Butternut Ski Area Review

A fun medium size resort with a great kid and ski class program.

My favorite small mountain within a 2 hour drive. Food and lodging options only a few miles down the road, friendly staff, short lift lines, well maintained trails and very reasonable pricing with discounts for college students.

Great mountain, super location. Very well groomed! They are miracle workers in making and grooming snow!

What a nice family friendly ski area! A lot of calm cruising trails. Friendly polite staff. They had great snow and really good grooming.

Small family friendly mountain. Went w friends on a holiday week and it wasn't as crowded as Windham etc. Snow was particularly bad due to warm weather, I don't think small resorts like this can handle snowmaking like the larger mountains can. I asked for a refund and they granted my request. My child continued to ski, he had fun. I can ski in slush and grass.
There's a town just down the road for dining and shopping. A pleasant way to spend the day.

People were friendly. The mountain was scenic with snow covered trees and conditions were great. I would give it a five star rating!

I have enjoyed going here for over 10 years. I think they do a fantastic job of taking care of their snow! I ride every trail when I go. If only the main lift was faster. I would love to be able to make more than 4 runs an hour. But, that's my only complaint :)

Great family mountain with awesome lesson program for the groms!

Great little place. Butternut does a great job working the snow to make ski conditions worth the trip.

Absolutely in love with this place. I had been searching for over a year for a place to teach my children and this place has everything. The learning hill is totally separate and a beautiful pitch to teach young kids. They have a daycare that starts at 6 months, way earlier than any other mountain I tried (almost a dozen in the Berkshires and Catskills!)

So many little touches make this place THE place to raise young kids.

While the mountain lacks any steeps it really is a blessing. Being in the Berkshire s they don t get the snow Vermont does so whole other mountains get skied up and icy quickly, Butternut has consistently better snow quality. The other advantage of not having steeps is your 1000 vertical goes much further and you will be cruising for longer than anywhere else south of Vermont.

The trees and geography are beautiful, everything feels like a beautiful village where your kids are always safe. What a blessing this special place is!!!

Sean the manager goes far beyond the call of duty. He is absolutely fantastic with the kids. My daughter and her friends look forward to seeing him and the rest of the amazing staff every week. Thanks guys you rock!

Very family friendly. The price of a season pass cannot be beat and their snow making is excellent. Loses a start because the mountain is flat with no advanced or expert terrain.

The ski school is excellent. Want you kids to become proficient skiers or racers I suggest checking out their 6 week class. They are very well priced especially considering the classes are like 4 hours long.

Good enough for practice, price on week day is very cheap.

Had a wonderful day at Butternut today. Fantastic mountain. Fun for the whole family

Probably the most kid friendly ski resort within 2 hours if Westport CT

Good basic hill good for beginners and mid-range skiers. Family friendly.

Had a great time we are past are 40's and we just enjoyed it ..

It is a great place to go skiing and snowboarding. They offer great lessons, both private and group.

Nice family ski area; ski camp counselors are great.

Great place great fake snow nice short ride for me.

Fun mountain with a great terrain park. Even though it costs $10 to get a terrain park pass, it's worth it due to just how nice it really is. Otherwise, the staff are very friendly and the slopes are fun.

One of my favorite ski resorts!

It's small but never crowded when we go on a weekday. The runs are not long, but they are interesting: wooded, winding and a little narrow (in a good way.) Lifts are a little slow, but we have never waited in line. And, best of all the weekday price is fantastic. I can't wait until my daughters can join my wife and I; the place a has a great family vibe.

Weekday price is incredible, snow making is unbeatable in the area and the mountain rides bigger than it is

Great instructors, shout out to Jack and Michael. Great mountains as well.

This is a small, but cute mountain with nice views and scenery. Only minor complaint is that the lifts take a long time and the highest elevation isn't very high. The runs are short, but pleasant.

Fantastic place! Highly recommended for beginner skiiers. Could use an extra advanced trail.

Took my family here for their first ski trip and it was a great fit for all of them. They all felt comfortable on skis by the end of the weekend.

Snow tubing was fun. Gets crowded on holidays. Would definitely go again

The price is right... a great place to bring the family.
Well maintained trails.

Great place and awesome prices, instructor staff r amazing too-don't hesitate to check em out u won't b dissapointed.

No lines for lifts, well groomed trails. Got skied off near end of day. All the trails are wide, great for kids. Ended up utilizing their season ticket deal for next year.

We have come here many times and love it. It s reasonably priced and I get a student discount as well which is nice. The trails are very well groomed and there is always a good layer of powder.

Nice small mountain with lots of easy trails. Great children s ski area and lessons. Food ok. Bathrooms ok. Friendly staff.

Not too busy and crowded even on weekends, lines are still relatively fast and lots of space for beginners to learn. Very helpful staff.

