Is the Notch still open?

Submitted by advamputee t3_yu0w37 in vermont

All I can find online are historical articles when the notch has closed for the season in other years — and a few that say it’s closed November to April.

Cold temps and snow are on the way this week, but I’m hoping to drive through it one more time before the season is done!

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OhMyAchingBrain t1_iw6zorh wrote

It's open until it's closed! There is no fixed schedule.

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MizLucinda t1_iw76t21 wrote

I love that this is the most Vermont answer. Accurate, and maddeningly imprecise all at the same time. Just how we like it here.

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advamputee OP t1_iw6zxi4 wrote

Awesome! That’s what I was thinking — snow hasn’t fallen on the Notch yet so it should hopefully be open!

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Beating6The9System t1_iw9ubkk wrote

It just snowed up there today!

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advamputee OP t1_iw9xdhy wrote

We wound up bailing on our north country / notch plans with the storm rolling in. Ended up having some dirt road fun down around Rutland instead, and went up Killington right before the snow started!

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JerryKook t1_iw7a2i8 wrote

This doesn't mean that it's safe. Have had some white knuckle drives through it.

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BostonBlueDevil t1_iw87ylg wrote

Then drive slower, bro.

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JerryKook t1_iw9c02k wrote

There are times where it snows up high & the state hasn't had time to respond. Speed had nothing to do with it.

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stockuponlife t1_iw72xxu wrote

Grab a tractor trailer and go see

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VermontSkier1 t1_iw76rv0 wrote

VTrans usually posts on SM (Twitter, FB) when it closes due to weather, and when it closes for the season

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pocketlily t1_iw7kk76 wrote

A real opportunity was missed in not spending $8 to make a fake “we added a height limiter to prevent trucks getting stuck in the notch” post the other day.

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SeeTheSounds t1_iw88fuh wrote

We now have the funds to excavate straight through the notch with a four lane highway.

LMAO

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JerryKook t1_iw7a7s7 wrote

This is the best way to find out when it is closed. They have been known to close it and reopen it the next day.

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foxinHI t1_iw8c8yq wrote

Only for tractor-trailers.

Hey big-rig drivers: that's a joke. It's always closed to you guys.

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Safimissb t1_iw798xq wrote

It's still open! (Local)

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OhMyAchingBrain t1_iwh1955 wrote

The Notch is closed for the season. Announced this morning.

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Most_Expert_8080 t1_iw74xy4 wrote

Is this a forced Reddit vocabulary or do people actually say “THE notch” to mean just one of the notches all over the area?

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rrepstad t1_iw75iqc wrote

In northeast VT, people say “the notch” to mean smuggler’s notch specifically. The portion is 108S that runs from Jeffersonville to Stowe is called “the notch road”.

I’m not sure if this extends to the rest of the state.

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lanphear7 t1_iw75i2e wrote

I don’t think anyone says “the” notch if they’re not referring to Smugglers Notch.

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truckthin24 t1_iw7fsc6 wrote

Aw darn, we aren’t talking about Nebraska Notch !?

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whaletacochamp t1_iw75ibi wrote

There’s really only one notch that gets much talk

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Most_Expert_8080 t1_iw75n71 wrote

Franconia is orders of magnitude more popular

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whaletacochamp t1_iw7fvqs wrote

I didn’t realize we were in /r/NewHampshire

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Most_Expert_8080 t1_iw8eik7 wrote

Is there a force field that keeps you people from crossing state lines to get somewhere that’s really close by?

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Ergotnometry t1_iw985hu wrote

Yes. It's emitted by New Hampshites.

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Most_Expert_8080 t1_iw98zyv wrote

It’s really unsettling that so many people never leave their immediate area

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Ergotnometry t1_iw9a945 wrote

Why would we drive two hours to get to a boring version of something we have here at home?

We do go to New Hampshire. It has very nice truck stops on our way to Boston.

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