What's on in Stowe, United States through the year

Peak crowds — Ski season, Christmas and New Year peak

Nothing new starts in January.

Still on: Smugglers' Notch road closed (20 Oct – 20 May (usually)), Ski season (20 Nov – 15 Apr (usually)), Christmas and New Year peak (20 Dec – 3 Jan)

Busy — Ski season

Nothing new starts in February.

Still on: Smugglers' Notch road closed (20 Oct – 20 May (usually)), Ski season (20 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Peak crowds — Ski season, Spring break in United States

• Season

  Maple sugaring

  1 Mar – 15 Apr · usuallyHarvest

  Freezing nights and thawing days run the sap, and the sugarhouses open their doors on the state's open-house weekend in late March. The boiling smell carries down the whole valley. Source ↗

Still on: Smugglers' Notch road closed (20 Oct – 20 May (usually)), Ski season (20 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Busy — Ski season

• Closure

  Mud season

  10 Apr – 20 May · usually

  Between the last lift and the dry trails, the dirt roads turn to soup and a fair share of the village shuts for a few weeks. Rooms are cheaper than at any other point in the year. Source ↗

Still on: Maple sugaring (1 Mar – 15 Apr (usually)), Smugglers' Notch road closed (20 Oct – 20 May (usually)), Ski season (20 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))

Shoulder season — an ordinary month

• Opening

  Mount Mansfield summer season

  25 May – 15 Oct · usuallyTrail season

  The auto toll road and the gondola up the state's highest peak run from late spring to mid-October, which is also the window for the ridge trail across the alpine tundra on top. Source ↗

Still on: Mud season (10 Apr – 20 May (usually)), Smugglers' Notch road closed (20 Oct – 20 May (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in June.

Still on: Mount Mansfield summer season (25 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in July.

Still on: Mount Mansfield summer season (25 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Summer break in United States, school holidays in 2 of the markets that fill it

Nothing new starts in August.

Still on: Mount Mansfield summer season (25 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Peak crowds — Foliage, Summer break in United States

• Nature

  Foliage

  25 Sep – 15 Oct · usuallyAutumn colourCrowdedBook early

  Peak is usually the first week of October and the valley books out for it a year ahead. Route 100 and the notch road move at walking pace on those weekends, which is part of the experience.

Still on: Mount Mansfield summer season (25 May – 15 Oct (usually))

Busy — Foliage

• Closure

  Smugglers' Notch road closed

  20 Oct – 20 May · usually

  Route 108 squeezes between boulders over the notch and closes for the winter once the snow comes, usually not reopening until late May. The detour round to Jeffersonville is over an hour. Source ↗

Still on: Mount Mansfield summer season (25 May – 15 Oct (usually)), Foliage (25 Sep – 15 Oct (usually))

Peak crowds — Ski season, Thanksgiving break in United States

• Season

  Ski season

  20 Nov – 15 Apr · usuallyCrowded

  The mountain usually opens around Thanksgiving on machine-made snow and runs to mid-April, with the front four and the trees off them dependent on whatever the Northeast winter delivers. Source ↗

Still on: Smugglers' Notch road closed (20 Oct – 20 May (usually))

Peak crowds — Ski season, Christmas and New Year peak

• Holiday

  Christmas and New Year peak

  20 Dec – 3 JanChristmas & New YearCrowdedBook early

  The dearest fortnight in the valley, sold out months ahead, with lift queues that no January weekend matches. The village road backs up to the mountain for most of the afternoon. Source ↗

Still on: Smugglers' Notch road closed (20 Oct – 20 May (usually)), Ski season (20 Nov – 15 Apr (usually))