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The Ridgeline Junior Suite was priced at $296 in December 2009. A two-bedroom suite starts at $537 per night. Visit the Stowe Mountain Web site for all room types and price listings.
Lift ticket prices at Stowe vary considerably, depending on age, what time of year you ski and how many days. They are currently offering a Vacation Rewards Program, in which skiers receive a 15% discount on multi-day passes. See the Stowe Mountain Web site for specials.
All About the Extras
Stowe Mountain Lodge is not only a ski in/ski out resort, but a wonderful golf in/golf out resort the rest of the year. The view from the green at hole number 5 is one of the most glorious vistas in all of New England. Smack dab in a valley, you gaze at Mount Mansfield and its craggy peak. Surrounding the mountain is an uninterrupted carpet of maples and pines billowing from ridge to ridge as far as the eye can see. The ego-boosting design has five sets of tees to ensure that birdies, not bogies, are a reality. Celebrate your low score with a drink at the golf cottage, created from the yellow birch trees found on the course.
The Art of Smart Timing
Stowe can get crowded over New Year's week, the MLK holiday, and spring break. Go any other time in winter and the hotel rates and lift tickets will be cheaper. The lift lines will also be reduced. Fall foliage season, when the maples on the trees turn crimson, red, and yellow, is a special time of year to be here playing a round of golf. Rates are also reduced in summer, when the resort offers guided hikes and other outdoor excursions.
Getting There
Stowe Mountain Lodge is a 30-40 minute drive from Burlington International Airport, a 3-hour-and-15-minute drive from Boston and a 4.5- to 5-hour drive from New York. Connect with I-89 North to Exit 10, the Stowe/Waterbury exit. Make a right at the end of the exit ramp and follow Route 100 North for 11 miles until you reach the flashing stop light. Make a left at the stop sign onto Route 108 North. Continue up Mountain Road and you will see the Stowe Mountain Lodge on your right.
For Mom and Dad
Leave the kids in the room or with a babysitter so you can indulge a wee bit in the massive spa. The first offshoot of the highly regarded Cooper Wellness spa in Dallas, the new space features every treatment imaginable, including music, water, and aromatherapy, nutritional and fitness counseling and seminars on maintaining a healthy lifestyle. But our favorite is the Couples Massage, 80 minutes of pure bliss with your significant other.
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