It shouldn't come as a surprise that no one wanted to go: lift tickets were $50, snow quality was unknown, and the trip in each direction was going to be 4.5 to 5 hours. After everyone dropped out and my girlfriend suggested that it wouldn't be a good idea to go on my own, I reconsidered it for a second. But like I said, I'd be damned...
Incredibly, I was able to make the 300 mile or so trip in about 3.5 hours, speeding along the NYS Thruway at 90-100mph. I saw one cop on the Interstate, but I'm pretty sure he was sleeping, because a few cars passed him at over 80mph without incident. That's the good thing about driving early in the morning, I guess.
Killington was open for riding from 10am to 3:30pm, but honestly, I got really f-cking tired at about 2pm, to the point that I could barely control my snowboard. I didn't want to take any chances with injuries, so I called it a day, packed my gear and headed back. 5 minutes out of Rutland, VT, I get nailed by the police doing 75mph in a 55mph zone. Damn.
After this episode, I drove slowly out of Vermont, into NY, and then into the thickness that is Saturday evening traffic in NYC. Took me about six hours, one large coffee, one Red Bull, and many CDs of loud-ass music to get home.
So, was $50 in gas, a $50 lift ticket, a $99 speeding ticket, $16 in tolls, and 10.5 hours of driving worth four hours of snowboarding on four trails? Hell yes.
1 comment:
that precisely why you need to move out to seattle. your day probably would have been more like.
$10 in gas, $55 lift ticket, $220 speeding ticket, $0 tolls, but only 2 hours of driving.
4.5 hours plane ride to move your ass out here. worth it? HELL YES!
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