I'll be there in late season. It is usually outstanding in the first half of Apr. Here is a link to the (natural) snow depth over the season as well as the 50 yr. average.
http://www.uvm.edu/skivt-l/?Page=depths.php Last year closed the earliest in memory due to very rapid warm up in March. The same pattern held here in the Mid A. I don't expect a repeat of that but the weather Gods are fickle. It is a skiing secret that Apr. is usually much better skiing than Dec. and the days are long and warm and the crowds are light.
If you are there during the week, give me a shout. My Stowe pass is weekdays only and I will ski with my daughter and family at Mad River on weekends.
You can hardly go wrong on places to eat or drink. Everybody has favorites. I particularly like burgers and microbrews at the Shed, and end of day brinks at the Matterhorn. I like to ski to the latter on the Bruce Trail, one of the CCC trails cut in the 1930s before the lifts. It has been maintained by backcountry skiers ever since. It begins behind the stone hut and drops about 2500 feet over ~4 miles, with most of the drop in the first mile. It ends at the Matterhorn and after libations and snacks you catch the bus right across the street, that will take you back to the area base. The Bruce is out of bounds and you are on your own; it should not be attempted alone unless you know the way. I'd be happy to show you if you are there during the week. It's a wonderful trail using the natural contours of the mountain, and a piece of ski history. More here;
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/1934028142/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=283155&s=books An example of Goodman's great ski writing;
http://www.telemarktips.com/GoodmanFeature.html Sticking to the trail map:
In the morning in Apr. you are likely to have refrozen boiler plate. But it warms fast and you want to be skiing when the magic transformation to corn occurs. It happens earliest on the triple, then spreads to the gondola side, and Spruce. The Front Four are in a different league than anything in the mid Atlantic, but a great run less steep and less severely bumped, Hayride, also softens early. It's about equal in pitch to The Drop. Spruce has fine uncrowded skiing all day. The new very fancy Spruce Camp facility should not be missed. I like the New England clam chowder, hearty and reasonably priced, plus a beer for lunch. However, you pretty much have to turn in your hard core card if you are seen over there.
If such things interest you, compare the culture and vibe in the bar at the quad base with the bar at Spruce.
