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Ski Butternut

As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, a weather-model estimate for Ski Butternut puts 0 in. of new snow in 24 h, 0 in. in 48 h, base 0 in.

Berkshires · MA

Status unknown. As of Oct 20, Ski Butternut has no confirmed operating status; base 0 in. (model estimate, 3 h old), 0 in. of new snow in 24 h (model estimate).Poor
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Description · generated

Ski Butternut is a ski area in the Berkshires of western Massachusetts, near Great Barrington. It has 22 runs served by 9 lifts across 100 skiable acres. The base sits at 800 feet and the summit at 1,800 feet, giving 1,000 feet of vertical. The terrain is a mix of groomed trails and terrain parks on a single mountain, and the area runs a winter season with snowmaking supplementing natural snowfall.

Livestream 1 webcam at Ski Butternut

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66°Feels 66°
0"New snow
Wind
0%Precip chance
3
PeakCam Snow Scorepoor2026-10-20

As of Oct 20, Ski Butternut's PeakCam Snow Score is 3 of 100 (poor): snow quality 3 of 15, depth vs normal 0 of 30, 7-day snow 0 of 25, 7-day forecast 0 of 20.

Why 3? The five components
  • Depth vs normal0 / 30
    base 0 in. (model estimate); no station normal to compare with, so 60 in. earns 27 of 30 · model
  • New snow, 7 days0 / 25
    0 in. of new snow in the last 48 h (no daily rows yet) (model estimate) · model
  • Forecast, 7 days0 / 20
    0 in. forecast over the next 7 days (median of 9 models, Open-Meteo) · model
  • Snow quality3 / 15
    days since snow unknown, 3-day high 61°F (model estimate) · derived
  • Operating status0 / 10
    status unknown (nothing on file) · none

Algorithmic, formula score-v1: great ≥ 75, good ≥ 55, fair ≥ 35. How the score works · JSON

Last 30 days
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.
30 scored days from 2026-09-21 to 2026-10-20: 0 to 3, low 0 on 2026-09-21, high 3 on 2026-10-20.

Snow Report

0″
Base Depth
0″
24h New Snow
0″
48h New Snow
→ Stable
7-Day Trend
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Trails Open
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Lifts Open
Bluebird
Expect clear bluebird skies alongside breezy conditions.
Warming trend
Outlook

Updated · Source: open_meteo

  • Base depthmodelestimated 3 h
  • 24 h newmodelestimated 3 h
  • TempNWS stationstale 81 h
  • WindNWS stationlive <1 h
  • Next 48 hmodelestimated 4 h
  • What the tiers mean

5-Day Forecast

NWS Forecast ↗

14-day snow outlook · summit

No snow in the 14-day blend

9 models agree today · 9 models in the blend

  1. Today

    20

    –

    61°/37°

    9m

  2. Wed

    21

    –

    55°/35°

    9m

  3. Thu

    22

    –

    54°/35°

    8m

  4. Fri

    23

    –

    48°/31°

    8m

  5. Sat

    24

    –

    52°/27°

    7m

  6. Sun

    25

    –

    58°/30°

    7m

  7. Mon

    26

    –

    61°/35°

    6m

  8. Tue

    27

    –

    49°/33°

    5m

  9. Wed

    28

    –

    48°/27°

    5m

  10. Thu

    29

    –

    51°/35°

    4m

  11. Fri

    30

    –

    48°/30°

    4m

  12. Sat

    31

    –

    41°/25°

    2m

  13. Sun

    1

    –

    50°/30°

    2m

  14. Mon

    2

    –

    51°/34°

    2m

Median of the models that reach each day; the pale band is the 25th–75th percentile across models. Updated every 6 hours. Weather data by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0) · every model · how it is verified

Tue
PM
61°
EVE
55°
Wed
AM
50°
PM
58°
EVE
52°
Thu
AM
50°
PM
53°

Snow amounts: PeakCam blend of 9 models (Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0) · Narrative, temperature and wind: National Weather Service · Updated hourly

What the instruments say

by elevation band
Latest station observations near Ski Butternut, by elevation band
BandStationDepthNewTempWindRead
Summitwrgb003146NWS · 1,483 ft · 18.4 km––42°F–
Mid-mountainDW4847 BecketNWS · 1,356 ft · 17.7 km––64°F2 mph
BaseGREAT BARRINGTON 0.4 N, MA USGHCN-Daily · 716 ft · 3.4 km–0″––

Each row is one sensor at its own elevation, not a mountain average. Daily networks (SNOTEL, GHCN) read once a day; hourly ones (NWS, ECCC, BC ASWS) carry temperature and wind but no depth. Sources: NOAA National Weather Service; NOAA NCEI GHCN-Daily.

Live Cams · 2 available

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Livestream 2 webcam at Ski Butternut

Livestream 2

Last 24 hLivestream 1

4 frames · every 6 h
  1. Livestream 1 still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  2. Livestream 1 still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  3. Livestream 1 still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h
  4. Livestream 1 still, 0″ new snow in 24 h
    0″24 h

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About Ski Butternut

Ski Butternut is a ski resort in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. PeakCam tracks 2 webcams here. Snow figures on this page are weather-model estimates, not ground-sensor readings.

PeakCam treats this as the off-season here; if the mountain is still operating, the numbers and cams above are the thing to trust.

Frequently Asked

Where is Ski Butternut?
Ski Butternut is a ski resort in the Berkshires, Massachusetts. Coordinates: 42.18° N, 73.32° W.
How high is Ski Butternut?
Ski Butternut runs from a base at 800 ft to a summit at 1,800 ft, a vertical drop of 1,000 ft.
How big is Ski Butternut?
Ski Butternut has 100 acres of skiable terrain, 22 named runs and 9 lifts, as published by the resort.
What is the base depth at Ski Butternut today?
As of 9:46 a.m. MT Oct 20, the latest report for Ski Butternut puts the base at 0 inches (model estimate).
Does Ski Butternut have live webcams?
Yes — this page has 2 webcams for Ski Butternut (live video), free and without an account.
Where does Ski Butternut's snow data come from?
Ski Butternut has no NRCS telemetry station, so depth and new-snow figures here are weather-model estimates (Open-Meteo), updated every six hours. They are a good storm signal but will not match an on-the-ground measurement exactly.

More on how these numbers are measured: www.peakcam.io/methodology