Massachusetts has the most developed ski industry of any of the three southern New England states. While still not to the scale of its’ 
northern New England brethren, Massachusetts has many areas across the state catering to the ski and snowboard crowd, and many more places where cross country skiers can take to the trails.
Massachusetts Downhill / Alpine Skiing
There are a dozen downhill ski areas across Massachusetts ranging from 9 trails – Ward Hill in Shrewsbury, to nearly 45 trails – Berkshire East in Charlemont and Jiminy Peak in Hancock. There are ski areas located close to Boston as well as convenient to the metro-west area, as well as areas in western Massachusetts in the Berkshires.
Ski Area Location Trails Lifts Night Skiing? Berkshire East Ski Area Charlemont, MA 45 6 Yes Blandford Ski Area Blandford, MA 22 5 Yes Blue Hills Ski Area Canton, MA 12 4 Yes Bousquet Ski Area Pittsfield, MA 23 5 Yes Catamount Ski Area South Egremont, MA 33 6 Yes Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort Hancock, MA 45 9 Yes Nashoba Valley Ski Area Westford, MA 17 9 Yes Otis Ridge Ski Area Otis, MA 11 4 Yes Ski Bradford Haverhill, MA 15 10 Yes Ski Butternut Great Barrington, MA 22 10 No Ski Ward Shrewsbury, MA 9 4 Yes Wachusett Mountain Ski Area Princeton, MA 22 8 Yes
Massachusetts Cross Country / Nordic Skiing
There are 10 Nordic ski areas in Massachusetts with nearly 200km of trails:
Ski Area Location Trails Groomed Trails Other Blue Hills Reservation Milton, MA 100mi None Canterbury Farm Ski Touring Center Becket, MA 22km 22km Ice Skating; Snowshoeing Cranwell Resort, Spa and Golf Club Lenox, MA 10km 10km Ice Skating; Snowshoeing Great Brook Ski Touring Carlisle, MA 10mi 10mi Night skiing by lantern light on Tuesday and Thursday evenings Hilltop Orchards Richmond, MA 2.7km 2.7km Snowshoeing;
Guided moonlight snowshoe treksMaple Corner Farm Cross Country Ski Center Granville, MA 20km 20km 10km of Snowshoe Trails Northfield Mountain Northfield, MA 25mi 25mi Snowshoeing Notchview Reservation Windsor, MA 40km 16km Snowshoeing alongside trails;
2km dog loopStump Sprouts Cross Country Ski Center Hawley, MA 25km 25km Snowshoeing Weston Ski Track Weston, MA 15km 15km Lighted night skiing;
Snowmaking on 2.5km loop;
Snowshoeing
Cross Country Skiing on Public and Conservation Land
Many state parks and conservation properties also allow cross country skiing:
- Cross Country Skiing on Massachusetts Audubon Society Land
- Cross Country Skiing at Massachusetts State Parks
- Cross Country Skiing on Trustees of Reservations Land
