December 12th, 2024You may find the name Toni Matt to be inexplicably familiar without being sure where you've heard it. This was the case for me when I first heard Matt's name mentioned in conjunction with Catamount, and the answer took me all the way back to a short paper I wrote in high school about the history of skiing. Amongst all the tidbits...
November 11th, 2024 Founded in the 1939/40 season, Catamount has a longer history than most ski areas, and with that history comes an immeasurable array of runs skied, memories created, and stories told. That history also brings a long list of logos, brochures, photos, and other marketing materials from across the decades. One such marke...
December 7th, 2023 Dear Catamount Skiers and Snowboarders, I've shared a few letters with you over the past couple of seasons, and unfortunately (for all of us), it was to stand in front of the truck while explaining some of the trials and tribulations of rebuilding an aging ski area while maintaining operations. Today, I am writing a differen...
Live music, quality food & drink, and fresh mountain air round out this free 7-week concert series Hillsdale, NY/Egremont, MA – June 20, 2023 Catamount Mountain Resort is thrilled to announce the lineup for it's first ever Summer Music Series. The Catamount Summer Music Series, presented by Claverack Well & Pump Service, will take place ove...
50+ beers and ciders, selection of wines, family fun and 5 bands highlight 2-day event July 22-23, 2023 Hillsdale, NY/Egremont, MA – June 20, 2023 Catamount Mountain Resorts' base area will play host to a brand-new family-friendly beer, wine and music festival on Saturday, July 22 and Sunday, July 23, 2023. Dubbed "The Thirsty Cat" Beer Wine a...
On Saturday, April 2nd, 2023, over 30 skiers and riders participated in the Rails and Bails Jam event at Catamount Mountain Resort. This freestyle jam session was open to skiers and riders with 2 age groups (15 y/o and under & over 15 y/o) and prizes awarded in multiple categories. A huge thank you goes out to all the parti...
Catamount's first-ever Cardboard Classic was a day to remember. On Saturday, March 11th, 2023, around 30 teams participated in the event, building sleds out of cardboard and tape and racing them down the slope. The atmosphere was electric with participants and spectators excitedly cheering everyone on. The creativity and enthusiasm shown by each an...
A Tale of Two Seasons Happy Holidays to all! I wanted to take a moment to update you on various aspects of our operation,answer questions, dispel any rumors and look forward to 2023.Jumping right in, many of you have asked about the status of our two new lifts. We're down to final"punch list" items on both lifts and our partner contractors ar...
Mike Walsh with the Powder Report As the saying goes, never call last run. Not even when you weren't even sure there was going to be a first chair. I didn't think that a couple snowshoe hiked laps at Bousquet two Wednesdays ago, after operations had shut down and while the newborn baby napped at home, would be my farewell to the 2020-21 shred seaso...
Catamount winter season ends, prepares to open Summer Zipline and Adventure Park! That's a wrap! Catamount has decided to close for the season and we couldn't be more proud of our team and our community for the incredible season that we had despite all of the crazy challenges we all faced. Our sister mountain Berkshire East has closed as well so it...
Check out this awesome video/art from Alba Adventures! "The Spring Equinox brings our days into balance"
Getting Catty An Article by: Albert S. Neubert Click Here to see the full article! We experienced the first major thaw of the season last week when temperatures soared into the 60s across ski country and right up to the Canadian border. The warmth combined with bright sunshine vaporized all of the natural snow in the lower Hudson valley but there i...
GOGGLES FOR DOCS FOUNDERS GET RECOGNIZED IN OUTSIDE MAGAZINE AS OUTSIDERS OF THE YEAR Jon Schaefer and Mike Halperin Click Here For Outside Magazine Original Article The skiers who collected goggles to protect health care workers On March 12, Jon Schaefer, owner and operator of the Berkshire East and Catamount ski areas in Massachusetts and New Yor...
Road Trip Rx for Skiing the Northeast This Winter Winter '20-'21 will undoubtedly be different for those of us that must travel to reach desired skiing destinations. If you're trying to avoid flights, and save money, this road trip to Indy Pass ski areas in the Northeast could be the perfect solution. Your total cost to ski these 8 amazing ski area...
Hey there Winter Lovers! This letter is to address the COVID-19 elephant in the room. It is time to shed some light on what we are planning for this winter. Without question, we are raring to open for the 2020/2021 season. Yes, there will be recommended COVID-19 state guidelines that we will follow. This will result in a change to the face of your ...
