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Powder Day Problemo!

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fudgenuggets
Posts: 383 - Karma: -3,400
Just wondering how people get to the mountain and ski first tracks.
Like most other weekend warriors (I think), I live about 50 mins from Sugarbush, my home mountain and we're supposedly getting a dumping tomorrow.

I'm wondering how people can drive to the mountain when you do have 2-3 feet of snow outside and can't because of the roads.

Is this just a problem that everyone has to deal with? Or is it just my case.

Can you get a pow day if you live 1 hr from the mountain?
Feb 13 2014 10:41PM
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YoungChristmas
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 2,147
Sleep in your car in the parking lot.
Feb 13 2014 10:44PM
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japanada
Posts: 13785 - Karma: 1,956
My powder day problem is getting geared up without waking up my roommate. Then its a two minute walk to the tram.
Feb 13 2014 10:45PM
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Crazy_E
Posts: 121 - Karma: 268
Theres this magical thing called setting an alarm and waking up early so you have time to drive there before first chair even with the road conditions.
Feb 13 2014 10:47PM
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MAvallon
Posts: 246 - Karma: 138
cant you just wake up really early and drive there
Feb 13 2014 10:48PM
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Session
Posts: 5405 - Karma: 22,522
Up at 5:30, on the road by 6. In the lot about 7:45 in line by 8 for a 9 am opening. If you live in a place with snow, you should be prepared to drive in it.
Feb 13 2014 11:24PM
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ESAND
Posts: 1607 - Karma: 744
Is this thead serious?
Feb 13 2014 11:29PM
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Holte
Posts: 10750 - Karma: 7,995
Sounds like that's your roommate's problem.
Feb 13 2014 11:44PM
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japanada
Posts: 13785 - Karma: 1,956
It for sure is, but I like to show my curiousness. We do share a dorm room sized room though. I am responsible for him getting up and on first box on more than a few powder days tho. Lucky Im so nice.
Feb 14 2014 12:12AM
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GayWolf420
Posts: 37894 - Karma: 126,954
my issue is some of my friends hate waking up early to ski. they'll complain about the lot being full when they get there at 10 and I'm just like lol wake up earlier.
Feb 14 2014 8:22AM
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Labattski
Posts: 201 - Karma: 74
First you need a jeep or truck to get through the snow then you get up really fucking early to make sure you're the first one there and bam first tracks are yours
Feb 16 2014 8:07PM
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-benedetto
Posts: 5238 - Karma: 1,359
Walk the dog, start the truck, make a coffee, leave early, drive slow..
Feb 16 2014 8:12PM
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skitheeast77
Posts: 224 - Karma: 6,577
50 minute from the mountain sounds great to me. You don't really have any excuses.
Feb 16 2014 8:17PM
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Morriski_
Posts: 179 - Karma: 895
Where im staying right now im literally a five minute walk from the lift station, and you can get absolutely beautiful powder that is at max a 10 minute hike from the chairlifts.. And the best thing about it? Its empty 90% of the season.. I dont think anyome could ask for a better mountain
Feb 19 2014 4:18PM
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ny300z
Posts: 1299 - Karma: 1,708
50 mins? thats nothing try 4 hrs to anything decent.

but i caught 2 storms this year real easy....be able to/afford a last minute trip and drive up the night/day before the storm hits and leave when the pow is gone
Feb 19 2014 4:23PM
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freestyler540
Posts: 13159 - Karma: 19,512
I just go touring instead. no line ups
Feb 19 2014 4:55PM
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yangumane
Posts: 1816 - Karma: 3,348
1. get up 2.5 hours before mountain opens
2. get in car
3. drive to mountain
4. get in line early
5. ski
6. what the fuck could be so hard about this
Feb 19 2014 5:01PM
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