I went to the Summit, as well. My experiences weren't quite as positive as those of
@liquidfeet - partly because of my physical condition and perhaps due to my lower skill level in general.
I was in a group with some really nice peers, all instructors - a bunch from Pennsylvania, and some from elsewhere. Most were intermediate skiers, with similar skill issues as mine. One, though, was a superb skier who is actively working on Level 2, who was dealing with issues of fear. I can relate! We connected and I made a new friend.
I was disappointed in the instruction for two reasons. My instructor was entirely new to Stowe and had not arrived early enough to scope out the terrain. As a result, my group often found itself on steeper terrain than was ideal for focusing on a specific skill. (Can you say, "Revert to survival skiing?") We spent some time traveling over the mountain, in search of shallower terrain. On the second day, a local skier was added to our group, at least in part to offer ideas about what trails to take. This didn't go very well, in that the local skier and the instructor seemed to develop a power struggle about the choice of trails.
Also, our instructor frequently stopped, often for several minutes, on the side of the trail (even steep trails) to offer verbal instruction and invite comments and questions. Due to a bad hip, I found this quite painful on the steep hillsides. I eventually dropped out of the second day's lesson near the end, and skipped the third day. (Even now, typing this, I am reminded of the defeated feeling of failure I had about doing this - Not. My. Style. I guess I'm still pretty unhappy about it.) I skied 5 days the month before at Diva East, so I do attribute this to the standing on such uneven ground - I can't think of any other reason I would have been in such pain.
I also attended an afternoon session that had
no instruction at all, just zooming around on the long, beautiful groomers. It was fun, but I couldn't continue with that, either, due to pain in my hip.
Positives: After all the snow on Tuesday night, virtually every trail was covered in soft bumps. I was skiing alone that day, and practiced these bumps on gentle blue trails. It was delightful! Stowe is a beautiful mountain; I wished I had more time to just ski it without pain.
I also enjoyed meeting some really great skiers, including my new friend. That was fun.
@liquidfeet introduced me to a couple of women as well.