Great Barrington, Massachusetts · United States · ski area

Ski Butternut ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Ski Butternut is a ski area in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, United States with 12 km of mapped downhill runs and 10 lifts, between 253 m and 537 m above sea level.

Downhill runs: 12 km
Lifts: 10
Top elevation: 537 m
Vertical drop: 284 m
Nearest airport: BDL · 59 km

Slopes by difficulty

Easy3.4 km
Beginner0.2 km
Advanced3.0 km
Intermediate5.6 km

21 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

5 Chairlifts
5 Magic carpets

Ski Butternut is a ski area in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, the United States. Its 21 mapped downhill runs add up to 12 km, which ranks it #205 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 578 m long.

Slopes at Ski Butternut

About 29% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 46% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Ski Butternut a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 10 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 5 magic carpets. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 253 m up to 537 m, a vertical drop of 284 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Ski Butternut

The nearest airport is Bradley International Airport (BDL), about 59 km away in a straight line — roughly 1 h 16 min by car; Albany International Airport (ALB) is 75 km away. Nearby ski areas include Catamount Mountain Resort (17.5 km), Otis Ridge (3.8 km), Canterbury Farms and Bousquet Mountain (5.0 km), which together add 26 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Ski Butternut

1
Bradley International Airport Hartford, United States Airports in United States Transfers & Meet & Greet →
BDL59 kmstraight line
2
Albany International Airport Albany, United States Airports in United States Transfers & Meet & Greet →
ALB75 kmstraight line
3
New York Stewart International Airport Newburgh, United States Airports in United States
SWF100 kmstraight line
4
Tweed New Haven Airport New Haven, United States Airports in United States
HVN108 kmstraight line

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Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Ski Butternut have?

12 km of downhill runs (21 runs): 3.4 km easy, 0.2 km beginner, 3.0 km advanced, 5.6 km intermediate. It is #205 in United States by piste length.

How high is Ski Butternut?

The lifts and runs reach 537 m (1,762 ft); the lowest point is 253 m, a vertical drop of 284 m.

What is the nearest airport to Ski Butternut?

Bradley International Airport (BDL), about 59 km away in a straight line; Albany International Airport (ALB) is 75 km away.

How many ski lifts does Ski Butternut have?

10 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 5 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.