I'm curious:

We drove to Boston last night and the amount of traffic heading up 89 and 93 to beat the snow for skiing was nuts. We were at the toll area around dark and it was just solid cars but moving. I was watching the accidents on google maps happening going northbound for a couple hours. I got fuel at the rest area on 93 and watched a traffic backup from an accident in real time head back south. We even changed our route a couple times due to accidents near the cities in NH and MA. We drive to NYC and Boston a couple times a month and haven't ever seen that amount of sustained traffic. Never even on holidays around the region. It was a bit insane with the sheer amount of cars heading north. We left near Burlington at 4:00 and it started getting gradually busier near Montpelier. Honestly, the last time I saw that much traffic moving in every lane for that amount of time was LA or Phoenix on holidays or folks running from a hurricane at the last minute. It petered out quickly after we got a late dinner in Lawrence MA.

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Careful_Square1742 t1_jaynkqk wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:10 AM

Bolton was busy but not insane. snow was great, parking manageable, roads were fine.

Dadfart802 t1_jayvrkx wrote on March 5, 2023 at 3:19 AM

Killington was packed, currently getting murdered at a restaurant

Smeedge_Kilgannon t1_jazj7io wrote on March 5, 2023 at 7:17 AM

Then get off your phone and get to work.

General_Explorer3676 t1_jaymwdl wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:04 AM

I'd cross post to r/icecoast I heard Stowe was packed but no personal info

No-Ganache7168 t1_jayzqxc wrote on March 5, 2023 at 3:55 AM

Stowe was insane in the am. Traffic backed up to Weeks Hill and cars off the road.

8valvegrowl t1_jb0tt3i wrote on March 5, 2023 at 3:57 PM

Smuggs was fine, sorta busy, but the same as any good weekend. Roads and parking were no issue. The snow was the best I’ve seen all season. I was out in Colorado last week and yesterday was just as good if not better here in N. Vermont.

Smeedge_Kilgannon t1_jazj62s wrote on March 5, 2023 at 7:16 AM

There isn't a room available between Rutland and Quechee.

Khanover7 t1_jb0lt9q wrote on March 5, 2023 at 2:58 PM

The road up to Jay was a scene out of the Walking Dead. It was epic on the mountain tho. I didn’t have any problems but so many people did - it was a little funny.

random_vermonter t1_jb0oibu wrote on March 5, 2023 at 3:19 PM

The fact that people actually travel in snowstorms to ski just comes off as irresponsible imho. Skiing is not a vital function unlike food and shelter during a snowstorm.

gingerkid_420 t1_jb17fhd wrote on March 5, 2023 at 5:34 PM

And a snowstorm isn’t something that requires shutdown of non vital functions