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 is also one of the largest ski areas in the Berkshire/Taconic Mountains.
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HistoryEdit
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.
Mountain statisticsEdit
ElevationEdit
- Vertical drop: 1,000 ft (300 m)
TrailsEdit
- Skiable area: 119 acres (0.48 km2)
- 36 trails
- 12 novice
- 13 intermediate
- 11 advanced and expert
- Longest trail - 2.5 miles (4.0 km) Ridge Run to Upper and Lower Promenade
98% of the acrerage of the trails are covered by snowmaking.
Trail Map
- (m) - trail with moguls most of the time when conditions provide
- (t) - terrain park with various jumps and features including rails and boxes
- (n) - no snowmaking
LiftsEdit
- 7 total
- 1 quad chair
- 1 triple chair
- 2 double chairs
- 3 Wonder Carpets
LodgesEdit
- 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 developmentEdit
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.
Related linksEdit
Catamount Ski Area
On The Snow - Catamount Ski Area Reviews
Catamount Ski Area on skiresorts-test.com
Catamount at About.com
Catamount at SnowCountry.com
ReferencesEdit
Source of the article : Wikipedia
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