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10-17-2018, 07:56 AM #5276Registered User
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Better to just use the IRS mileage rate (54.5 cents a mile) if you want to estimate total drive cost. The fuel money is only a small part of the total cost of operation; depreciation may be relatively low on a car with over 100k on it, but the wear-and-tear will show up in parts and service parts pretty quick. Driving EC to Colorado is probably enough on its own to require an oil and filter change or two, depending on route and your change interval, and that's just for starters. I haven't checked the mileage to Denver, but Montana to Maine it was about 2600 miles—so a round trip in the car is going to cost you a bit over $2600 in mileage. If you can get by without jumping to an SUV rental, flying and renting gets awfully tempting at that point.
The lack of snow tires on rentals is a bigger issue than the 2WD vs 4/AWD issue, IMO, but AFAIK no one in the US rents vehicles with snow tires.
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10-17-2018, 06:10 PM #5277
Killington is opening this Friday?
October 19th??
What is happening???
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10-17-2018, 06:25 PM #5278
It's been cold for the past week at night it has been dipping into the 20s, those guns can pile snow quick
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10-18-2018, 11:45 AM #5279
Ski and Ride card is back and better than ever. (Now with 15 mountains!)
Smuggs, MRG, Magic, Whiteface, Burke, Titus, West, Northeast Slopes, Middlebury Snow Bowl, Owls Head, Gore, Suicide Six, Cannon, Oak, Bretton Woods. 1 day ticket to each for $175
https://www.mychamplainvalley.com/ski-and-ride-card
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10-18-2018, 12:41 PM #5280
Well I bought a plane ticket. They are really cheap right now on Jet Blue. So I bought an epic pass, too. I am planning on just staying near Vail. Anyone here ever stayed at the Vailbunkhouse? Money aside, I would rather ski than drive. Which bar at Vail is best for cougar hunting?
https://vailbunkhouse.com/
And in terms of cost, your car depreciates even when you are not driving it. So the real cost is somewhere between gas and IRS. IRS is on the high side especially on an older car.
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10-18-2018, 12:58 PM #5281
EAST COAST ROLL CALL - Turn it up to 11
i went to the front range for a few years when i had friends living there and saw all of the resorts and a good bit of bc.
i am sure someone on the west coast threads could help you out more, but here are my 2c:
i like frisco more than vail. better town. if you really wanted to party though, breck would be more fun. for skiing, beaver creek has the best snow and steeps. vail is a lot like stratton to me with the fake town nonsense, but i never did sleep slopeside and maybe that would change things. definitely the crowd is a little older than breck slightly more cougar/silverback then milf/cougar*.
* these values are based on the fact that the milf category starts at about 24 on various sites online from prior “research”j'ai des grands instants de lucididididididididi
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10-18-2018, 01:09 PM #5282
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10-18-2018, 01:23 PM #5283
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10-18-2018, 01:32 PM #5284
Breck base elevation gave me a hard time.
Make sure to do some adjustments if you happen to stay in Breck.
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10-18-2018, 04:22 PM #5285Registered User
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10-18-2018, 06:42 PM #5286Registered User
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There's probably a spot in a car's lifespan where you can come out ahead of the mileage rate, but I've never owned one where that was the case. My current rig is a year-old pickup, so between higher fuel costs and high depreciation at this stage, I don't think I come out ahead when getting standard reimbursement. On the flip side, all my previous vehicles have been either fully depreciated or damn near that point, but the maintenance costs were almost universally above fifty cents a mile.
Put another way, the IRS has a damn good reason not to inflate the standard rate, and a lot more data to hand than we do. Any particular vehicle may vary from the rate, but if you don't keep enough track of costs and retained value to actually do the math, the standard rate is a pretty useful place to start.
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10-19-2018, 06:23 AM #5287Registered User
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Wife and I have lugged our trailer VT to Driggs ID for the past three years and it's getting old. Not sure what we will do after 2019. Which is to say, if you are currently up for it , do it. A fast 5 minute jog when you stop for gas will improve your altertness and comfort immensely, as would a co-pilot.
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11-02-2018, 03:50 PM #5288Registered User
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Mid-atlantic DMVer here, Planning one or more road trips to VT this year
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11-02-2018, 04:56 PM #5289
Updates by NOHRSC's schedule
The sad truth is that whine does not age well
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11-02-2018, 05:48 PM #5290Registered User
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Model forecast cuts off a bit early, but it could be a good snow event for northeast;
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11-02-2018, 06:52 PM #5291
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Never give the gfs too much credit, especially out more than120hrs in my hack experience and even then it's suspect at best. Ensembles ftw, but longer range the ecmwf is consistently more accurate. It was explained to me by a local met in extremely dumbed down terms that the reason the gfs is generally less reliable is that the input data that goes in to the model is not as detailed as that of the euro.
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11-04-2018, 05:17 PM #5292
Ended up in New Hampshire. Driving through the white mountains. Found a WROD and had to ski. No rentals so I wandered around the parking lot asking to trade skis/boot time for beers.
Ended up with a pair of 3 sizes too big Salomon boots and some 166cm Salomon 1080s. He also loaned me his ski pants and helmet/goggles too.
Mount Washington looking great.
I'm pretty dang stoked to be sliding on snow. Didn't get a pic but ended up skiing with a mag. Think he said his handle was Goomba?
East Coast WROD, less mediocre than International @ alpy. Only a few sticks and open holes, no fog or avalanche debris.
It's official.
Anyways, first time skiing the east coast. Pretty fun mountains you guys have. I'll be back!
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11-04-2018, 05:54 PM #5293
fkna, that is rad. welcome!
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11-04-2018, 05:58 PM #5294serial lurker
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Thats some awesome spirit of skiing stuff Leavenworth. Good on ya.
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11-04-2018, 06:02 PM #5295
Major win. Y'all come back now ya'heah!
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11-04-2018, 06:10 PM #5296
The cat WROD is a pretty quintessential intro to the scene- well done!
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11-04-2018, 08:03 PM #5297
It was a good time! A happy little accident.
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11-05-2018, 05:59 AM #5298
He also loaned me his ski pants and helmet/goggles too
that's impressive. Next time, be a real man and hike Tuck's.
great TR, seriouslyBacon tastes good. Pork chops taste goood.
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11-05-2018, 06:05 AM #5299
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11-05-2018, 06:09 AM #5300
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