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Catamount Ski Area is a ski resort

Ski resort

A ski resort is a resort developed for skiing and other winter sports. In Europe a ski resort is a town or village in a ski area - a mountainous area, where there are ski trails and supporting services such as hotels and other accommodation, restaurants, equipment rental and a ski lift system...

located on Mount Fray

Mount Fray

Mount Fray, , also known as Catamount because of the Catamount Ski Area located on its north slope, is a prominent peak of the south Taconic Mountains, located in southwest Massachusetts and adjacent New York. The summit is open and covered in scrub oak; it offers views west over the Hudson River...

of the Taconic Mountains

Taconic Mountains

The Taconic Mountains or Taconic Range are a physiographic section of the larger New England province and part of the Appalachian Mountains, running along the eastern border of New York State and adjacent New England from northwest Connecticut to western Massachusetts, north to central western...

in Hillsdale, New York

Hillsdale, New York

Hillsdale is a town in Columbia County, New York, United States. The population was 1,744 at the 2000 census.- History :The region was taken from the Town of Claverack in 1782. The Town of Hillsdale was established in 1788....

and South Egremont, Massachusetts

Egremont, Massachusetts

Egremont is a town in Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States. It is part of the Pittsfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,225 at the 2010 census. Egremont consists of two villages, North Egremont and South Egremont....

. It is one of the few remaining family-owned ski areas in New England.

History

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.

Trails

Skiable area: 119 acre (0.48157634 km²)
33 trails
10 novice - 40%
10 intermediate - 27%
12 advanced and expert - 33%
Longest trail - 2.5 miles (4 km) Ridge Run to Upper and Lower Promenade

98% of the acrerage of the trails are covered by snowmaking.

Trail Map

Easiest	More Difficult	Most Difficult and Terrain Parks	Expert (Use Extreme Caution)
Ali's Alley (n)	Catamount	Lower Alley Cat	Catapult (m)
Cat's Meow (n)	Chute	Upper Alley Cat
Colonel's Caper (n)	Mountain View	Expressway
Esplanade	On Stage	Lower Glade (m)
Holiday	Race Slope	Sunrise (t)
Kelli's Run	Walter's Way	Terrain Park Training Area (t)
Kid Cats	Ridge Run	Upper Glade
Lower Promenade	Lower Sidewinder	Off Stage (m)
Upper Promenade	Upper Sidewinder	Terrain Park (t)
SnowSports Learning Area	Turnpike (n)	Halfpipe (t)
	Upper Turnpike (n)	Junior Jib Park (t)

(m) - trail with moguls most of the time when conditions provide
(t) - terrain park with various jumps and features including rails and halfpipes
(n) - no snowmaking

Lifts

6 total
1 quad chair
1 triple chair
2 double chairs
2 surface lifts

Surface Lifts	Fixed Grip Triples	Fixed Grip Quads	Fixed Grip Doubles
Wonder Carpet	Meadows Triple	Ridge Quad	Catamount Double
Kid Cats Tow			Glade Double

Lodges

Main Base Lodge: located at the base of the ski area
Taconic Lodge: temporary lodge located at the bottom of the mountain near the Ridge Quad.

Condominum development

In the coming years, a 126 condominium complex is planned. In addition to the condominiums, additional retail, dining, and recreational facilities are expected to be constructed.

History

Trails

Lifts

Lodges

Condominum development

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