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"Quick Review of the Chevrolet Traverse Best for: Large groups Will make you feel like a: Queen of the road Ease of parking (from 1 to impossible): 1 Gas sipper or guzzler: Guzzler, but what do you expect from a 3-row vehicle? Who should be behind the wheel? Modern Family&amp;#039;s Claire Dunphy Space for: At least six adults (comfortably!), four suitcases, two giant tubs of snacks and a pair of skis Dashboard intimidation factor: Not so scary, if you like touch screens The Snowy Experience When I started the car, the display read 34\u00B0F\u2014practically beach weather considering the numbingly cold winter we&amp;#039;ve had in New York City this year. But I knew seven hours north in Vermont, biting temperatures were still lingering and snow was on its way. As a lady who likes her weather in the &amp;quot;heat alert&amp;quot; range, that forecast usually would have me clicking frantically to Expedia.com to get as far as possible from this Arctic freeze, but seeing I was headed to Jay Peak ski resort (which lies just slightly south of the Canadian border), I was more than happy that snow was in my future. I navigated the Chevrolet Traverse up Manhattan&amp;#039;s West Side Highway en route to pick up the other two couples who were coming with my boyfriend, Jon, and me to Jay Peak. It may sound crazy\u2014if not impossible\u2014to pack six adults and their weekend luggage into one car, but it wasn&amp;#039;t an issue thanks to the Traverse&amp;#039;s generous cargo space and carefully thought out seating. The captain&amp;#039;s chairs in the second row were nap-worthy comfortable (just ask my friend who snored his way through half the trip), and you don&amp;#039;t need to be under the age of 10 to enjoy the ample room to spread out in the third row. Once we loaded a set of skis, snacks and numerous bags stuffed with enough layers to keep a man on top of Everest toasty, we were off. I love to drive, but being a New Yorker, I don&amp;#039;t have many chances to get behind a wheel, so I was thankful that the Traverse was smooth and easy to handle. I flipped to my favorite Sirius station on the color touch screen radio (&amp;#039;90s music! Yeah, Pearl Jam!) while my friends watched Zoolander on the back rows&amp;#039; entertainment system. (Side note: My parents would have killed for a TV to keep my sisters and me quiet when we were younger. Best. Idea. Ever.) The farther we got from New York, the faster the temperatures dropped. Jon, a guy who manages to radiate heat in the dead of the winter, didn&amp;#039;t seem to notice that it was 19\u00B0F outside and cranked up the AC. Before I could complain, he diplomatically pointed out that I could control the heat (or lack thereof) on my side of the car. Smart man. On a mission to recreate Death Valley in my driver&amp;#039;s seat bubble, I boosted the heat as high as it would go and flipped on my seat warmer. Ahh, happiness. (Okay, individual climate control is actually the best idea ever). The drive was blissfully traffic-free, but when we did hit a bit of congestion, the side blind zone alert that blinked in my mirrors made me feel even more confident on the highway. Seven hours later, as we neared Jay Peak, we hit the snowfall we had all excitedly anticipated. But on the slick roads, it was decidedly not welcome. The climb up the mountain was blanketed in white and dotted with cars that were slipping and sliding in the snow. Cautiously, we headed uphill, and were surprised by how easy it was to navigate in the Traverse. We almost felt guilty as we safely cruised by the vehicles\u2014even SUVs\u2014that were having trouble. Almost. Finally, we turned a corner and were greeted by the slopes (first thought: Woah, those look steep\u2014and mogul-y). As we backed the Traverse into the condo&amp;#039;s parking space, I couldn&amp;#039;t help but audibly congratulate the car on such a stress-free and secure drive. I don&amp;#039;t know what the equivalent of giving a vehicle a pat on the back is (a pat on the trunk?), but the Traverse definitely deserved it. Three days of amazing but freezing skiing later (why hasn&amp;#039;t anyone invented heated ski lift chairs yet?), we were sad to get back into the car to head home. But, hey: There&amp;#039;s always next year for another ski trip\u2014or maybe a drive down to Florida instead. Get Car and Driver&amp;#039;s take on the Traverse. Read Road &amp;amp;amp; Track&amp;#039;s review of the 2013 Chevrolet Traverse. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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