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Reviews for Stowe Mountain
Total (3.3)
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Stowe has good terrain variety and good grooming capabilities when conditions are icy, but it’s often icy. Lift lines move pretty well.
Joey Campomizzi
Didn’t have the most snow when we went but still a good time. I’ve been in the pst and have always enjoyed. Lines can stack up if the conditions are good so be weary of that though.
Ju
We skied two days in Stowe and two in Killington. Stowe has fewer lifts but much longer trails. All our family members preferred Stowe. Killington was busier, and half of the trails were closed. Stowe was mostly open, and you get much more skiing in a day. Stowe gondolas and lifts are of a great quality and they all have footrest. There were no queues. Stowe had a lot of snow. The chairlift and the gondola are not well connected and people walk between them.
Will Berkowitz
Nice terrain for beginners nice views but it is small compared to park city and snowbird
michael.j.russo
Great location in Vermont
Jonathan Adams
While the mountain is amazing and the the lifts put you on mountain fast the staff and the resort soured the experience. Spent 6 ski days at the Lodge at Spruce Peak. The hotel staff were a fail with exception of the bell staff, room cleaning staff and the valets. The restaurants in the village were awful and I have a door stop I got to take home which they tried to pass off as a pork chop. A few miles down the road there are other options but for a drink or food after skiing it feels like extortion. The lift attendants were not attentive often on phones. The way they scanned the passes at the entrance of the lift line ropes made the flow of the day a downer. Often standing in front of you and blocking momentum. The people participating in racing were aggressive. Being cut several times in lift lines and several close calls on the slopes with race participants was frustrating. It felt like my ticket to ski was not the same as the one they bought if you get my drift. Haven’t been to Stow in 10 years previous to this Valentines week 23. Won’t be back for at least 10 more. Should have gone to Killington. I ski between 15 and 30 days a year and have been skiing for 40 years at 44. This was a family vacation with my wife and son. I am a advanced skier and I do feel 6 days in a row more than ever.
Andy
Vail operations can't seem to keep the lifts running. Have heard excuse "need a part to get the lift running" more times than reasonable. New parking fee doesn't make me happy but they seem to be doing a good job running shuttle service from the free lots.
MD
Way too much money for what you get. Southern VT resorts are much better and more modern. The village off the mountain is great but I’ll never ski there again. I don’t know what the hype is about Stowe (except for town, which is beautiful). I gave Stowe three chances and each time I was less impressed. We had an incident with some unprofessional staff members that didn’t help their case. Killington, Okemo, Stratton, Snow are all better in my mind. Save your money and go somewhere else.
Brook Mior
I didn't like that without a vax card you can't eat or drink anywhere. You can't get into a bar or restaurant but they have no problem shoving you into a pact gondola with other people with no mask.
Peter Anania
Recently came back from our first ski-cation this year. We made the rounds through Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts and of course one of our stops was at Stowe (which is truly the best mountain in Vermont). It was early in the season, so not everything I wanted to ski was open, but what was open was great, especially the runs off the Gondola. If you don't know, there are 2 mountains: Mansfield and Spruce and on Mansfield (the larger of the 2) there are 3 ways up: toll road, Quad and Gondola. The great part about the Gondola is how warm you stay. You ski down and share warmth up. And the runs are long. Not Colorado long, but really long for the East. We had great snow, great weather and a great time. Do yourself a favor and get out there!
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