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  1. Summer on a Berkshire Ski Mountain

    What the hills do between May and October — scenic lifts, mountain coasters and alpine slides, and why the summer operation runs on a different calendar from the winter one.

  2. Where to Stay in the Berkshires

    Country inns, motels, slopeside condominiums and rental houses — what each type suits, how prices move with the calendar, and where to base a stay.

  3. The General Store at a Ski Mountain

    The least glamorous building on the property and the most useful — what a mountain general store stocks, and why self-catering parties should find it first.

  4. Eating at a Berkshire Ski Area

    What the food operation at a mountain actually amounts to — cafeterias, taverns and brewpubs — and how to avoid the worst hour of a ski day.

  5. Slopeside Suites and Vacation Homes

    What staying at the base of a Berkshire mountain actually gets you, how suites compare with rental houses, and when the premium is worth paying.

  6. Skiing with Children in the Berkshires

    When a child is old enough, why children's programmes are structured the way they are, and the parental habits that make a child dislike skiing.

  7. Events at Berkshire Mountains

    What actually happens on these hills through the year — wind turbine tours, races, festivals and seasonal weekends — and how to find out before driving out.

  8. Snow Tubing in the Berkshires

    The winter activity that needs no lesson, no equipment and no technique — how tubing sessions work, who they suit, and why they rescue more ski trips than anything else.

  9. When Berkshire Ski Areas Open and Close

    The shape of a Berkshire winter season — why it starts with snowmaking rather than snowfall, how night skiing extends the day, and what actually closes a hill.

  10. Renting Skis and Snowboards in the Berkshires

    What a rental package includes, why the boot fitting matters more than the skis, and how to avoid losing an hour of a short day at the rental counter.