec 13 2006 8:30PM
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chapz
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get a good sleeping bag and youre set man
Dec 13 2006 8:33PM
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georgemihaly
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Yea, getting stoned/drunk is def a good idea. I slept in the Loon parking lot 2 nights inside a van. I recommend sleeping in your ski gear (minus the boots) and wrap up in a couple of blankets. You'll be cold and hungry in the morning, but you will most definately have first tracks. Good luck
Dec 13 2006 8:37PM
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teamdummy
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i've spent many nights in a car. my experience though says ski parking lots are not a great place to park and sleep. cops patrol and bust you. i've had good luck in hotel parking lots and apartment lots. alot easier to blend in with the other cars that will be parked there overnight. i used a 0 degree bag with a big comforter type blanket over me-even my head-and always managed pretty well. key is to lay low and blend in. nothings worse than having a cop knock on your window at 3 am telling you to move along.
Dec 13 2006 8:43PM
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Fitz.
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yeah with a good quality sleeping bag and you ski clothes youll be set, if you dont wear your ski clothes under the sleeping bag it hard getting out of the bag!!
Dec 13 2006 8:56PM
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OwenL
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yeahh iv done that before, at like 12 at night we finnished jibbin a handrail and one of my friends was like lets go to blue and we did. There was 4 of us in a little honda civic  and we slept in the parking lot when we got there .  it was uncomfortable but it was worth it.
Dec 13 2006 8:57PM
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dweezileast
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we would find a common parking lot, not affiliated with the mountain, and crash there. We would be going to sleep late, and up in the morning before people access their cars. We definitely plan to lay low and cover up
Dec 13 2006 9:24PM
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Craigskis
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Put a hot water pad in the bottom of your sleeping bag, it helps when it's -20 out...
Dec 13 2006 9:35PM
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ds.181.3
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if you can get your hands on a space heater that helps. Fire it up at 2 or 3 am to get toasty again. If you have a suburban and like 2 or 3 people it shouldn't be to bad. Battery powered heating pads for your back are awesome too. Good sleeping bag, as mentioned is most important.
Dec 13 2006 9:44PM
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InfernoHits
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Jack, I have been in Tremblant when it got to -37 degrees over night. Don't die
Dec 13 2006 9:45PM
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freezed
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why do cops care?

at meadows, there are cars overnight all the time. There are always 4 or 5 RV's too.
Dec 13 2006 9:47PM
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dweezileast
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When it snows, they need to plow the parking lots, so they need to clear the cars out.
Dec 13 2006 9:53PM
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awsomecoolguy
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i can contribute largly to this thread
i stayed in the parking lot at welchvillage for opeaning day it was epic
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then some cops came and were like w/e it's cool
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"i beleve thats mtn dew"
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after that we sleped in my ford escort. "if you no anything about a escort there outragesly small"

