Catamount Ski Area

Catamount Ski Area is a ski resort located on Mount Fray of the Taconic Mountains in Hillsdale, New York and South Egremont, Massachusetts. It is one of the few remaining family-owned ski areas in New England. Catamount first opened for business in 1939 with three rope tows. Decades later, Bill Gilbert and Don Edwards took over management, purchasing Catamount in 1974. Since the change in ownership, many trails and lifts have been added. In addition, snowmaking coverage has been increased from 25% to 98%. In 2006, the summit double chairlift was replaced with a fixed grip quad chairlift. 98% of the acrerage of the trails are covered by snowmaking. Trail Map In the coming years, a 126 condominium complex is planned. In addition to the...