On a map or a GPS navigation unit, the trip from the Smugglers Notch Resort in Cambridge, Vermont, to the Stowe Mountain Resort is only about 5 miles – a trip that for most vehicles takes just over 10 minutes. But for truckers trying to drive a big rig through the winding pass by Vermont's largest peak, the route can be like a Vise Grip, stopping them between rocks on corners that are so tight that it sometimes requires expensive efforts to free them.