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sunrise, we shreded sweet day.........
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Dec 13 2006 10:22PM
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dweezileast
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this past weekend, we slept in an outback sport, with one seat down in the back, a few pairs of skis, boots, random other gear, and camera equipment. There were 3 of us, and it was hella uncomfortable. the owner of the car is getting a thule for xmas, so we will have more space to work with
Dec 13 2006 10:40PM
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TheStamos
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ive done it many times, just be prepared to cram 500 lbs of gear into the front seats. ive done it over 40 times.
Dec 13 2006 10:52PM
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NickSteezy
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^^ man if i had a mountain to camp out at i would deff do the same
Dec 13 2006 10:57PM
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Rez4frederick
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hehe, this is one reason I just bought a fatty truck with a topper on the back, good place to sleep  for skiing/camping :)
Dec 13 2006 11:01PM
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Armanzoid
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Im going to killy for two days next week, and im extremely strapped for cash. So I might just say fuck the hotel, and snooze in the car for the one night.
Dec 13 2006 11:06PM
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lanks
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camp on the north side parking lot in tremblant.
Dec 13 2006 11:10PM
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jonkreation
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is sleepin in the parkin lot pretty accepted at alotta mountains or is it hit or miss?
Dec 13 2006 11:10PM
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johnnypsunami
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tremblant is the coldest place ever. i hope you know how to make an igloo.
Dec 14 2006 4:20PM
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freeskibum82
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dude.. just go to caribou that night.. find some tourist chick and crash her bed in the hotel.. its damn easy to do.
Dec 14 2006 4:40PM
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wAy2sTeEzY4u
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yeah i stayed at strattons lot once, no big deal just bring a good sleping bag and a few blankets, also if you can get some sort of heater thats nice to have on.
Dec 14 2006 4:40PM
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00000000
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Just find some chick to go back to their hotel with, or just party all night
Dec 14 2006 4:52PM
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skiinscotland
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volvos are good to sleep in, but get some sort of heater (that doesnt drain the car battery) to turn on at like 5 in the morning to it is warm when u get up, u can feel like shit if its freezing when u wake up.
Dec 14 2006 5:01PM
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Snowcase
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It was very uncomfortable for me in the backseat but I can say I got very friendly with your skis. I think my dad might still have his station wagon. I'll check on that.
Dec 14 2006 5:10PM
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Fulton333
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dont wear the stuff that you are skiing in to sleep in 'cos they get sweaty so you'll get cold when you start skiing.
Dec 14 2006 5:18PM
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dweezileast
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that's what i was thinking. there's a great one up the road that is virtually always closed.
Dec 14 2006 5:31PM
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Legit
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i would recommend parking in the Westin underground parking i think its 10 bucks a night plus u get to raid the continel breakfest and have pool, gym, tv close by
Dec 14 2006 5:43PM
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Legit
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^ and its heated so u dont have to worry about the -30 nights
Dec 14 2006 5:45PM
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DANETRON
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just remeber not to sleep in a snowbank

Dec 14 2006 5:51PM
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WestCoast_Hitman
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Just find some underground parking most of those garages are heated and out of the wind there are tons around there for sure
Dec 14 2006 6:05PM
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Pigletpen
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dirt
Dec 14 2006 7:25PM
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stevel
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ya so far whats been said is sick advice i would defenetly stay on the south side cuase if u really try there a chance u can find a room with at least a warm floor or just forget ur pride for one night and be the one to hook up with an ugly chick but if not underground parking or go up and park more into where the condos are cuase u mite get nailed if u stay in the main lot
Nov 13 2007 8:25PM
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Snowcase
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Check the dates.
Nov 13 2007 8:32PM
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L.[Coast].NYer
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i'm planning on doing the same thing at either big bear or mammoth so let me know how it goes...  you could always set your alarm for every hour or so and just turn the car on to crank the heat for 10 minutes and then go back to sleep, just a series of hour long naps.
Nov 13 2007 8:43PM
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Rippy087
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you'd also wake up feeling like shit if you did that
Nov 13 2007 9:21PM
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skiminnesota
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if this is true this is the best idea i have seen
Nov 13 2007 9:26PM
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skibum193
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make sure to have maaad warm blankets and shit, and dont have too many people. i tried to sleep in the back of a subi with 4 kids, fucking sucked. soo cramped and cold. by yourself, itd be much better
Nov 13 2007 9:30PM
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steezerampage
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I know far too much about this,

try this, a heater for 42 bones.


http://www.coleman.com/coleman/ColemanCom/subcategory.asp?CategoryID=3000
Nov 13 2007 9:31PM
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Pippin
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yah interrupted sleep is really bad, not that it really matter cause your sleeping in a car anyways
Nov 13 2007 9:32PM
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glass
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i have heard of people sleeping in one of the (heated) underground hotel parking lots at tremblant. try for that?
Nov 13 2007 9:33PM
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DrStrangelove
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when i first started instructing i ended up staying out late drinking at the bar and my cell phone died and i couldnt get in touch with my buddies to tell me where the hell the house was that they were staying at. i ended up having to just leave all my ski gear on and sleep in the passenger seat using the extra jackets in the car as blankets...it sucked balls, but it probably would have been fun if we had a pickup truck and a fire and a few people to hang out with...i only skiied like 2 hours the next day cause i was so sore and tired and hungover
Nov 13 2007 9:35PM
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Pippin
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haha always make sure you have power on the celly
Nov 13 2007 9:53PM
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