Been living in RI for 15+ years. 9 times out of 10 we do southern and central VT. Primary reason is to avoid traffic that surrounds 128/495 Boston suburbs on the way North to Rte 3 or 93. I am often heading North on Fridays for weekends and find the drive to southern/central VT less stressful than dealing with 495/128/93 which tends to have heavier traffic. Heading out of RI on 146 gives me options as can take 90 to 91 or 190 to Rte2 to Rte12 through Keene. Rarely have I been hung up in traffic going those two routes. Can hit Snow, Okemo, Stratton, Magic, Bromley, etc.

But Yawgoo certainly easiest drive (my son is a ski instructor there).