Stowe Mountain Firsthand Reports

Great day at Stowe on Saturday. Got out early in the morning and the snow was fast and soft. Nose Dive had by far the best snow once you got past the top which was tricky and got more skied off as the day went on. By our 4th run on dive the cover at the top was thin but the snow after was still well worth it. Avoid Spruce, the southern exposure has melted a ton. Stick with Mansfield if you plan to head up for some final turns of the season. Things considering, a great year at Stowe!

The post about port a potties at Mansfield is not entirely true. Yes there are pot a potties BUT the bathrooms in the lodge are open as is the lodge itself for food and drinks. Sat in lodge late in the day and had a couple of adult cold beverages. Was there in January for 2 weeks, great snow and the lines actually moved quick even MLK wknd considering singles ride alone. Only the gondy was a bit of a wait. The quad actually moved pretty quickly for what looked like a long line.

Tuesday and lines are ridiculous, port a potties for bathroom at Mansfield cafe. Pretty shitty for Vail Resort. Good snow though

Skied 1/24-1/26/21. Cold but good snow. Soft bumps on chin clip. Hard pack / wind blown at the tops of the runs from the top. Gondola/ quad lift lines. Not expected on a Monday/ Tuesday. Triple no lines . Only blues but best snow . Glutch best / nice sm fun bumps

Much better day. A lot less traffic. Gondolier has lots of snow. Although remained closed.

Beautiful sunrise over the inversion this morning. Typical east coast hardpack. Ok in the morning but just dangerous by afternoon.

Yesterday was great even with limited runs open. They are doing a good job trying to maintain COVID-19 policies. Only a few lifts open today, though, and the gondola was closed due to high winds. Wet snow today will freeze overnight. High winds tomorrow again and very limited terrain. Trying their best, but the weather isn’t cooperating.

Spent most of the day at Stowe. Covid-19 protocol was adhered to by both staff and customers. The ghost lines guarantee lateral separation. Our brief stay at the Octagon Cafe was socially distant. Four runnerquad was working well. Snow conditions held throughout the day although towards the end of the day, some of the runs became mogul filled with thin spots in places. Still the day was more than worth it.

Thursday 2/27 was slushy and warm. Turned to blizzard white out conditions. Caught the only gondy to the top before everything went on wind hold, then closed for rest of day. If you stuck it out the afternoon got better when temps dropped and snow became fluffy. Friday 2/28 will be best day of the season for sure.

With temps pushing 60 not a banner day for conditions. By 130 many trails on spruce were slush and too slow, ones on far right and left should have been closed due to so much exposed terrain. Mansfield was good including Moguls but you had to ski the shade by noon. Kudos to Vail resorts for having most trails and lifts open, didn't see a blue off limits.