Opposite.
Killington will definitely have better "nightlife" options and music. Stowe probably has better high-end restaurants, but there are plenty of good places to eat in Killington.

They are both great mountains with a ton of terrain. Killington is probably a little bigger with more terrain, but Stowe is right up there. One disadvantage of K-ton is that, without knowing the place, you can get stuck on a lot of crossover trails.

Hard to make a wrong decision. What level skier/rider are you and your group? If you can get here on a weekday, and avoid the crowds, your on-mountain experience will be about a billionty times better.

Stowe has the summit..... Killington has night life and lots of trees. Sure the trees at stowe are sick to. but the night life in killy is the bom.....Right now were in a nuclear melt down of epic proprtions. Really bad. pm me for ticket hookups. MD

Killington! For the reasons already mentioned

I grew up near Killington and went to college near Stowe. If you are going to ski or ride Stowe by a mile. Much better options in terms of riding trees. Stowe has some great pubs as well, The Backyard is a rustic local pub, I also enjoy The Shed for a laid back beer. Stowe does have some he end restaurants, but if your looking for a 20 meal check out Pie in the Sky or The Sunset Grill. If you are coming from NY and want to check out a different vibe check out Stowe, every time I hang out in Killington I feel like I'm in NY.

For intermediates, I might recommend Stowe. They have tons of expert stuff too, but a huge portion of the mountain will be available for you. I think Killington would be a better choice for beginners and experts both (for different reasons, obviously.)

Also, Stowe being an hour and a half north probably isnt losing as much snow in this little thaw we are having.

Also, if you wanted to take a night to check out Burlington, that is much more accessible from Stowe.

Also, if you like beer, you go right by the Alchemist Cannery (and several places that serve a lot of Hill Farmstead and Lawson's Finest) on the way to Stowe.

None of this to take away from K-ton. I lived near there for like 7 years; its an awesome mountain. And you do have the Long Trail Brewery just 15 mins away. You could also check some of the killington music venues to see if they have anything good going on that would sway your choice. You're not really gonna make a bad choice on this one.

@Harrynuggs - the shed is no more. It is now a restaurant called the Crop Bistro.

Jay Peak, Hands down. If your driving all the way up there make it worth your trip!

Agree that Jay Peak is the best mountain. Class of its own out east.
But a lot of it might be lost on self-described intermediates. Trail maintenance could be questionable. You need to want to be in the woods all day to maximize the experience.

Though I do kinda want to check out the new waterpark...

Shed is closed. Stowe is only 1.2 hours from killington. If your not going to hike the summit at stowe and shred the gnar gnar killington is way better. We got lots of things like NY and vermont here. Cool people great cheese, . the worst thing about this town is all the people from BAWSTON. So if thats the worst part of this town its not really that bad. The trees rock here in Killington. Go to the Lookout. Great vibes. oh and nobody pays full price in this town to shred the beast, I know him personally as I have stolen lots of hs POW... He does not like that. SicMD

Thank you for all the advice.

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jay peak, smuggs , or killington !

I am organizing a weekend event at mount snow with two nights of "the Phreaks" 2 lift passes , lodging , and breakfast and dinner for 240.00. we are looking at the first weekend in march and it will be billed as an s.o.p. event.

Bolton = No lift lines - If it snows while your there your set. AND lift tickets are like $10 cheaper. AND its 25 minutes from burlington so you can get a hotel there and have other things to do.