Stowe

Full Disclosure:  I taught skiing for a winter at Stowe in 1996/97.  Before and since, I have been a regular, full-paying customer.

Stowe is my favorite all-around destination in the east due to it's excellent advanced-expert terrain, reasonable distance from Boston, and its genuine town, replete with a variety of lodging and dining 
options from moderately priced on up.

Stowe features some of the more challenging - and interesting- slopes in the east. My personal faves include Goat for its gnarly, rocky,  tree-riddled terrain that is both a physical and intellectual 
challenge to ski well, Starr for it's pitch and bumps, and a number of classic cruisers such as Perry Merrill and Standard. Don't miss out on  some fun stuff up on Big Spruce if there's decent snow, and watch for  tracks into the woods for some sweet stashes off the Gondola and elsewhere... Finally, Stowe has some excellent OB options accessed from  the Gondola and off the back of Mansfield, but be darn well sure you  know where you're going, and in some cases, have a ride back...

By the way, if you're into XC, Stowe has the largest interconnected trail network east of the Rockies. If you go OB, you may end up skating your way back along some of these trails!

The town is beautiful, with a picturesque town center and some nice shops.  There are a bunch of decent bars & reasonable restaurants, as well as solid high-end offerings -- a little something for everyone.

In sum, Stowe is one of the few resorts in New England with a great & challenging mountain, nice town, and a decent variety of off-hill activities.  Tough to beat in the East.

Paid $89 for one day ticket. This mountain is great for intermediate skier. Lots of wide groomed blue runs. Grooming was really good. I would not go back simply only because it has limited advanced/expert terrain.

in my opinion one of your best bets in VT