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Stowe Mountain Resort, Stowe, VT

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Stowe Mountain Resort

7231 Mountain Rd · Stowe, VT

Why you should go…

Stowe Mountain Resort spans two mountains: Mount Mansfield, the highest peak in Vermont at 4,395 feet, and Spruce Peak. In winter you get 116 trails over 485 skiable acres, served by 12 lifts and an average of 314 inches of snow. Spruce Peak Village holds dining, shops, a spa and the Spruce Peak Performing Arts Center, and in summer and fall you can ride the gondola, hike, climb or drive the scenic Toll Road up Mount Mansfield.

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Good to know

General sport & outdoor guidance

Habits that pay off across this whole category, not rules for this one venue. Always check the official site for the specifics.

  • Weather calls the shots

    Check the forecast the morning of and keep an indoor backup in your pocket for the day it turns.

  • Shoes, water, sun cover

    The three things that decide whether you last the whole outing or cut it short after an hour.

  • Parking and launches fill early

    On a nice weekend, lots and trailheads are often full by mid-morning.

  • Daylight shrinks in shoulder season

    Spring and fall visits need an earlier start than the same trip in July.

What's around here?

The closest stops to Stowe Mountain Resort, ordered by straight-line distance. A few more like it, plus some different kinds of fun so you can build a full day.

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Smugglers' Notch State Park

    Under $25

    Camp and hike at the foot of Mount Mansfield in the narrow Green Mountains pass that the notch road climbs through.

    1.0 mi awayMore like this

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Mount Mansfield

    Free

    Hike or drive to the alpine ridgeline of Vermont's highest peak for views from the Chin, its 4,395-foot summit.

    1.6 mi awayMore like this

  • Stay
    Iconic

    von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort

    $50+

    Stay at the Austrian-style mountain lodge run by the singing von Trapp family on 2,600 acres above Stowe.

    5.0 mi awaySwitch it up: Stay

  • Attractions
    Family Favorite

    Ben & Jerry's Factory

    Under $25

    Take a 30-minute guided ice cream factory tour with a sample, then visit the Flavor Graveyard for retired flavors.

    13 mi awaySwitch it up: Attractions

  • Sightseeing
    History Buff

    Vermont State House

    Free

    Tour Vermont's gold-domed capitol, whose House and Senate chambers are the oldest active legislative halls with original interiors.

    21 mi awaySwitch it up: Sightseeing

  • Sport & Outdoor
    Outdoor Adventure

    Vermont Association of Snow Travelers

    Free

    Nonprofit trail association that maintains and grooms Vermont's statewide snowmobile trail network.

    25 mi awayMore like this