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mmartino03 t1_j55kbj7 wrote

You'll need snow tires to get up the Bolton access road; its steep, long and windy. Don't be that guy with out of states plates who's holding up traffic because you can't get up the hill.

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reinhart_menken OP t1_j55uy97 wrote

Good to know, asked a friend who said the same thing about Bolton access road. Definitely don't want to be that guy. Cheers.

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siltanator t1_j5a3ksy wrote

And do not for the love of god slow down going uphill. DO NOT DRIVE SLOW UPHILL. Fucking step on it.

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lavransson t1_j567ga7 wrote

>Don't be that guy with out of states plates who's holding up traffic because you can't get up the hill.

LOL, that was me maybe 6 years ago, see my other comment that I wrote before reading yours.

I am very very sorry.

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mmartino03 t1_j568zqz wrote

Ha! No worries man. I don’t think I was one of those angry locals stuck behind you that day!

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lavransson t1_j56alle wrote

Thanks, I am mostly laughing at myself.

I was able to get up the hill in the morning, the road was pretty clear, but going down at night was terrifying. It got warm in the afternoon, enough to melt some snow, then the melt got frozen later on when I drove down, so it was like ice skating downhill.

So, I joined the chorus of people advising the OP to get appropriate tires, especially if he's going to Bolton!

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xoxofeebzz t1_j56l7ur wrote

I remember in my youth our car with snow tires was skidding up to Bolton, all the kids hopped out and hitched a ride the rest of the way

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reinhart_menken OP t1_j56suya wrote

Getting some snow tires. I forgot to ask, are we talking like consecutive steep up and downs like 1-2 car lengths up and then 1-2 cars down like a little hill, or we talking like a long-ish continuous 30 yard down 30 yard up? I'm fine with either I just want to know how freaked out my girlfriend is going to be in the passenger seat and how much calming down or not bringing her I need to do lol.

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rockmeamedeus t1_j57om2h wrote

The Bolton valley access road is about 5 miles. It varies from kinda steep to really steep

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nickdaq t1_j599n0s wrote

Its uphill the whole way. You're pretty much driving halfway up the mountain

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