Stowe Mountain Resort
Stowe, VT 05672-4803
Phone: (802) 253-3071
- Hours:
- Mon-Fri 8am-4pm, Sat-Sun 7:30am-4pm
Editorial Review for Stowe Mountain Resort – by Citysearch Editors
The Scene
This is the birthplace of New England skiing: enjoy a town that's over 200 years old with excellent dining, inns and lodges, lots of pubs and the full-fledged Currier & Ives outdoor winter experience. Unfortunately, that all comes with horrendous Route 108-style Mountain Road traffic.
The Slopes
The former "ski capital of the East" creates tremendous variety for every skier, thanks to the huge natural bowl formed by Mount Mansfield. There's the legendary expert steeps and famed fun of Nose Dive and some of the best glade skiing in the East. Then there's the many long, meandering, top-of-the-mountain intermediate trails like Sunrise, Lord and Standard, which aren't afterthoughts riddled with dangerous intersections. For novices, there's the four-mile Toll Road, where beginners can experience high-mountain vistas, plus a trail on the Mansfield side of the mountain.
Vital Stats
Vertical drop: 2,360 feet
Base elevation: 1,280 feet
Top elevation: 3,860 feet
Lifts: 12
Trails: 48
Skiable acres: 485
Beginner terrain: 16 percent
Intermediate terrain: 59 percent
Advanced terrain: 25 percent
Snowboarding: Full facilities
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoDaily: adults $56; juniors (6-12)/seniors (65 and over) $36. Holidays: add $2 to the price of ticket for adults; $1 more for juniors/seniors. Free for children 5 and under.
The ExtrasLessons, snowboarding, cross-country, day care, on-site lodging.
User Reviews for Stowe Mountain Resort
04/15/2008 Posted by purplesage
I spent many school vacations at Stowe with my Aunt Linda and Uncle Charlie Lord. I was there when it was just beginning to become popular. I loved it then and still do even though I haven't been back for a few years. Getting a bit too old to travel now. It's a wonderful place. Unfortunately, I never learned to ski. Uncle Charlie didn't seem to have the patience for me. The town still needs a regular stop light at the beginning of the mountain road. That flashing red light isn't going to do it.
11/21/2006 Posted by jb716
The town of Stowe is beautiful and it is nice to see that not only 25 year olds ski/board and go out at night! But the skiing is certainly NOT anywhere NEAR the best. I really don't know how you could even begin ot say that. I was there for an afternoon and did the whole mountain. I went back to killington for the rest of my vacation. the lines for the gondola were very long and the lifts take forever. the terrain is mixed at best and there is very little of it. Killington, Sunday river, attitash, bretton woods....they all clean stowe's clocks for skiing. But you can't beat the town and that is why I will return this year-just with very low expectations for skiing. Oh and beware-moderate winds close the mountain. this was the case two our of three days when we should have been there-thank goodness we left and went to killington to ski!
Pros: beautiful town
Cons: every expensive lift ticket for long lines, slow lifts and mediocure terrain
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