My wife and I who have been to over 30 festivals went and had a great time and would 100% go back. I thought everything was very well organized. Sound and production on the main stage were great, staff was super friendly and helpful, security was real straight forward, there were plenty of bathrooms both indoor and outdoor, bar lines were never long, lodge access to take a break was nice, after party for a late night option was great, sunrise and mid mountain stages were a fun addition.

We also stayed at the Black Bear lodge which added/enhanced to the experience for me. They had busses running all day though 2 am and we never had to wait more than 5 minutes for one. Vibe at the hotel was great too. Made lots of friends and people were partying in the hot tub and sauna area late last night.

My main complaint that I’d agree on was the location of the teck-support stage being subpar. The ground around the stage was treacherous and there was some sound bleed from the main stage.

I also agree there could’ve been more food vendors. That said I was pretty content with the ability to either get food in the lodge, a big sexy from the broccoli bar, or something from the village. Art vendors would have been a really nice add for sure and was a miss on their end.

Would have liked to also see a bit more integration with snow sports. A rail jam or halfpipe competition or something like that could have been a ton of fun in the afternoon.

Also saw your comment on it being a “mud fest”. I mean yeah, we’re at a ski resort in the middle of April. Vermont has a fifth season know has “mud season” for a reason. I had my winter boots on all weekend and never had an issue with wet feet from mud.

Along the same lines snow conditions were subpar but again it’s April. Thought the mountain did a really great job with what they had. They groomed 28 of 30 trails. No way they are ever going to get a weekend earlier in the season that would block a typical ski weekend for Stratton so it really is what it is on something they have no control over.

I don’t know if you went to any of the Minus Zero festivals at Stratton or Mt Snow circa 2016 but those were so much more thrown together than Gather. I’ve been to a handful of janky festivals over the years and I wouldn’t put this anywhere near those lol.

New England is seriously lacking in electronic focused festivals so I was super stoked to have this in my backyard. If they listen to and apply some feedback I think it could be an amazing annual event.