Ski Butternut

Ski Butternut
Ski Butternut
	The Top Flight Quad at Ski Butternut
Location	Great Barrington, Massachusetts, US
Vertical	1000 ft
Top elevation	1770ft
Base elevation	820ft
Trails	22
Longest run	Crosstown
Lift system	11 Chair lift, including 5 carpet lifts.
Terrain parks	2
Snowfall	115 in.
Website	Ski Butternut web site

Ski Butternut, also known as Butternut Basin, is a ski resort in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, located on Warner Mountain in The Berkshires.

Channing and Jane Murdock took control of the area in 1963, naming the area Butternut Basin after the large groves of butternut trees located in the basin of the mountain. Family friends of the Murdocks', the Kennedys visited Butternut. ^{[failed verification]}^[3]^[4]

The mountain currently features 22 trails, ten ski lifts, two terrain parks, a tubing area, and a PSIA-affiliated ski school. Ski Butternut now features 3 quad lifts. In the off-season, the mountain hosts a number of summer concerts and festivals, including the annual Berkshires Arts Festival.

References

External links

Ski Butternut - Official site
G-Bar-S Ranch - New England Lost Ski Areas Project
Butternut - NewEnglandSkiHistory.com - Ski area and CCC trails history

42°10′41″N 73°19′01″W / 42.17806°N 73.31694°W / 42.17806; -73.31694

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[1] Ski Butternut Ski Reports, Snow Conditions and Weather - SnoCountry Mountain Reports

[2] ttp://www.onthesnow.com/massachusetts/ski-butternut/profile.html

[3] Brief history from Butternut Basin's 2003 Fortieth Anniversary Brochure

[4] Brief History of Jug End Ski Area, South Egremont, MA, on "New England History" website.

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