Skiing & Outdoor Recreation
Canterbury Farm Ski Touring Center
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We encourage all to be healthy when arriving
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We prefer exact cash, but do accept credit cards and Venmo online or at the ticket booth. Online sales click on Register to ski to the left box
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Due to weather conditions current operations may change. Check our weather conditions page.
Canterbury Farm will still sell season passes and gift certificates by phone anytime.Tickets can be bought on site the day of your visit or We are now selling tickets and reservations for rentals online!
With our extensive and varied terrain, one can ski without feeling like they are in a crowd. Our patrons have said that Canterbury Farm is a “gem.” This private wooded land has been forest managed for 80 years, and it shows. Customers can experience three different winter sports. One pass can be interchanged between skiing, snowshoeing and ice skating with onsite rental equipment. As in the past, we provide a friendly and healthy environment for all.
With 22 kilometers of groomed and tracked ski trails, you will ski alongside beautiful brooks, beaver ponds, stone walls, lakes, fields and mountains where nature abounds. Our trails meander through old wood stands, which gives you the feel of being in the wilderness. Other trails are wider for excellent ski skating. Snowshoe trails are maintained just for snow shoeing for those who want that experience.
Skiing
Season Pass Memberships on Sale
Members enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, ice-skating whenever facilities are open to the general public. Free hiking year round. No black-out dates!
With a northern exposure at an elevation of 1700 feet, we have snow when the valley area doesn't. Check our ski conditions page for honest and daily updates.
Trails
Our 22 kilometers of beginner, intermediate, and advanced trails are machine groomed every day. We use specific grooming equipment for every type of snow condition. Tracks are set for diagonal skiing and there are skating lanes on some trails. One trail is kept natural for that back woods experience. The snow shoe trails are packed and marked as they meander through the dense forest. At the summit of the hill you can see Mt. Greylock, the highest point in Massachusetts.
The Ski Chalet
Come into the ski shop where the ease of purchasing a ticket on line and reserving renting equipment comes with a smile. Our staff is there to give you help and tips to make your experience great.
Grooming
Our ski trails are groomed daily. Our ski team is out combing out, packing, and tracking those trails with numerous types of equipment. Dave is a landscaper in the summer so you can bet he is making those trails as beautiful as they can be.
Lessons
Lessons offered through M-Power Adventures
Holly has been teaching skiing for 3 decades & an avid skier since the age of 3. The founder of M-Power Adventures, Holly motivates & empowers others with safe, simple instruction & guidance leading to success & fun as a priority.
My lesson rates: for private (1) or semi-private ( 2)
1hr. -$75. Basic skills
1.5 hrs. -$100. Basic skill & on trail coaching. *( most popular)*
2hrs. -$150. Basic skills & more on trail coaching
$10.00 extra for each person over 2 persons in group.
Contact Holly : This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Snowshoeing
Snowshoe Trails
Looking down the bank of a babbling brook, crossing a beaver swamp, viewing Mt Greylock in the distance: these are just a few sights you will see as you shoe along our special snow shoe trails. Marked and packed for your pleasure.
Rental
Tubbs quality for ease off and on.
Ice Skating
The Farm Pond
Limited use of pond due to weather conditions. Did you learn to skate outdoors? If you did, then you know what an exhilarating feeling it is. The crisp sounds, the sun or wind hitting your face, the total freedom of movement! The pond is much smaller than an indoor rink, yet big enough to glide and spin like a pro. Speaking of pros...
Rentals
Riedell rental skates with Thinsulate and soft tech lining. So comfortable, you will forget you have on skates. That is, except for the skinny blade on the bottom! We keep them sharp for your pleasure.
