Ski Butternut, also known as Butternut Basin, is a ski resort in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, US, 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 in the basin of the mountain. The Kennedys, family friends of the Murdocks, visited Butternut. Brief history from Butternut Basin's 2003 Fortieth Anniversary BrochureBrief History of Jug End Ski Area, South Egremont, MA, on "New England History" website. The Murdocks' son Jeffrey took over the resort in 1994.https://theberkshireedge.com/ski-butternut-to-celebrate-its-60th-anniversary/
The mountain has 22 trails, ten ski lifts including five quad lifts, two terrain parks, an area for tubing in winter, and a PSIA-affiliated ski school. In the off-season, the mountain hosts a number of summer concerts and festivals, including the annual Berkshires Arts Festival.
Lifts
Main Lifts +NameTypeMakeBuiltTop FlightQuadGarventa-CTEC1993HighlineQuad1994CruiserQuad2005Jane's QuadSkytrac2026Paddy'sQuadCARLEVARO-SAVIO1969
1995 Tornado During the 1995 Great Barrington Tornado, Ski Butternut sustained extensive damages to ski lifts and trails. The tornado caused a total of $2 million in damages, affecting 18 trails, and 5 lifts.
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