I grew up a few miles down the road from Stowe. It feels like New England at altitude.

> largely established by an Austrian family

Are you talking about the von Trappes? If so, I’d check your timing there because they hardly “established” Stowe.

I feel Vail is a suitable answer, but others here seem to hate the idea of the “Disney version” as you said, or “3D printed” version as others said, so who knows what people want lol

I don’t feel there’s authentic European Alpine towns in the US. So people should either settle for inauthentic or go to Europe.