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Berkshire East Ski Resort, Charlemont |
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"Ski the Beast," they say, but it's not really beastly, it's fun...and only two hours from Boston. |
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"Ski the Beast!" is the motto (that's B...East, actually): the Berkshire East Ski Resort, 100 miles (161 km) west of Boston. Beastly? I dunno. It seems like a pleasant country ski area to me. Unlike the mega-ski resorts, Berkshire East is refreshingly rural, without the huge condo and hotel developments. After all, isn't skiing about getting away from the cities and back to nature? The mountain's 1180-foot (360-meter) vertical drop has 45 ski trails (36% Beginner, 38% Intermediate, 26% Expert) served by five lifts: one quad, one triple chair, two double chair, and one handle tow. Snowboarding action is significant here, and there's the Beastly Tubing Park for snowtubers. Lessons are available for both skiers and snowboarders. Snowmaking covers 100% of the slopes and trails. Lodging is in B&Bs and motels in nearby towns. Berkshire
East Ski Resort
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Above, Berkshire
East: the Beast!
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