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​Photo Caption (credit Bill Farrell). Paul Putnam coaching young SPECTRA racers at Berkshire East in 1977.

Remembering Coach Paul Putnam

It is with heavy hearts and lots of fond memories that we remember Paul Putnam. Our long-time race coach and mentor passed away on September 6 after a challenging illness. Paul grew up in Northfield and, accompanied by his two older brothers, grew up skiing around the farm rope tows of the area. He worked for one year at Berkshire East in the ski s...

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SEASON’S PASS UPDATE FROM BERKSHIRE EAST / CATAMOUNT

Dear Seasons Pass Holders and Friends, As I am sure that many of you have seen, on March 12, 2020 we made the decision to close Berkshire East and Catamount Resorts for winter operations due to the Coronavirus. On that day we chose to lead the ski industry into its early close. Believe me when I tell you that decision was one of the hardest decisio...

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GOGGLES FOR DOCS UPDATE

26 days ago, on March 28, 2020 at 8am, a single email appeared in my inbox. This simple moment initiated a series of actions that galvanized the ski and action sport worlds into a focused, global effort to bring protective eye wear to health care workers practicing 'battlefield medicine' in the war against the coronavirus. Our organization has work...

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WHAT CAN YOU EXPECT FROM BERKSHIRE EAST AND CATAMOUNT THIS YEAR?

A LETTER FROM JON SCHAEFER On Thursday, March 12, 2020, Berkshire East and Catamount became the first ski areas to shut down for COVID. Within 100 hours, most ski areas in the country had followed suit. The next 16 days were full of uncertainty, nervousness, and fear. At both mountains, we concluded that we would approach the year dynamically. We w...

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Happy New Year

A LETTER FROM JON SCHAEFER Happy New Year to every one of you who make up our awesome community! 2020 started in an inauspicious way at Berkshire East and Catamount. As 2019 wound down, a severe ice storm shut down the ski resorts on December 30, and on the 31rst our crews worked tirelessly to reopen the mountains. For me, I spent New Years Eve in ...

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BERKSHIRE EAST AND CATAMOUNT UPDATE!

A LETTER FROM JON SCHAEFER Dear Berkshire East and Catamount Passholders and Guests, Ahh, March in Massachusetts, thou art more lovely and more temperate than… than… than, the arctic? Anyway, I am confident that soon enough we will settle into the business of spring skiing -- at least for a few weeks. Or maybe longer? I'm happy to announce that we ...

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A MESSAGE FROM JON SCHAEFER

STATUS UPDATES Hi all. Jon Schaefer here. I run Berkshire East and Catamount. My family has owned Berkshire East since 1976, and Catamount since 2018. When we bought Catamount in 2018, we committed to revitalizing it and haven't stopped. Admittedly, these improvements haven't been easy, and there have been some real challenges. In June 2020, we dis...

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