Stowe (United States) Skiing Holidays

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Stowe - USA

Stowe is probably the most famous US resort east of the Rockies (the only likely rival for such a title is Killington). Based around a quintessentially New England town, some 200 years old, Stowe has attracted the great and the good for more than a century, from the Roosevelts and the Vanderbilts who graced Stowe’s Summit House in the 1860s, to the genuine Von Trapp family of ‘The Sound of Music’ fame.

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Today the resort is in renaissance with a huge on-going investment that has created a new inter-mountain transfer gondola lift between the two main ski areas on Mount Mansfield (Vermont’s highest summit), and Spruce Peak, and much more besides, on the mountain and in the resort.

Beginners

Stowe has created an excellent new beginners area with a gentle 10% gradient as part of its renaissance and its ski school employs some of the world’s best teachers, so you would be hard pushed to find a better place to learn to ski. The Easy Street run is great for first timers and you can soon ski from the top of Spruce Peak and enjoy great views as well as excellent skiing. This near perfection does come at a cost however and, depending on how strong the Euro and how weak the dollar is, you can still expect to pay perhaps a quarter more for a rental/tuition/lift ticket package in Stowe than in the Alps, and closer to four times the cost of learning to ski in Eastern Europe.

Intermediates

With a little less than 500 acres of terrain, Stowe does not compare in size to most of the well known resorts in California or Colorado which may offer six times or more terrain, but still with 59% of the 85 runs graded intermediate, there is plenty to keep most skiers happy for at least a week. The longest run at 3.7 miles (5.8km) is Toll Road and most of the intermediate skiing is concentrated on Spruce Peak. If you can’t get enough skiing in during the daytime, some of the lifts and runs are floodlit for night skiing through to 9pm on four evenings per week.

Advanced

Stowe has a reputation for offering some of the toughest skiing in New England, a reputation earned over the decades and maintained in the modern era. Most famous are its legendary “Front Four” trails - Starr, National, Goat and Liftline which are steep double-black diamond descents (the toughest groomed trail category in North America). The runs include steep mogul fields and of course on Liftline you are descending in full view of the chairlift above, so make sure you look good.

Snowboarding

With terrain parks for beginners, intermediates and advanced boarders, Stowe has it all for freestylers, as well as a giant 200m long half pipe. Use the high speed lift network to access some of the best off piste terrain in New England on Mount Mansfield. If you need to improve your technique you can sign up for a 90 minute group lesson tailored to all ability levels.

Other Activities and Facilities

There’s plenty to do besides ski at Stowe, indeed, like St Moritz, a sizable proportion of guests don’t bother to ski at all! There are over 70 unique and boutique shops and, a real rarity in the US, chain stores are practically non-existent. But if you do want those chain stores, albeit at discount prices, there’s factory outlet mall in the nearby town of Essex. In Stowe you will also find a cinema as well as a fitness centre and you can opt for a sleigh ride, or go snowshoeing. Excursions are also available to the nearby Ben & Jerry’s ice cream factory.

The Spa at Stowe Mountain Lodge opened in Autumn 2007 bringing the art of luxury and comfort to Vermont’s most venerable resort. The spa includes a “healing lodge,” a private water sanctuary integrating a herbal steam chamber, jacuzzi pool, dry sauna, and cooling rain shower designed to encourage the guest to relax and unwind.

For cross country skiers there are 35km of prepared runs, 40km of backcountry trails and the area is interconnected with three other touring centers to provide a total of 150 km of groomed terrain.

Après Ski and Dining Out

Although Stowe is distinctly up market in attitude, it is quite a large resort with over 60 bars and restaurants so that means there is something to appeal to everyone in the selection.

The Partridge is reputed to be the local’s favourite dining spot, but well heeled guests may opt to take the gondola up to the Cliff House restaurant for a four course gourmet meal.

Families

As you would expect, there are excellent facilities on and off the snow for families. Special ski school classes are available for children aged five to 12 years, and for boarders aged seven to 12 years.

For younger children aged from six weeks there is a non-ski nursery facility at Spruce Peak base.

Piste Map for Stowe

Stowe Piste Map
Snow Report
Snow History
Weather Report
Report date:20th November 2008
Last snowed:18th November 2008
Upper slope depth127cm
Lower slope depth:3cm
Fresh snow depth:2cm
Piste condition:Closed
Off-piste condition:No report
Runs to resort:Closed
Avalanche risk:No report
Open lifts:0 of 13
Weather conditions:Unsettled weather, chance of fresh snow
Temperature:-8ºc

November 2008

DateLower depth (cm)Upper depth (cm)Piste stateRuns to resortOff piste snowWeatherTemp. (ºc)Last snow
20th3127ClosedClosedSun/cloud-818 Nov

April 2008

DateLower depth (cm)Upper depth (cm)Piste stateRuns to resortOff piste snowWeatherTemp. (ºc)Last snow
18th76183GoodSoftSun1613 Apr
17th76188GoodPackedSun1613 Apr
16th81188ExcellentPackedSun1013 Apr
15th81188ExcellentPackedSun413 Apr
14th81188ExcellentPackedCloud-113 Apr
11th71193GoodSoftCloud24 Apr
10th76201SoftSoftSun/Cloud54 Apr
9th76201SoftSoftSun/Cloud104 Apr
8th76201PackedSlushySun/Cloud94 Apr
4th81203GoodPackedRain/Snow-12 Apr
3rd81203GoodPackedSun31 Apr
2nd81203FreshPackedSun/Cloud-31 Apr
1st91213HeavySoftRain831 Mar

