Stowe's summit reaches 3,625 feet, dropping 2,360 vertical feet to a base at 1,266 feet across 116 runs spread over 485 acres on Mount Mansfield, Vermont's highest peak. Terrain splits 55 per cent intermediate, 16 per cent beginner, 15 per cent advanced and 14 per cent expert, with average annual snowfall of roughly 315 inches. The resort carries Epic Pass affiliation. Twelve lifts, including two gondolas and four quad chairs, serve the mountain alongside two double chairs, two triple chairs and two surface lifts.

Stowe has long carried the informal title 'Ski Capital of the East,' a reputation built over nine decades on Vermont's highest and most storied mountain. The resort's combination of legendary terrain, a charming New England village and considerable skiing heritage has made it one of the most recognised ski destinations in the eastern United States.

The Civilian Conservation Corps cut the first trails on Mount Mansfield in 1933, and the Stowe Ski Club, founded in 1932, saw Roland Palmedo, founder of the New York Amateur Ski Club and later founder of Mad River Glen, formulate early plans to develop the mountain. Stowe became the first ski area in Vermont to install a single chairlift, built by the American Steel & Wire Company in 1940, a landmark moment in the resort's development.

Insurance magnate Cornelius Vander Starr, founder of the American International Group, took ownership of the Mount Mansfield Company in 1949 and played a central role in consolidating the mountain's ski operations. AIG became the resort's primary owner in 1988, retaining control until selling the ski-related operations and facilities to Vail Resorts on 21 February 2017, while AIG and the Mount Mansfield Company kept the Stowe Mountain Lodge, Stowe Mountain Club, Stowe Country Club and other real estate holdings. Adult daily tickets run from 169 to 239 US dollars.