Saddleback and Sugarloaf, ME: 3/6 - 3/8/23

tirolski · Mar 9, 2023

Benny Profane said:
Made a long road trip from Killington to Rangeley Lake, Maine...

Driving there is an ordeal. Maine roads are in awful shape from this strange winter. Frost heaves and potholes everywhere.

Nice TR Benny.

Benny Profane · Mar 9, 2023

Harvey said:
Great photos. Ok with you if I insert them full size? It's easy to do BTW.

Sure.

Benny Profane · Mar 9, 2023

Ok, found an alternative to the Rt. 16 ordeal. We headed south out of Rangeley on Rt. 4, and then turned off on Rt. 142 to Rt 2 back into Vermont and 91. It's a longer distance, but much much better road surfaces.

Harvey · Mar 9, 2023

Benny Profane said:
Sure.

Check it out:

Saddleback and Sugarloaf, ME: 3/6 - 3/8/23

Made a long road trip from Killington to Rangeley Lake, Maine. Primarily to ski Saddleback, but go over to Sugarloaf for a day, since we both have iKon passes. Saddleback is about twenty minutes from Rangeley, Sugarloaf about forty minutes, so it's a good base to go out and explore, since it has...

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Cork · Mar 9, 2023

Tjf1967 said:
It used to be 16 in new Hampshire was horrible. Now it's 16 in Maine. I think from lake George north its quicker to hop into Canada and come across. Not sure what those roads look like but they cannot be any worse.

6 hours door to door can not be beat going through The land of Eh, not to mention they may take umbridge with my mother nature

Tjf1967 · Mar 9, 2023

Cork said:
6 hours door to door can not be beat going through The land of Eh, not to mention they may take umbridge with my mother nature

I spent many extra hours on the road for Mary. Lol

riverc0il · Mar 9, 2023

Tjf1967 said:
It used to be 16 in new Hampshire was horrible. Now it's 16 in Maine.

Last time I went 16NH to 16ME was about a dozen years ago, it was a total roller coaster. Berlin to Erol got some paving done recently. I did that stretch on my road bike last summer and it was very nice. I remember 16ME after Erol was bad, but not epic like NH16. I assume it is much worse now?

I've used ME17 from Mexico more recently, but that can be nasty too (unless it has gotten paved since the last time I was up there)? The drive to Saddleback is long enough without the roads being atrocious. Just part of the experience.

I love Saddleback. But hard to justify the drive when I can get anywhere in VT at least one hour faster. Definitely recommend everyone try it at least once, it is a great mountain.