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Skiing road trip

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deeznuts.
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Hey guys,
I got my drivers license last year and I got my dads old truck, I've been really stoked on it and I'm counting down the days until my local resorts open so I can drive to go ski whenever I want. I'm in Southern Ontario, Canada so my local resorts are pretty shitty. I've been thinking about taking a road trip with some friends to Quebec. I was wondering if any of you guys have experience with taking road trips like this and have any suggestions / Do's and Don'ts. I feel like it would be a lot of fun but I don't know if its gonna be worth all the money in gas and the cost for a cheap hotel room etc. So basically is it really worth all those costs of driving 6-8 hours to get to a big mountain vs. just staying home and driving 2 hours to one of my local resorts.

Feel free to share your experiences of roughing it on the road!

Thanks
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Nov 10 2014 12:54PM
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ghosthop
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As a skier I save all year for the season, be it gear, passes, or gas to get to the hill. Skiing is inherently an expensive sport, justify the cost to yourself. But if you've only been on a small vertical icy bump go find out what you're missing and get back to us about if its worth it or not.

As far as hotels, either figure out a way to sleep comfortably in the back of a truck (its not hard) or find someone on here or some other way that lives in the area and would be willing to let you crash on their couch. Get them beer for being a nice person.

If you have your passport, go to Jay.
Nov 10 2014 1:03PM
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RiccardoMasutti
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ghosthopAs a skier I save all year for the season, be it gear, passes, or gas to get to the hill. Skiing is inherently an expensive sport, justify the cost to yourself. But if you've only been on a small vertical icy bump go find out what you're missing and get back to us about if its worth it or not.

As far as hotels, either figure out a way to sleep comfortably in the back of a truck (its not hard) or find someone on here or some other way that lives in the area and would be willing to let you crash on their couch. Get them beer for being a nice person.

If you have your passport, go to Jay.


Agree with him.
Nov 10 2014 1:18PM
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deeznuts.
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ghosthopAs a skier I save all year for the season, be it gear, passes, or gas to get to the hill. Skiing is inherently an expensive sport, justify the cost to yourself. But if you've only been on a small vertical icy bump go find out what you're missing and get back to us about if its worth it or not.

As far as hotels, either figure out a way to sleep comfortably in the back of a truck (its not hard) or find someone on here or some other way that lives in the area and would be willing to let you crash on their couch. Get them beer for being a nice person.

If you have your passport, go to Jay.


Thanks for the advice! Damn I completely forgot how close Jay Peak was to Quebec haha, I do have a passport so that could be a good option. My main reasoning behind going to tremblant was because the drinking age is only 18 haha. I've been to big mountains before like the 4 aspen mountains, vail, whistler and some others. But I've always wanted to go on a road trip. Tremblant is 6 hours away from me, Jay Peak is 7 and Killington is 8... I've heard great things about Killington so is the extra hour or 2 worth the drive?
Nov 10 2014 1:22PM
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ModMommy
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How late in the season are you planning to do this? Personally, I try and make sure conditions are awesome if I'm going out of my way to ski a resort.
Nov 10 2014 1:25PM
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deeznuts.
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immasHow late in the season are you planning to do this? Personally, I try and make sure conditions are awesome if I'm going out of my way to ski a resort.


I think I'll be doing it in early February. Also, does anyone know if you can drive in the USA with your Ontario G2 Drivers license? I googled it and I can't find anything on that.
Nov 10 2014 1:38PM
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ghosthop
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immasHow late in the season are you planning to do this? Personally, I try and make sure conditions are awesome if I'm going out of my way to ski a resort.

^^ this, there are a ton of cool places to ride, the best part about driving instead of flying is that you're not locked into one destination and can follow the weather

dpierson71I've heard great things about Killington so is the extra hour or 2 worth the drive?


imo jay has some of the best off piste terrain in the east and a lot of it. Plus the jay cloud. I'm not as crazy about kton but there is a reason it gets so much press. If you're looking to switch it up smuggs is only an hour farther south and has some super cool terrain on sterling and madonna.
Nov 10 2014 2:45PM
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ModMommy
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dpierson71I think I'll be doing it in early February. Also, does anyone know if you can drive in the USA with your Ontario G2 Drivers license? I googled it and I can't find anything on that.


If you have a license you should be fine. I've driven in Canada plenty of times with an American license, and once with a permit.
Nov 10 2014 2:59PM
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Myko55
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dpierson71I think I'll be doing it in early February. Also, does anyone know if you can drive in the USA with your Ontario G2 Drivers license? I googled it and I can't find anything on that.


Pretty sure you need your full g otherwise you won't be insured in the states but you should be fine i go down all the time with my g2
Nov 10 2014 3:39PM
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deeznuts.
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Myko55Pretty sure you need your full g otherwise you won't be insured in the states but you should be fine i go down all the time with my g2


Alright, but I'll still be able to drive my truck in the states with only my G2 with no problem right?
Nov 10 2014 4:18PM
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