Stowe, USA - Vermont

snowbum from UNITED STATES writes:

Stowe is definitely the best in the east, hands down. Unlike all other resorts in the east, pretty much, it is all top to bottom on Vermont's highest peak. But the real deal is all off the trail and in the trees. Just amazing lines, crazy hits, natural tree slides, 10-15ft dropoffs that just appear out of nowhere, and filled with powder. While all the folks on the trails complain about eastern hardpack, you'll find me in the trees riding on the powder. Resorts in the east are finally waking up to the fact that the trees hold the snow much better than open trails. Just check out Jay Peak. Jay gets outrageous snowfalls, and really is the all about the snow. I've been there often and experienced three consecutive days of snowfall, ending up in 40+ inches. I am not making this stuff up either. They average over 350 inches a year. That is great for an eastern resort and not too bad when compared to the western resorts, like vail and others (i don't want to get into a east vs west thing, hey if you have passion and live in the east, you'll find very good stuff to keep you busy). They have a great glade network, but their only downfall is the short vertical and lots of runouts at the end when you want to hit the really good stuff. overall i stick with stowe since you can spend a lot of time on every trail, on and off piste.

If anyone wants more info on stowe or jay, or the others in new england (i've rode them all, including tucks every year for the last 10 years), just send me a line.

pray for snow

2003-11-20