Dave Read

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. 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.

Berkshires snowboarding and downhill skiing

Berkshire East Ski Resort contact information

• South River Rd. (Rte. 8A),
• Charlemont, Mass.,
• Vertical drop: 1,180 feet;
• Number of trails: 45.
• Night skiing. 413-339-6617.
• berkshireeast.com

Ski Butternut contact information

• 380 State Rd. (Rte. 23),
• Great Barrington, Mass
• Vertical drop: 1,000 feet;
• trails: 22.
• Tubing.
• 413-528-2000.
• skibutternut.com

Otis Ridge contact information

• Rte. 23,
• Otis, MA
• Vertical drop: 400 feet;
• trails: 11.
• Night skiing.
• 413-269-4444.
• otisridge.com

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort contact information

• 37 Corey Rd.,
• Hancock, MA
• Vertical drop: 1,150 feet;
• trails: 44
• Night skiing
• 888-454-6469, 413-738-5500
• jiminypeak.com

Bousquet Ski Area contact information

• 101 Dan Fox Dr.,
• Pittsfield, MA 01201
• Vertical drop: 750 feet;
• trails: 21
• Night skiing and tubing.
• 413-442-8316.
• bousquets.com.

Catamount Ski Area contact information

• 3200 Rte. 23,
• Hillsdale, NY
• Vertical drop: 1,000 feet;
• trails: 32
• Night skiing
• 518-325-3200, 413-528-1262
• catamountski.com

Berkshires cross-country skiing

Canterbury Farm Ski Touring

• 1986 Fred Snow Rd.
• Becket, Mass
• 413-623-0100
• 13 miles of ski trails
• canterbury-farms.com/

Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club

• Rt. 7
• Lenox, Mass
• 413-637-1364
• 10km groomed trails
• cranwell.com

Hilltop Orchards – Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe

• Rt. 295 / 508 Canaan Rd.
• Richmond, Mass
• 413-281-2028
• hilltoporchards.com

Notchview Reservation

• Route 9
• Windsor, Mass
• 413-684-0148
• 19 miles of ski trails
• thetrustees.org

Pineridge Cross Country Ski

• 1463 Plank Road
• Petersburgh, NY 12138
• 518-283-3652
• 35km groomed trails
• pineridgexc.com

How to get to the Berkshires

Here are inks for local and regional public transportation depots and stops, plus where to get Peter Pan bus and Amtrak train schedules and tickets: how to get to the Berkshires.