Great grooming and snowmaking. Crossed sometimes. Always the first to fully open in Mass

Great family ski resort. Good conditions and snow making.

Family friendly and probably good on days with lots of snow but very very icy on the day I was here

Love this mountain, closest mountain out of Northwestern CT and has some great trails. My favorite is Applejack and Nut Hatch.

Good family mountain. Conditions surprisingly good considering the weather

Great place for all ages great fun secure friendly recommend above and beyond. Also paramedics for the "tree"lovers, and wobbly legs on ski's.

We had a great time tubing! The 3 kids were enjoying themselves so much they didn't want to leave. The conveyer belt to help you get up the mountain was appreciated after walking up a few times. We thought the $25 for 2 hours of tubing was an appropriate cost and we all felt we got our monies worth!

Slopes are full of fun features, very family friendly, stays open when other nearby resorts close on a whim- and is the most affordable.

Pleasant, low-key local hill with mostly moderate terrain and a couple of terrain parks for the tricksters. Two friendly base lodges, one with an excellent small ski shop. Applejack is one of the Northeast's classic woodland cruisers, with plenty of knolls, curves and rolls. If you have a child who's worried about the lifts, go see Will at the beginner's chair. He's one of the best loaders in the world and a landmark in his own right.

Butternut is a great smaller ski area that feature train for skiers at every level of experience.

Well maintained southern New England ski mountain. Well staffed. They need to develop more gear storage and seating in the lodges.

The lessons went in depth, instead of other places where you strap yourself in and go down a hill *cough cough* Catamount *cough cough*. The hills, I'm not sure about. 1st time doing snowboarding, so I didn't go down any of the larger hills. I'm not sure about the food either, since I brought lunch, but they have the basic stuff. Burgers, hot dogs, fries, chicken strips, soups, and other stands around for stuff like waffles and burritos and all that. I'd definitly recommend the hot chocolate, it's great! The lodge is nice, but gets crowded in waves, so make sure you get yourself a table at abound 1-ish. The seats outside are very nice, but you'll be cold.

A small family atmosphere with varied terrain and GREAT weekday pricing!

Awesome smaller ski resort! Fantastic for families! My kids take ski lessons and the instructors are incredible.

Small and family friendly. Great medical staff. We had two kids who ended up there during our visit.

Have not skied Butternut in 10 or more years. Went early, changed in parking lot rather than going into lodge, skied 7-8 runs in a little more than an hour, and was home by 11am. I was skiing on a Blandford pass since Blandford isn't open yet. It was a fine first ski outing of the season!

Ski butternut. A great place to bring the entire family for ski fun and tubing. Friendly staff. Ski instructors will teach you to ski.
Lodge areas are crowded. No indoor warming area like a fire. However its nice a comfortable inside. Great ski pacakges for beginners.

Super friendly beginner mountain. Just a few difficult trails. Great for beginners and kids learning to ski. Great classes and teachers.

Amazing skiing awaits you at butternut, you get an amazing view at the top of the Berkshires. I only wish they would consider night skiing, there is an untapped market of those who would really enjoy a good night ski.

Great place to ski! excellent and challenging trails. Excellent ski school and the ski shop is excellent!

Not the biggest mountain but they do a very good job with it. Staff is always great and the terrain park is awesome. Beer is always good

Great spot for weekday bargain ($25) skiing. I have just a few fav runs but long and varied enough to entertain me on the occasional visit.

Having both skied recreationally and worked at Ski Butternut, I still think it is a great place for what it is. It isn't a high-end resort with on-site lodging, spas, restaurants and clubs. It is a great family oriented ski mountain that is affordable and offers great instruction and youth racing programs. The ski shop and lodges are decent and something for everyone can generally be found. With cold temperatures their snow making can cover the entire mountain making them one of the first mountains to be open for the season and last to close for the area. You won't find a lot of expert terrain here, but with 22 trails and a terrain park, families will be able to enjoy a great day skiing.

Great mountain, well run and reasonably priced...see you next year!

Great for people going to actually ski. The lodge is not much for guests who are just hanging out while family skis. The tubing is nicely organized and family friendly.

Ski store was a joke, very rude. Needed to rent boots for my son and rental office would not accommodate us unless we bought the whole package.

In my opinion one of the best family ski resorts great for beginners more experienced skiers might prefer Jiminy Peak or catamount

A place to go hiking during the summer and ski during the winter. A very family and friend place, good option for little kids. Good parking and a ok food. If you don't have your own gear, don't worry, they do have a good rental. A friendly staff that gonna make your trip special! :)

Can't beat $25 miss week skiing. Cold temps kept snow dry and glideable. Should make for good weekend when temps warm up in the 30's.