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oldmanski
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What is your average commute to get to your hill?

I know it varies from weekdays to weekends, location, and mode of transportation(car, bus, train, etc.) used but how long do you travel to go skiing at your local mountain?

I ski Hood and it takes me almost 2 hours(weekday and depending on traffic) to drive one way from where I currently live.

Also, what is the longest commute you have done to go skiing for the day and return home?

Growing up where I did, it was common to drive 4 hours one direction, ski for the day and drive back home after.
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HaydenB
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I’m lucky to live a 10 minute drive from my hill, and I still manage to whine about features being sticky or the snow being icy
5 years ago
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r00kie
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About an hour each way to my local. When I drive north in the state (MI) to Nubs or one of the Boyne hills I make it a day trip, 4 hours each way.
5 years ago
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PeeDuBzz
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45 minutes to an hour from Burlington to Stowe (excluding the holiday weekend chaos).
5 years ago
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Willgum
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About 10 minutes if I walk, 2 mins to drive. I'm so thankful that my town decided to not build a touristy condo village at the base of the mountain like Vail & other places, it made room for full time residents to live right there.
5 years ago
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GayWolf420
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35 minutes to an hour or longer depending on roads/time of week going into PC.

And for LCC/BCC, just over an hour to SLC where I usually carpool with my sister who lives down there or take one of the later morning/early afternoon ski busses up
5 years ago
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Getshifty
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Takes at least 2.5 hrs to get to mt bachelor from the valley but it’s worth it plus I stay the night allot of the time.
5 years ago
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theabortionator
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About 12 minutes from my driveway to being parked mid mtn. Pretty mellow. Also a 1 min walk after work laps. About 10 min from DP. I dont think I ever wanna commute more than a half hour again.

Summer commute is about 30 steps from the kitchen.
5 years ago
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NateDude
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oldmanskiI ski Hood and it takes me almost 2 hours(weekday and depending on traffic) to drive one way from where I currently live.

Trying to drive up there on the weekends to ski is so fucked. If im going up on the weekend I always camp out the night before to avoid all the subarus and tacomas driving like idiots just to get a spot in the back of the parking lot

**This post was edited on Jan 29th 2020 at 1:52:59pm
5 years ago
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SkierDom
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two minute drive about 10 minutes walking with gear
5 years ago
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HypeBeast
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5hrs to anything worth skiing but not worth writing home about. 10+ to anything good.

Otherwise there's a 300' vert, I'd call sledding hill, that's an hour away and has a very short season length and no natural snow.
5 years ago
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GrandThings
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Pretty much exactly 2hrs from Boston to Loon
5 years ago
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BagOTricks
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2 hours for my main mountain, 40 mins for some decent hot laps on a midwest mole hill
5 years ago
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Bdoobz
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5 minute walk in boots
5 years ago
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BoilerPl8
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3 to Sunday River, 4 for a great day at Sugarloaf.
5 years ago
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nosebutterpizza
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From Boston: 2 hours to Cannon, Loon or Mt. Snow and about 3 hours to Killington or any other resorts up there.

If anything is longer than 3 and half then I'll stay the night
5 years ago
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typicaldenverkid
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About a 2:15min drive to brek, and 2:30-2:45 to A-Basin.
5 years ago
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270on420out
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2 hours with traffic. An hour 15 without. Sometimes at night I can do it in 50 minutes.
5 years ago
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Nuno812
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4 hrs to The Loaf.
5 years ago
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Ted_The_Sled
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It's about 2 hours from Boston to anything worth skiing in NH or VT. I've sent day trips to the Loaf which is another 2 further but never a bad time.
5 years ago
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xxACIDTRIPxx
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I normally shuttle it up. 5 minute walk. 10 minutes from base village and 10 minutes to get to the top of turoa
5 years ago
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ScootSkiLyfe
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ThAtDuDeNaTeTrying to drive up there on the weekends to ski is so fucked. If im going up on the weekend I always camp out the night before to avoid all the subarus and tacomas driving like idiots just to get a spot in the back of the parking lot

**This post was edited on Jan 29th 2020 at 1:52:59pm


Yea Meadows has been fucked busy I hear
5 years ago
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michigang
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45 mins from a terrible hill (but it's home) and 1.5 hours from a better one
5 years ago
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ScootSkiLyfe
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Back home it was a 12 minute drive to Powder Ridge in Minnesota. Living in Portland now. Been going to Ski Bowl which is like an hour and 15 for me but hurt my knee recently.
5 years ago
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b0ss
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1 hour bus or 10 minute drive from avon to vail. Or 4 minute bus to beaver creek
5 years ago
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MoneyMakerMike
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About an hour to my home mountain, but 2 hr 45 min to Sun Valley which i get to ski once a season if im lucky just cuz the prices are a little steep for a high schooler. There is this sled hill with a magic carpet with probably 200 vertical feet that used to make a terrain park only 5 min from my house, but they stopped building the park so that blows.
5 years ago
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reeski
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I’m usually good for 8-10 day trips to Killington which is around 3hrs from my house. Could drive an hr less to Snow or Stratton but prefer the snow quality and terrain better at Killington.
5 years ago
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NateDude
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ScootSkiLyfeYea Meadows has been fucked busy I hear


