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Hey Everyone -
I've been a lurker here on the forums since back in 2019 when I reserved my Carbon Grey Metallic FE E4X. Took delivery in early February 2021.
One of the first trips I did when I got the car - and I have subsequently done three more trips since then - was down to Snowshoe, WV for a little fun in the snow. I'm a big skier who lived out West for a number of years and Snowshoe is the closest decent mountain to us in the DMV that also happens to be on the IKON Pass.
Thought I would share my experiences getting there and back.
TL;DR - you can make it with one high speed DCFC charge at EA either in Staunton via 66 > 81 > 250 > 92 to Snowshoe or going the northern route stopping at EA in Stephens City via 66 > 48 > 220 > 28/33 > 92. The northern route is much riskier for making it on a single charge, especially going there but perfectly fine on the way back. You won't have any range issues going the southern route - it's just longer.
Northern Route
Prior to 21P22, charging only to 80% at the EA in Stephen's City made it extremely dicey to make it to Snowshoe with enough charge. In fact, the first time I did it in February 2021 I had to stop at the slow charger at the Greenbank Observatory to get a small charge to coast in to Snowshoe. With fast charging speeds up to 90% post-21P22, it should be doable to get there in one charge but still quite close.
The EA station at Stephen's City is at a Sheetz, convenient and the chargers have been very reliable.
Southern Route
Let me just start out by saying that if you have any kind of range anxiety, the Southern route is the way to go. Multiple EA stations along 81 and when you stop to charge in Staunton, you can make it to Snowshoe without any issues - even at 1.8 kw/h which is what I had most recently given I had a Seasucker ski rack on top killing my aerodynamics.
Note that the EA station in Staunton is terrible. The chargers are notoriously unreliable and they are frequently busy as nearly everyone is using this station as a jump off point to WV. Multiple times I've had the chargers been full and multiple chargers not working - for myself and other cars that were stopped.
An alternate plan is to stop at the EA station in Woodstock which has an upgraded, newer model of charger and has worked flawlessly each time I've used it, charge to 90% and then just do a quick top up in Staunton. Both stations are at Walmarts.
Charging at Snowshoe
There are two charging locations at Snowshoe with a total of four chargers.
The most convenient location is the one across from the main village. However, beware that these two are almost always full with Tesla's - particularly if you go on the weekend. If you're going to try on the weekend - get in as early as you can Saturday morning or late Friday night.
The other two chargers are located at Top of the World at the small annex lot down from the main lot. It's a bit tricky to find but these have never been in use when I've gone besides myself so it's a great backup if you can't get the closers chargers; you can always take the shuttle from Top of the World or ski down to Ballhooter from Soaring Eagle!
Hope this helps some folks considering whether to make the trip to Snowshoe in a Mach-E!
I've been a lurker here on the forums since back in 2019 when I reserved my Carbon Grey Metallic FE E4X. Took delivery in early February 2021.
One of the first trips I did when I got the car - and I have subsequently done three more trips since then - was down to Snowshoe, WV for a little fun in the snow. I'm a big skier who lived out West for a number of years and Snowshoe is the closest decent mountain to us in the DMV that also happens to be on the IKON Pass.
Thought I would share my experiences getting there and back.
TL;DR - you can make it with one high speed DCFC charge at EA either in Staunton via 66 > 81 > 250 > 92 to Snowshoe or going the northern route stopping at EA in Stephens City via 66 > 48 > 220 > 28/33 > 92. The northern route is much riskier for making it on a single charge, especially going there but perfectly fine on the way back. You won't have any range issues going the southern route - it's just longer.
Northern Route
Prior to 21P22, charging only to 80% at the EA in Stephen's City made it extremely dicey to make it to Snowshoe with enough charge. In fact, the first time I did it in February 2021 I had to stop at the slow charger at the Greenbank Observatory to get a small charge to coast in to Snowshoe. With fast charging speeds up to 90% post-21P22, it should be doable to get there in one charge but still quite close.
The EA station at Stephen's City is at a Sheetz, convenient and the chargers have been very reliable.
Southern Route
Let me just start out by saying that if you have any kind of range anxiety, the Southern route is the way to go. Multiple EA stations along 81 and when you stop to charge in Staunton, you can make it to Snowshoe without any issues - even at 1.8 kw/h which is what I had most recently given I had a Seasucker ski rack on top killing my aerodynamics.
Note that the EA station in Staunton is terrible. The chargers are notoriously unreliable and they are frequently busy as nearly everyone is using this station as a jump off point to WV. Multiple times I've had the chargers been full and multiple chargers not working - for myself and other cars that were stopped.
An alternate plan is to stop at the EA station in Woodstock which has an upgraded, newer model of charger and has worked flawlessly each time I've used it, charge to 90% and then just do a quick top up in Staunton. Both stations are at Walmarts.
Charging at Snowshoe
There are two charging locations at Snowshoe with a total of four chargers.
The most convenient location is the one across from the main village. However, beware that these two are almost always full with Tesla's - particularly if you go on the weekend. If you're going to try on the weekend - get in as early as you can Saturday morning or late Friday night.
The other two chargers are located at Top of the World at the small annex lot down from the main lot. It's a bit tricky to find but these have never been in use when I've gone besides myself so it's a great backup if you can't get the closers chargers; you can always take the shuttle from Top of the World or ski down to Ballhooter from Soaring Eagle!
Hope this helps some folks considering whether to make the trip to Snowshoe in a Mach-E!
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