So, hilariously enough, I flew.
Flight there = BLISS. Free booze, helped my buddy pick up a lovely lady in the boarding lounge pre-flight (and now they're going on a date this week - cute!), and we were in our hotel by 9pm. Some more beer and poutine later, we went to bed to wake up for first tracks the next morning - conditions were PERFECT (for on-piste, that is...not much snow in the glades). It was fairly empty this weekend, too. Really great time.
Sunday we skied all day, got off the slopes at 2:30pm, did the outdoor hot tub thing until 3:15pm, then showered, packed up, ate, and got into our shuttle back to the airport at 4:55pm.
...and therein laid the sh!tshow:
Flight scheduled for 7:00pm, delayed to 9:10pm. Then 10:50pm. Then 11:15pm. Island Airport closes at 11pm, so we were then going to fly into Pearson, but then at 11:30pm, they cancelled the flight.
...because it was due to weather, they did not cover the cost of our hotel, and because Porter only flies Thurs-Sunday, I was 're-booked' for Friday. FRIDAY! Apparently I was one of 30 lawyers on the flight, so voices were raised and a new flight was added for today. I got into work at 4:45pm.
I would absolutely fly Porter again - the ordeal really wasn't bad and staff were super friendly. I'm out $123 on a hotel, which my credit card insurance covers, and I'll call Porter for a voucher later so I can get to fly with them again, less a small amount for not cancelling it sooner despite knowing that they would have to (i.e. so I would have just stayed in the Village Sunday night).
Still happy I didn't drive -the roads were brutal.
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