If you’re already daydreaming about carving turns at Catamount Mountain Resort, you’re a true snow lover, but right now you’ll have to keep those dreams on standby. Catamount, straddling the New York–Massachusetts border in the Berkshires, is a classic winter spot with about 1000 feet of vertical and terrain for everyone from first-timers to glade hunters, but by this point in the year its ski season has wrapped up and the lifts are no longer spinning for skiing and snowboarding.

Because the resort is closed for winter operations, there isn’t an active daily ski report: no current base or summit snow depth, no new snowfall totals for the last 24 or 48 hours, and no list of open lifts or trails. Grooming crews aren’t out, there’s no patrol-managed off-piste, and terrain parks, if any were set up this past season, have been taken down or are in hibernation until next winter. Any snow still hanging around on the upper mountain would be patchy, rapidly melting spring leftovers and not something you should plan to ski, especially with no lift access and no patrol coverage.

Weather-wise, conditions in the Berkshires at this time of year are firmly in the late-spring to early-summer zone. Daytime temperatures are generally mild to warm, often ranging from the upper 50s to 70s Fahrenheit with cooler nights, and precipitation tends to be rain showers or the occasional thunderstorm rather than snow. Over the next five days, you can expect a typical shoulder-season pattern up there: a mix of partly sunny days, passing clouds, and some chances of showers, especially in the afternoons. Anything frozen would be limited to a freak overnight dusting on the very highest points during an unusually cold snap, and that would vanish quickly once the sun comes out.

Since the resort isn’t posting in-season reports right now, there’s also no updated season snowfall total available from official channels. Catamount’s yearly snow tally varies a lot depending on storm tracks, with some winters leaning heavily on natural snow and others relying more on the snowmaking system to keep coverage solid. If you’re curious about the exact numbers for the season that just ended, your best bet is to check Catamount’s own website, their social channels, or regional ski and weather archives as they’re updated.

Practical note for anyone tempted to “earn their turns”: once the mountain is closed, you should treat it as off-limits for skiing unless the resort explicitly states that uphill travel is allowed and under what rules. There’s no avalanche mitigation, no grooming, no patrollers, and operations and maintenance crews may be moving around the hill, so it’s both a safety and a courtesy issue.

For now, this is the time to tune boards and skis, scroll through your season’s photos, and start plotting next winter’s Catamount missions. Keep an eye on the resort’s site and on services like OvR Snow Bus from NYC, which typically offer day trips with lift tickets and coach transport once the snow is back. When the temperatures drop and the guns fire up again, you can expect the usual mix of groomed cruisers, learning terrain, and more challenging lines to come back online as coverage allows, along with fresh daily reports listing open trails, new snow totals, and all the details that make a powder-chaser’s heart beat faster.

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