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RWD -- MS85. All season tires, fairly new. I turned off traction control, but that did not help.

We charged at Sunday River on Jan 1. One of the three chargers did not work, but the other two were fine. Last year we used the Tesla charger at Sugarloaf (at the hotel entrance) and it worked fine, as well as the 14-50 at the Mt. Washington Hotel (thank you for getting that done), the J1772...

We drove to Lincoln from Jay Peak in late December. While the SC in Lincoln is close to several restaurants, beware that lots of businesses, including several of the restaurants, are not open in the winter, or they close earlier in the winter. We ate at a great BBQ place (“Texas Toast”) in a...

We stayed at Jay Peak two nights, Dec 28-29, at the beginning of a substantial snowfall. We started with a full battery (255 RM) at Sugarbush, on route 100 south of Stowe, and we got enough added range in 34 hours at Jay Peak to drive to the supercharger in Lincoln NH, with an afternoon skiing...

Killington has two J1772s but they are slow (13mph) and the valets were shuffling Teslas when I was there last winter. I've used the Tesla destination charger and the J1772s at Stowe, and the 14-50 at the Mt. Washington Hotel. Do your research and always have a backup plan. In cold winter...

Plugshare also shows a Tesla destination charger in Tremblant, a 10 minute walk from the pedestrian village, but you only need a few hours of skiing or an overnight charge to get a full battery. I always look for back-up options; Plugshare shows several at Tremblant but they are mostly in the...

Albany to Montreal is doable but just barely. We made the run last month at 20 degrees F and with roof racks. We drove at 55 and stopped at the J1772 provided by the Price Chopper in Plattsburgh for a top up. They have two chargers there and there are restaurants open late nearby, The new SC...

There is a good CHAdeMO in downtown Roanoke that I used successfully in July. The one on Stanton is iffy. But, overall, getting the CHAdeMO adapter has been a good investment. Plug Share also shows a B&B in Harrisonburg (“By the Side of the Road Inn & Cottages”) that will share its HPWC for...

For those traveling in this direction before the SC is ready, remember that the Raton Pass has an elevation of 7834 feet. We drove from the Denver/Lone Tree SC to the Raton KAO last year, stopping in Colorado Springs to use the J1772 in the public parking for two hours while enjoying a great...

The Sportz SVU tent is quite roomy and has a full floor and a side vestibule, so it is rather large and heavy when folded up in its duffle bag. The initial setup can be a bit confusing and may require two adults, so you should definitely give it a dry run at home before heading out to enjoy...

There is an hourly parking fee at the J1771 in Sherbrooke. Also, there is only one plug, but it gives you 21 mph. I don't recall that the Circuit Electrique charging station takes other cards as Chargepoint does. Circuit Electrique card gives you access to most J1772 charging locations in...

We used the J1772 in downtown Sherbrooke as well, just a few weeks before the SC in Drummondville opened. We were driving on a ski trip from Quebec City, QC to Mt Washington, NH (using the 14-50 there). Sherbrooke was the best place for charging up 3-4 hours. The EV charger worked fine, and...

For spring break, we caught a few days of great skiing and used the SC at Brattleboro, as well as the J1772s at Stowe (22mph) and Killington (13mph), and the 14-50 at Bretton Woods. While we had no problems, our MS85 was one of the three Teslas at Killington one Saturday night, and the valet...

We bought Napier’s Sportz SUV Tent with Screen Room #84000, via REI. Can't wait to try it out "Camper Mode" ...

We bought the SUV tent. We did a test run on the setup and breakdown process, so we were ready and pitched the tent quickly in near-dark conditions and spent the night in the "tentsla" on a trip to Florida last month. It was handy to be able to access the car directly from inside the tent in...