Catamount

Catamount's summit reaches 2,001 feet, dropping roughly 1,000 vertical feet to a base at 1,001 feet across 38 runs spread over 133 acres straddling the New York-Massachusetts border in the Berkshires. Terrain splits 40 per cent beginner, 35 per cent intermediate, 15 per cent advanced and 10 per cent expert, with average annual snowfall of roughly 100 inches. Eight lifts, including two double chairs and one quad chair, serve the mountain alongside two triple chairs and three surface lifts.

Catamount's genuine claim to fame is its two-state footprint, with terrain spanning Hillsdale, New York and South Egremont, Massachusetts on Mount Fray in the Taconic Mountains. This border-straddling geography, combined with the resort's status as one of the oldest ski areas in the country, gives Catamount a distinctive place in Northeast skiing history.

John Falconer Fisher discovered the mountain's potential as a ski area in 1937 and 1938, camping at its base with friends through the summer to cut trails and shape a vision for what would become one of the first organised ski areas in the United States. Catamount opened for business in 1939 with three rope tows powered by a car engine, and early skiers frequently arrived from New York City by train to Hillsdale before being ferried to the mountain by truck.

Brothers Bill and Sandy Gilbert, together with business partner Don Edwards, purchased Catamount in 1974, expanding trails and substantially increasing snowmaking coverage. In May 2018, the Schaefer family, longtime owners of Berkshire East Mountain Resort in Massachusetts, purchased Catamount, bringing it under common ownership with that neighbouring resort. Adult daily tickets run from 69 to 89 US dollars, with free access for seniors aged 80 and over.