Stowe

Pros: Wide variety of excellent lodging, great restaurants, tons of winter sports and other activities
Cons: Can be expensive depending on where you stay, eat, etc.

My boyfriend and I returned from a weekend (1/31-2/2) in Stowe to celebrate out One Year Anniversary together. We were worried about expensive activities and not having enough time to do anything, but it turned out to be a PERFECT WEEKEND!
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Pros: Nice trails, large ski area with plenty of vetical
Cons: No capital improvements in years; lifts/lodges need updating. Limited lodging chocies at the mountain

We went to Stowe for Pres Week 2003. This was our 3rd Pres Week at Stowe and this time we stayed at the Condos at The Inn at the Mountain. Having been to Stowe before but staying in town we thought that these were the condo's that were trailside just...

Pros: Beautiful fall leaves, cheaper off season
Cons: None for me - but if you want to actually ski....

I know, some avid skiers are going to think me nuts, but if you knew just how unathletic I am, you would realize you DEFINATELY do NOT want me on the slopes! But I love Vermont with a passion, and in particular Stowe, VT, best known for its skiing. If...

Pros: Beauty, Fall leaves, Nice natives
Cons: Kind of far from NY, its best to stay for a week.

Want to visit one of the most beautiful places in existence? Take a trip to Stowe, Vermont. Sure its one heck of a drive from New York City (A good six hours) but let me tell you it is well worth it! Stowe is about as far North in Vermont as you can get....

Pros: Worlds Fastest Gondola
Cons: Too Many Range Rovers

The front four at the underrated Stowe Mountain resort offers some of the best skiing/riding on the East coast. Mount Mansfield is Vermont's highest peak, measuring in at just under 4,400 feet. After paying $100.00 for a two day lift ticket, high...

Pros: Skiing, romantic town, long trails
Cons: location, price

Being a native of Stowe, and having skied all of the Vermont resorts, I
will do my best to remain as objective as possible herein.

Aside from Woodstock, Stowe is likely one of the most "Vermont-esque"
towns on the Vermont...

Pros: Best Skiing in the east
Cons: Lodging and Meals not that great

Having been to just about every ski resort in Vermont and other northeast states, I found Stowe to be the best of the bunch. When I went to Stowe a couple of years ago, the natural conditions were good but not great -- fresh snow covered the ground, but...

Pros: Really Serious Terrain; Charming Village
Cons: Too-Small Lodge; Relatively Compact Mountain

I call Stowe The Athletic Skier's Mountain largely because of its challenge. The average pitch far exceeds its southerly neighbors, while Goat and Starr offer lift-served, in-bounds extreme terrain (with snow to cover it) that is almost unique in New...

Pros: Good expert terrain, good lifts, short lines, good snow.
Cons: Cold, too far north.

Stowe is one of the best mountains in the east. It has some of the hardest terrain you can find anywhere, east or west. Runs like Goat are just plain scary, but with skill can be fun.

On my most recent trip, I stayed at the "Top...

Pros: Always good conditions, gondola, summit lodge, Smuggler's Notch secret passage trail.
Cons: Can be expensive, crowds.

Living in Albany New York is difficult, there are so many options when deciding where to go for a ski vacation. We don’t really have the time or money to go on a weeklong excursion to the west. Stowe is only about 3 hours away, so we take about 4 or 5...

Pros: Long interesting runs, snow, setting
Cons: Weekend morning crowds

Stowe is a combination of the best parts of New England skiing: Vermont's tallest mountain (Mansfield), high speed lifts, long continuous runs and the quintessential Vermont town.

The best part of Stowe is the long, uninterrupted nature of...

Pros: Town, Terrain, Natural Snow,Not Crowded
Cons: Lack of Snow making, Costly

Stowe as far as Vermont mountains go is one of the best. It offers unequalled expert terrain, unspoiled glade skiing, as well as a local community which makes it the East Coast's answer to Aspen. Its northerly position also acts a time deterent of...

Pros: Trails, views, town atmosphere
Cons: Hike to lifts, too few natural snow trails

This is a great place to go when you have a few very aggressive skiers in your group but also have some people who just want to ski a few groomed supertrails and be in a quaint New England Inn by 3.

The classic Front Four trails are still a...

Pros: Great tradition
Cons: Crowd management

As a Vermonter who loves to ski, I must say that Stowe is a skiing legend, being one of the oldest (if not THE oldest) ski resort in America. It is quaint, beautiful, and easily accessible. The surrounding area boasts terrific restaurants (and a wide...

Pros: Good conditions this year.
Cons: Too many very difficult trails.

I went to Stowe two weekends ago, and I found the skiing pretty good, there has been a lot of snow this season, so that added to the quality of the snow there. The problems with this resort, and with others in the northeast is the weather which tends to...