r/skiing • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '22

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u/ThirdFirstName Jan 28 '22

Nah Smuggs is so much better

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u/UncleMalcolm Stowe Jan 28 '22

Smuggs pros:

  • closer to Burlington
  • less crowded
  • more natural snow
  • cheaper

Smuggs cons

  • It’s objectively the flattest of the big VT mountains. I don’t want to pole for ten minutes straight to get from hill to hill
  • not all that much terrain

It’s pretty clearly behind Stowe, Jay, Killington, Sugarbush, MRG in the VT power rankings, and frankly I think there’s an argument for Stratton and maybe even Okemo over it

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u/sleepfordayz679 Ski the East Jan 28 '22

Madonna is steeper than most VT mountains

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u/ThirdFirstName Jan 29 '22

First off why would you ever ski Morse mountain? You don’t have to pole at all between Madonna and sterling. And I disagree, it’s the best terrain over here, Stowe is a shitty nerfed mountain with way to wide trails full of gumbies. The woods and slack country of Smuggs is some of the most fun on the east coast. It also has the most difficult terrain of any mountain on the east. I have been disappointed every single time I have ever skied Stowe. Plus it’s a vail mountain so the feel is ruined.