Escape to a winter of wondrous nature and extraordinary culture in the northern Berkshire mountains.
Towns and forest trails shimmer in a frosty glow. Restaurants craft delectable specialties from local harvests. Artworks and performances inspire, provoke, and engage.
Hotels and inns offer warm comfortable settings from which to stage your visit.
When you’re ready, step out into the snow on snowshoes and skis. Most walking and hiking trails can be accessed all winter long.
Enjoy gentle snowshoe hikes on well-marked trails or free form amongst the trees – you can always follow you own tracks back!
Put a little glide in your step with a cross country ski on groomed trails and anywhere there’s enough snow.
For more of a rush, click into Alpine, Tele skis, or snowboards at a nearby ski resort.
Or take your skis or snowshoes into the powdery backcountry.
Indoors you can acquaint yourself with masterpieces of European and American art at The Clark Art Institute.
Take advantage of free admission through March, 2023!
Check out their calendar of events for specials activities including talks, film, and tours for new parents and their babies.
Consider new thought-provoking and engaging installations at MASS MoCA.
You’ll find ample indoor spaces for families, couples, and individuals to roam and explore. There’s even an indoor roller coaster.
Plan ahead and reserve your ride!
Charming downtown centers throughout the northern Berkshires allow you to indulge your inner shopaholic.
You’ll find new and used bookstores, toy and game shops, fashion boutiques, recycled clothing, plants, bakeries, coffee shops and more.
Go ahead, plan for a shopping day!
To refuel, treat yourself at one of the many Berkshire restaurants serving locally sourced and crafted food and spirits.
The fun continues into the evening with talks on art and the environment, classical music performances, dance parties, and popular concerts.
Check out our calendar to see what’s happening. New events added weekly!
After dinner or after the performance, you may want to cozy up indoors reading inspiring fiction and prose by one of our local authors.
Stop by a local independent bookstore to pick up something just right for you.
Plan your winter visit to the northern Berkshires and make memories for a lifetime.