March 2008

DateLower depth (cm)Upper depth (cm)Piste stateRuns to resortOff piste snowWeatherTemp. (ºc)Last snow
31st91213ExcellentSoftCloud128 Mar
28th91213ExcellentPackedLight Snow-427 Mar
27th91213ExcellentPackedCloud-326 Mar
26th91213ExcellentGoodCloud-323 Mar
25th91213ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-323 Mar
20th81198GoodPackedSnow-419 Mar
19th81198GoodSoftRain/Snow118 Mar
18th81198ExcellentPackedSun/Cloud016 Mar
14th81198ExcellentGoodSnow-113 Mar
13th81198PowderExcellentSun/Cloud-712 Mar
12th81198ExcellentPackedSun/Cloud-411 Mar
11th81198ExcellentPackedSun/Cloud-49 Mar
10th81198ExcellentPackedCloud-109 Mar
7th81198ExcellentPackedSun/Cloud05 Mar
6th81198ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-25 Mar
5th97198ExcellentExcellentCloud-44 Mar
4th97198ExcellentExcellentChangeable-329 Feb
3rd97198PowderPowderChangeable329 Feb

February 2008

DateLower depth (cm)Upper depth (cm)Piste stateRuns to resortOff piste snowWeatherTemp. (ºc)Last snow
29th76193PowderPowderSun/Cloud-1127 Feb
28th76193PowderPowderCloud-1727 Feb
27th76193PowderPowderLight Snow-1126 Feb
26th71188ExcellentExcellentSnow-322 Feb
25th71188ExcellentExcellentCloud-322 Feb
22nd71188ExcellentGoodLight Snow-819 Feb
21st71188ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-1319 Feb
20th71188ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-1214 Feb
19th71188ExcellentExcellentLight Snow-914 Feb
18th71188ExcellentExcellentCloud014 Feb
15th74191PowderPowderLight Snow-914 Feb
14th74191PowderPowderSun/Cloud-913 Feb
13th74191ExcellentExcellentLight Snow-110 Feb
12th71188PowderPowderSun/Cloud-1310 Feb
11th71188PowderPowderCloud-1310 Feb
8th66183PowderPowderCloud-67 Feb
7th66183PowderPowderLight Snow-75 Feb
6th56173ExcellentExcellentLight Snow-53 Feb
5th56172PowderPowderCloud13 Feb
4th56172PowderPowderCloud-33 Feb
1st51167PowderPowderCloud030 Jan

January 2008

DateLower depth (cm)Upper depth (cm)Piste stateRuns to resortOff piste snowWeatherTemp. (ºc)Last snow
31st51167PowderPowderSun/Cloud-830 Jan
30th51167ExcellentGoodLight Snow-926 Jan
29th51167ExcellentGoodLight Snow-126 Jan
28th51167ExcellentGoodChangeable-526 Jan
25th51167FreshFreshSnow-1124 Jan
24th50167FreshFreshSnow-1623 Jan
23rd46160ExcellentGoodLight Snow-1122 Jan
22nd43160ExcellentGoodLight Snow-821 Jan
21st43160ExcellentGoodCloud-1419 Jan
18th38155FreshSnow-817 Jan
17th38155ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-514 Jan
16th36152ExcellentGoodSun-913 Jan
15th36152ExcellentGoodSnow-713 Jan
14th36152ExcellentGoodCloud-610 Jan
11th36152ExcellentGoodCloud110 Jan
10th36152ExcellentGoodChangeable-26 Jan
9th45163ExcellentGoodCloud06 Jan
8th61178ExcellentGoodCloud66 Jan
7th86178ExcellentGoodCloud35 Jan
4th86179ExcellentExcellentCloud-83 Jan
3rd58168ExcellentExcellentSun-232 Jan
2nd58168ExcellentExcellentCloud-181 Jan

December 2007

DateLower depth (cm)Upper depth (cm)Piste stateRuns to resortOff piste snowWeatherTemp. (ºc)Last snow
28th38151ExcellentGoodChangeable-327 Dec
27th38151ExcellentGoodCloud-424 Dec
24th38149ExcellentGoodCloud-619 Dec
21st48158ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-719 Dec
20th48158ExcellentExcellentCloud-518 Dec
19th72158ExcellentExcellentCloud-516 Dec
18th72158ExcellentExcellentCloud-1216 Dec
17th72158ClosedClosedSnow-1416 Dec
14th38144ExcellentFreshCloud-613 Dec
13th33139ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-912 Dec
12th29132ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-1110 Dec
11th30139ExcellentGoodSun/Cloud-310 Dec
10th30139ExcellentGoodCloud-69 Dec
7th30139GoodGoodSnow-76 Dec
6th30139FreshSnow-115 Dec
5th30138GoodSnow-114 Dec
4th30138PowderPowderSnow-73 Dec
3rd25132PowderPowderSnow-52 Dec

November 2007

DateLower depth (cm)Upper depth (cm)Piste stateRuns to resortOff piste snowWeatherTemp. (ºc)Last snow
30th13122GoodGoodCloud-627 Nov
29th13122FreshSnow-227 Nov
28th12120PackedFairSun-623 Nov
27th12120PackedFairCloud-223 Nov
26th12122GoodFairCloud-123 Nov
22nd10101PowderFreshCloud321 Nov
19th1091PackedPackedSun-216 Nov
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