Berkshire County
PHOTO BY SUSAN GELLER
Jiminy Peak (downhill, terrain park, aerial adventure park and more)
37 Corey Road, Hancock,
jiminypeak.com
Berkshire East
66 Thunder Mtn. Road Charlemont, Charlemont
berkshireeast.com
Bousquet (downhill ski, tubing, aerial adventure and more)
101 Dan Fox Dr.,Pittsfield
bousquets.com
Canterbury Farm & Nordic Ski Center (cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, skating)
1986 Fred Snow Rd Becket, MA 01223
413-623-0100 or canterbury-farms.com
Canterbury Farm Nordic Center provides a family oriented environment with maintained groomed and tracked cross country ski trails, snowshoe trails, and ice skating pond. New rental equipment for skiing,snow shoes, and ice skates are interchangeable for one low rentalfee. Lessons in all of the winter sports given by caring and professional instructors. Warm lodge with soups, sandwiches, and drinks available. Sunday morning nature tours with Dave taking groups out to learn about the Beaver ponds, woods, and lake environments and the special animal habitats. Call for reservations for lessons and group tours.
Mount Greylock Ski Club
285 Roaring Brook Road, Williamstown, MA, 01267
mtgreylockskiclub.com
Since 1937 the Mount Greylock Ski Club has operated its own small ski area in South Williamstown, Massachusetts. Nowadays our club offers a very affordable way for families to enjoy uncrowded downhill skiing and telemark skiing on weekends and holidays. Our trails range from easy meadows for beginners to twisty runs through the woods for more accomplished skiers. We always welcome new members.
Hilltop Orchards (cross-country skiing and snowshoeing)
508 Canaan Road (Route 295), Richmond, MA 01254
413-698-3301 or hilltoporchards.com
Experience the beauty of the Berkshires from Hilltop Orchards year-round; smell apple blossoms in the spring; enjoy beautiful vistas from the Normandy Gazebo in the summer; go hiking or mountain biking; pick your own apples in the fall and in the winter, go cross country skiing or just sit and relax by the fire in the Barrel Room. Also visit us for a FREE taste of our award-winning Furnace Brook Wines. Taste any one wine for FREE, taste an additional 5 wines for $5. Shop the Farm Winery Store for wines and ciders, fruit pies, scones, cider donuts, preserves, maple syrup and more.
Notchview Reservation (cross-country skiing and snowshoeing)
Route 9, Windsor, MA 01270
413-684-0148; thetrustees.org or xcskimass.com (ski conditions)
Notchview is renowned for its Nordic skiing, Notchview also entices year-round adventurers for hiking and birdwatching. With more than 3,000 acres of rolling terrain, Notchview offers an idyllic escape for winter sport enthusiasts, especially cross-country skiers looking for a brisk outing. Seventeen kilometers of trails are groomed and track-set for classical cross-country skiing; eight kilometers are groomed for skate skiing. A separate trail system is groomed for “skijoring,” or skiing with dogs. You can also go off track and explore the backcountry, or snowshoe alongside the ski trails.
Otis Ridge
159 Monterey Road, Otis
413-269-4444 or otisridge.com
Ski Butternut (downhill skiing)
380 State Road, Route 23, Great Barrinton
skibutternut.com.
Just Outside the Berkshires
Catamount Ski Area (downhill)
2962 Route 23, Egremont
catamountski.com.
Catamount Aerial Adventure Park
2962 State Highway 23, Hillsdale, N.Y.
catamounttrees.com.
Zoar Outdoor
7 Main St., Charlemont
zoaroutdoor.com.
