Stowe Mountain Resort is a
ski resortA ski area is a developed recreational facility, usually on a mountain or large hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services. It is common for a ski area to have food, rental equipment, parking facilities and a ski lift system catering to the sports of skiing and snowboarding...
in the town of
Stowe, VermontStowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States, and is a major four-season destination resort. The population was 4,339 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
in the
Northeastern United StatesThe Northeastern United States is a region of the United States. According to the definition used by the United States Census Bureau, the Northeast region consists of nine states: the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut; and the...
. It comprises
Mount MansfieldMount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, United States. The mountain, its highest point in the town of Underhill, Vermont, peaks at above sea level...
and Spruce Peak. Mount Mansfield, the location of the intermediate and advanced ski trails, is the tallest mountain in
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
with its summit being above sea level. The resort is primarily owned by the insurance firm
AIGAIG is American International Group, a major American insurance corporation.AIG may also refer to:*And-inverter graph, a concept in computer theory*Answers in Genesis, a creationist organization in the U.S.*Arta Industrial Group in Iran...
which purchased it in 1988.
There are 116 trails altogether on Spruce Peak and Mount Mansfield to provide of skiable terrain.
The resort had $37 million worth of taxable receipts for winter 2007-8, placing it a close second to Killington ($37.3 million) in Vermont.
The sport came to
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
when the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
caused the government under Franklin Delano Roosevelt to form the
CCCThe Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program for unemployed men, providing vocational training through the performance of useful work related to conservation and development of natural resources in the United States from 1933 to 1942. As part of the New Deal legislation...
.
Stowe Mountain Resort is a
ski resortA ski area is a developed recreational facility, usually on a mountain or large hill, containing ski trails and vital supporting services. It is common for a ski area to have food, rental equipment, parking facilities and a ski lift system catering to the sports of skiing and snowboarding...
in the town of
Stowe, VermontStowe is a town in Lamoille County, Vermont, United States, and is a major four-season destination resort. The population was 4,339 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
in the
Northeastern United StatesThe Northeastern United States is a region of the United States. According to the definition used by the United States Census Bureau, the Northeast region consists of nine states: the New England states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut; and the...
. It comprises
Mount MansfieldMount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, United States. The mountain, its highest point in the town of Underhill, Vermont, peaks at above sea level...
and Spruce Peak. Mount Mansfield, the location of the intermediate and advanced ski trails, is the tallest mountain in
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
with its summit being above sea level. The resort is primarily owned by the insurance firm
AIGAIG is American International Group, a major American insurance corporation.AIG may also refer to:*And-inverter graph, a concept in computer theory*Answers in Genesis, a creationist organization in the U.S.*Arta Industrial Group in Iran...
which purchased it in 1988.
There are 116 trails altogether on Spruce Peak and Mount Mansfield to provide of skiable terrain.
The resort had $37 million worth of taxable receipts for winter 2007-8, placing it a close second to Killington ($37.3 million) in Vermont.
History
The sport came to
VermontThe State of Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 43rd by land area, , and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state...
when the
Great DepressionThe Great Depression was a severe worldwide economic depression in the decade preceding World War II. The timing of the Great Depression varied across nations, but in most countries it started in about 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s or early 1940s...
caused the government under Franklin Delano Roosevelt to form the
CCCThe Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program for unemployed men, providing vocational training through the performance of useful work related to conservation and development of natural resources in the United States from 1933 to 1942. As part of the New Deal legislation...
. The Vermont division of the
CCCThe Civilian Conservation Corps was a public work relief program for unemployed men, providing vocational training through the performance of useful work related to conservation and development of natural resources in the United States from 1933 to 1942. As part of the New Deal legislation...
cut the first trails on
Mount MansfieldMount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, United States. The mountain, its highest point in the town of Underhill, Vermont, peaks at above sea level...
in 1933. The National Ski Patrol was based on the Mount Mansfield Ski Patrol , the oldest in the nation.
Ski Area
The average annual snowfall at the resort summit is approximately .
The ski area is composed of two main areas. These are
Mount MansfieldMount Mansfield is the highest mountain in Vermont, United States. The mountain, its highest point in the town of Underhill, Vermont, peaks at above sea level...
and Spruce Peak. Mount Mansfield is the intermediate and expert terrain area and Spruce Peak is almost entirely composed of beginner terrain with some intermediate terrain on "Upper Spruce" which can only be accessed by the Sensation Lift.
The Front Four trails are Goat, Starr, National and Liftline. These are all ♦♦ runs, the most difficult rating at Stowe.
The next major area is the Gondola area. This features a high speed gondola that can hold 8 and services the runs Gondolier, Perry Merill, Chin Clip as well as the Cliff Trail which transfers skiers from the Gondola area to the Front Four area.
The final area is the Toll House Area which is the beginner portion of Mount Mansfield.
The resort has two lodges and is undergoing an expansion project that authorities have projected will cost $400 Million. They have announced that construction will not be completely done for another few years. The new base lodge at Spruce Peak opened in 2008.