For my trip to Mammoth this weekend, I had put in a request weeks ago with key keeper, Mike Schmidt, for our 2010 Volvo XC60. With four people and all our gear and the car's all-wheel drive, it was the perfect vehicle for a snowboarding trip.
Fortunately only two of the four people had their own snowboards. Any more and it would have been difficult to fit through the ski pass-through in addition to all our luggage and bags of booze and food. Three boards in normal conditions (no foodie passengers) would have been fine and I'm sure skiers won't have the same concern.
As it was, our backseat passengers said they were very comfortable and didn't feel crowded in at all. "It's so luxurious!" they exclaimed, pointing out the interior materials and the cushy padding on the sides of the seats.
Caroline Pardilla, Deputy Managing Editor at 13,640 miles
tenta20 says:
06:52 PM, 03/20/10
The New Yorker? Well it does have an interesting cover... But the Volvo is looking like its a dependable luxury SUV for Edmunds. Cool stuff.
oldparnell says:
08:19 PM, 03/20/10
...putting the skis, snowboards etc in a ski rack on top of the car would probably work too ;-) Skiing for 25 years, never have put skis ina car.
lucien4 says:
01:52 PM, 03/21/10
Pass-through is very convenient but probably not very safe. In an emergency stop stuff would be flying through the front windshield. On the other hand if you're driving only on snow there would be no quick emergency stop...
jeepsrt says:
09:04 AM, 03/22/10
+1 on never putting loose ski/board equipment in a car, I also put my wife's ski boots and my snowboard boots and all related items in a large bag as well.
estarla says:
02:45 PM, 03/23/10
The fold-down option is good for people who aren't season pass holders or really go all that often to the slopes. Of course, seasoned skiiers and snowboarders should invest in a rack.