{"id":21565,"date":"2016-11-23T12:20:53","date_gmt":"2016-11-23T17:20:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=21565"},"modified":"2016-11-23T12:20:53","modified_gmt":"2016-11-23T17:20:53","slug":"where-to-ski-berkshires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/where-to-ski-berkshires\/","title":{"rendered":"Where to ski in the Berkshires"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Article updated Dec. 22, 2018, by <a href=\"https:\/\/daveread.me\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dave Conlin Read<\/a><br \/>\nWhere to ski in the Berkshires, with map including driving directions for all snowboarding, cross-country, and downhill ski areas and resorts in the region. The 2016-17 winter skiing season in the Berkshires promises to be one of the best in recent years, thanks to the pre-Thanksgiving snowfall of Sunday Nov. 20, 2016 which depostited more than one foot of snow in the higher elevations of Berkshire county.<\/p>\n<h2>Berkshires snowboarding and downhill skiing<\/h2>\n<h3>Berkshire East Ski Resort contact information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>South River Rd. (Rte. 8A),<\/li>\n<li>Charlemont, Mass.,<\/li>\n<li>Vertical drop: 1,180 feet;<\/li>\n<li>Number of trails: 45.<\/li>\n<li>Night skiing. 413-339-6617.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/berkshireeast.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">berkshireeast.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Ski Butternut contact information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>380 State Rd. (Rte. 23),<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/great-barrington-mass\/\">Great Barrington, Mass<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Vertical drop: 1,000 feet;<\/li>\n<li>trails: 22.<\/li>\n<li>Tubing.<\/li>\n<li>413-528-2000.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/skibutternut.com\" title=\"Ski Butternut website\" target=\"_blank\">skibutternut.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Otis Ridge contact information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rte. 23,<\/li>\n<li>Otis, MA<\/li>\n<li>Vertical drop: 400 feet;<\/li>\n<li>trails: 11.<\/li>\n<li>Night skiing.<\/li>\n<li>413-269-4444.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/otisridge.com\" target=\"_&quot;blank&quot;\">otisridge.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort contact information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>37 Corey Rd.,<\/li>\n<li>Hancock, MA<\/li>\n<li>Vertical drop: 1,150 feet;<\/li>\n<li>trails: 44<\/li>\n<li>Night skiing<\/li>\n<li>888-454-6469, 413-738-5500<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jiminypeak.com\" target=\"_blank\">jiminypeak.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Bousquet Ski Area contact information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>101 Dan Fox Dr.,<\/li>\n<li>Pittsfield, MA 01201<\/li>\n<li>Vertical drop: 750 feet;<\/li>\n<li>trails: 21<\/li>\n<li>Night skiing and tubing.<\/li>\n<li>413-442-8316.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bousquets.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">bousquets.com.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Catamount Ski Area contact information<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>3200 Rte. 23,<\/li>\n<li> Hillsdale, NY<\/li>\n<li>Vertical drop: 1,000 feet;<\/li>\n<li>trails: 32<\/li>\n<li>Night skiing<\/li>\n<li>518-325-3200, 413-528-1262<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/catamountski.com\" target=\"_blank\">catamountski.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Berkshires cross-country skiing<\/h2>\n<h3>Canterbury Farm Ski Touring<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1986 Fred Snow Rd.<\/li>\n<li>Becket, Mass<\/li>\n<li>413-623-0100<\/li>\n<li>13 miles of ski trails<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.canterbury-farms.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">canterbury-farms.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rt. 7<\/li>\n<li>Lenox, Mass<\/li>\n<li>413-637-1364<\/li>\n<li>10km groomed trails<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cranwell.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">cranwell.com<\/a><a><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Hilltop Orchards &#8211; Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Rt. 295 \/ 508 Canaan Rd.<\/li>\n<li>Richmond, Mass<\/li>\n<li>413-281-2028<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hilltoporchards.com\/crosscountryskiing.html\" target=\"_blank\">hilltoporchards.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Notchview Reservation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Route 9<\/li>\n<li>Windsor, Mass<\/li>\n<li>413-684-0148<\/li>\n<li>19 miles of ski trails<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetrustees.org\/places-to-visit\/berkshires\/notchview.html\" target=\"_blank\">thetrustees.org<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pineridge Cross Country Ski<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1463 Plank Road<\/li>\n<li>Petersburgh, NY 12138<\/li>\n<li>518-283-3652<\/li>\n<li>35km groomed trails<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pineridgexc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">pineridgexc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How to get to the Berkshires<\/h2>\n<p>Here are inks for local and regional public transportation depots and stops, plus where to get <strong>Peter Pan bus and Amtrak train schedules and tickets<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-bus-amtrak-train-schedules\/\">how to get to the Berkshires<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Article updated Dec. 22, 2018, by Dave Conlin Read Where to ski in the Berkshires, with map including driving directions for all snowboarding, cross-country, and downhill ski areas and resorts in the region. 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