Ski in Stowe

Skiing in Stowe

Stowe, USA (390m to 1090m)

With skiing on Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont, Stowe is one of the best known resorts in the world, and one of the most picturesque. Lift-linked to Smugglers Notch. The world's fastest eight-passenger gondola opened here in 1992 and there is a full service ski and snowboard shop with demos from many manufacturers. Night skiing is also available. Stowe frequently receives top ratings in US ski and snowboarding magazine reader surveys of East Coast resorts.

Stowe

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Stowe Ski Facts

Stowe Ski Facts

		Expert Skiers
		Intermediate Skiers
		Beginners
		Snowboarding
		Snow
		Apres-ski
	11	Black Runs
	28	Red Runs
	8	Blue Runs
63km		Downhill Pistes
150km		Cross Country Trails
11		Ski Lifts
700m		Max Vertical
1090m		Highest Lift
390m		Lowest Piste
390m		Resort Altitude

Stowe

The American ski resort of Stowe has direct access to 63km of downhill skiing, with 56 individual pistes, served by 11 ski lifts.

The skiing is at relatively low altitude, so snow cover can be variable.

Snowmaking :- Stowe is able to augment natural snow, with 120 Snow Cannons.

Ski Lift Capacity :- The 11 Ski Lifts of Stowe are able to uplift 12,326 skiers / snowboarders per hour.

Skiing in Stowe

Stowe's skiing is spread across two mountains which many believe offer the best skiing in the East of North America. Mathematically the resort can claim that its average trail length is the longest in the region. Stowe is very proud of its 'natural terrain' which it believes is the best in the area offering skiers and riders every type of terrain from wide open cruising to narrow winding trails and glades.

The resort's flagship 'Front Four' trails on Mount Mansfield - National, Liftline, Starr and Goat, are the quintessential classic New England trails with steeps and bumps to get the adrenaline rushing in even the most experienced skiers. Nosedive is another popular bumps run. They typify the predominantly double black and black diamond skiing on Mansfield which is what gets skiers raving about Stowe.

Spruce Peak has largely easy and intermediate skiing and is the base for beginner and early intermediate ski school, where group lessons last 90 minutes each in morning or afternoon. More advanced ski school activities take place on Mount Mansfield.

Both mountains have comprehensive snowmaking although the resort receives an average of more than 27 feet of natural snow each year anyway. Among its many other claims to fame are the fact that Stowe has more mile-long (1600m) lifts that any other East Coast US resort.

Finally, Stowe is a mecca for cross-country skiers with more than 200km of interconnected trails operated by a number of centres.

Snowboarding in Stowe

Stowe Mountain Resort has been a mecca for snowboarding since the sport's inception. In fact, Jake Burton Carpenter lives in Stowe and employees of his company headquarters, Burton Snowboards, ride at Stowe. Stowe's terrain park and superpipe are home to a number of exciting freestyle events, such as the Stowe Slopestyle series.

Stowe Aprés Ski

There's plenty going on in and around Stowe from close-of-lifts to the wee small hours, although many guests choose to stay in their own accommodation complex - most having as many facilities on their own as a small ski resort somewhere else in the world!

For those who do venture out, Happy hour at The Shed is invariably lively or live music at the Rusty Nail - great fun. Evening activities also include night skiing, boarding, tobogganing, snowmobiling and sleigh rides - as well as a visit to the cinema or one of the indoor sports and leisure facilities.

Shopping is the most popular off-slope activity in the resort.

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Stowe in brief

Stowe Ski Resort is:-
Very good for Expert Skiers.
Very good for Intermediate Skiers.
Good for Beginners.
Good for Snowboarding.

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