Stowe

About this city

Also known as: The Ski Capital of the East

Stowe is a legendary, world-class alpine resort town located in Lamoille County, stunningly perched in a high valley flanked by the majestic, ridge-like crest of Mount Mansfield—Vermont's highest peak—and the dramatic Worcester Range in the northern tier of the state. Chartered in 1763, the town seamlessly transitioned from a quiet timber milling village into the undisputed 'Ski Capital of the East' during the 1930s, pioneering America's early winter sports infrastructure and famously attracting the legendary Austrian von Trapp family (the real-life inspiration for 'The Sound of Music') to establish their permanent mountain chalet here. Today, Stowe remains an ultra-upscale, spiritual haven blending immaculate 19th-century white-steeple church architecture with world-class extreme winter skiing, vibrant fine art galleries, premium mountain golf, and a passionate eco-conscious artisanal culinary and craft brewery scene.