dude it an HOUR away, If I was an hour from stowe I wouldn't mind driven up just to check on the conditions! I'm a bit closer now in college, but my house is almost an hour from friggen wachusett, and at least an hour and a half from anywhere else. If they only have 3 trails though maybe give 'em a week or two if you aren't super pumped for skiing but personally I can't wait to get a 100 yard stretch of snow to ski on.