Is packet pickup less insane if you go Thursday afternoon? I'm teaching until noon, but I could go straight up after.
I think it gets busy on Friday since most people arrive Thursday or Friday, but they move along quickly. If you check in on Friday, then you can go to the athletes dinner, which is usually pretty fun. That's where they do the athletes meeting too. I was just thinking that if you go up on Thursday, you wouldn't have to drive up two days in a row. It'll work either way.