O yeah, for sure, that's a whole 'nother thing. It seems like the weather has been terrible all season AND the lift lines are absurd on the front side. Although it was nice a few weeks ago when everyone was too scared to drive in the blizzard but there was waist deep pow
5 years ago
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fries
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20 minute-ish drive to bridger
5 years ago
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ScootSkiLyfe
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ThAtDuDeNaTeO yeah, for sure, that's a whole 'nother thing. It seems like the weather has been terrible all season AND the lift lines are absurd on the front side. Although it was nice a few weeks ago when everyone was too scared to drive in the blizzard but there was waist deep pow


Was in MN then, missed prime time
5 years ago
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ShakyFilmer
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Yea I drive 3 hours from NYC to MA saturday morning at like 5:30 am (still in high school), and stay at the motel in town that night. My dad actually lives upstate so I also go there (about a hour away) saturday night if we don't feel like paying for a room.
5 years ago
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PeppermillReno
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I’ve day tripped Stowe and Burke from Boston too many times and it’s close to 8 hrs in the car. Don’t really like anything close Sunapee or Waterville I guess are 2 each way. Guess I’ve been fortunate to take long trips out west or get hotels last 8-9 years I’ve skiied a lot as an adult.
5 years ago
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ShadowXVX
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20 hours one way. Not even joking.
5 years ago
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Loud710
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4 hours one way to kwood always worth it
5 years ago
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Redrobin
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14 minute bus ride or about 10 minutes drive and walk to the base
5 years ago
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skiminnesota
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I can see Canyons from my porch ~ 5 min drive if no traffic
5 years ago
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weastcoat
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35 mins no traffic, 40-45 with traffic.
5 years ago
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Non_State_Actor
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Loud7104 hours one way to kwood always worth it


Where do you live?

I can make Kirkwood in 3:15 or so with good traffic. The usual commute is Squaw, 3:30 minimum. Depending on traffic and weather it can take a long time. Did a 24hr last year getting home. Slept in the car at the base of Donner Pass to get moving as soon as the opened the roads. We really really had to get home do to some extenuating circumstances I won't go into, otherwise we would have stayed put and had another monster pow day.
5 years ago
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Rparr
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BoostMaGI’m lucky to live a 10 minute drive from my hill, and I still manage to whine about features being sticky or the snow being icy


came here to post this lmao
5 years ago
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skierman_jack
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A 1 minute walk from my porch
5 years ago
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Dilldoes
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30 minutes from work and 15 from home.
5 years ago
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No.Quarter
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30 minute drive to Bridger, about 1.25 hour from my door to the top of the ridge
5 years ago
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Mawbin
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I’m like a 5 min walk away from my hill, it’s v nice
5 years ago
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CatdickBojangles
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30 mins. When the Jerrys show up from DC or Northern VA its like an hour or 2.
5 years ago
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bRADon
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used to drive 2.5 hours to troll, for a 100$ season pass it was so worth it.
5 years ago
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YeetCannon
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25 minutes to Purg, 15 min to Hesperus, 5 min to Chapman, or the 15 backyard setups within walking distance. Wild and wonderful down in Durango

**This post was edited on Jan 30th 2020 at 12:21:17pm
5 years ago
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Michigan_Sucks
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about 5 minutes to Mont Ripley and about an hour to Mount Bohemia
5 years ago
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Loud710
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mystery3Where do you live?

I can make Kirkwood in 3:15 or so with good traffic. The usual commute is Squaw, 3:30 minimum. Depending on traffic and weather it can take a long time. Did a 24hr last year getting home. Slept in the car at the base of Donner Pass to get moving as soon as the opened the roads. We really really had to get home do to some extenuating circumstances I won't go into, otherwise we would have stayed put and had another monster pow day.


I live in Sonoma county Weed and Wine babay
5 years ago
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Ginger_Drew
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10-15 minutes to Hyland on weeknights and 1.25hr to Trollhaugen on the weekends
5 years ago
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Non_State_Actor
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Loud710I live in Sonoma county Weed and Wine babay


I drove from sea ranch to Tahoe city a few years back. That was a long haul. Southern or eastern part of the county is a little bit easier but still no fast route to Sac right?
5 years ago
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SavageBiff
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Closest mountain to me is 7 springs -1 hour 10 minutes but I don’t go there ever
I go to snowshoe , 3.15 hours each way
longest trip will b big sky approx 30 hours est, probably gonna have a hotel break adding 10 hours of non driving time so 30 for true commute I guess
5 years ago
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