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MuddyGrimes t1_iwhi3sk wrote

Damn, I was about to pull my tractor trailer through this afternoon.

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SteveVT t1_iwh14jp wrote

Why is the Start time June 2021?

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Twombls t1_iwh2zxe wrote

That means its notch hiking time!

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SheaF91 t1_iwh97ul wrote

I was going to say: Not closed to foot traffic!

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tamerenshorts t1_iwhe93b wrote

Is it closed to bicycles?

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SheaF91 t1_iwhj3fo wrote

I am not sure, and can't find any answers right away. VTrans might consider a bike technically a "vehicle". Obviously would be hard to ride a standard bicycle in the snow, but you could probably fatbike it.

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jteedubs t1_iwj5q97 wrote

Road/Mtn bikes, snowmobiles, walking, skiing, sledding are all fine. I’ve seen snowmobiles and motorcycles, knew people that commuted daily by snowmobile between Smuggs and Stowe, not sure how legal it is.

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friedmpa t1_iwh4lxj wrote

Bunch of snow coming!

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trowts t1_iwi37cg wrote

the Lincoln Gap has been closed for 4 weeks

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lipsticktracer t1_iwi723j wrote

Doesn't LG close at a set time each year though? And the notch closes when AOT deems it unsafe? Not sure why it's different, but it seems to be.

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ajb15101 t1_iwi0xx7 wrote

Did they put a truck up there to stop people or just use the gate?

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MizLucinda t1_iwizyvh wrote

Next year, trucks. Next year.

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ZZZCCCVV t1_iwj3b6l wrote

No. Not next year. Next spring. Next year is a month and a half away

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grnmtnboy0 t1_iwizpqr wrote

So what is the final tally for trucks stuck in the notch this year?

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Muttandcheese t1_iwkgqb2 wrote

This won’t stop me! (Fires up the 18-wheeler)

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ZZZCCCVV t1_iwj2phm wrote

Thanks. Good notice.

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Rincewindisahero t1_iwl4w90 wrote

But but but I have a massive truck I wanna drive through there and get stuck and then towed out on the tax payers dime!!! Wahhhh

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werdnak84 t1_iwiwker wrote

Did this close for the winter before?

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Smacpats111111 t1_iwixnvc wrote

Notch always has closed for the winter

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werdnak84 t1_iwj0piu wrote

The person wrote "It's official" as if this is the first time it's happened.

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Alcoholikaust t1_iwj72k2 wrote

Like an iPhone we just moved the notch

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Moto_919 t1_iwh0smt wrote

Shouldn't be closing it at all imo.

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somedudevt t1_iwhg5eh wrote

Found the guy who bought site unseen from out of state in Jeffersonville to work for Vail without doing enough research and is now butthurt that his 25 minute commute became 1.5hrs 6 months a year.

Welcome to VT!

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Moto_919 t1_iwhzuig wrote

45, lived here all my life. Remember driving over the notch IN MY CAMARO while there was still snow on the road. People used to go over all year when it was possible.

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jteedubs t1_iwj6hn9 wrote

And I remember many years where a car was stuck at the top after going around the old “barrier”sometimes it was Nov., sometimes Jan.

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Moto_919 t1_iwkpj2b wrote

Hey tow truck drivers need to eat too

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Hanginon t1_iwhbmlx wrote

Done!

Also, you're personally assigned the plowing & snow clearing responsibility. On call all winter and accountable for any problems travelers incur.

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beazzy223 t1_iwhc8bi wrote

Ill even buy him a shovel cause a plow aint gonna make it.

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