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Massachusetts: Ski Butternut: Expansions Ski Area Expansions   East Area at Ski Butternut East Area Details Status: Open First Season of Operation: 1964-65 Lifts: 1 lift Terrain: Novice and intermediate terrain Return to Ski Butternut Profile Due to large crowds during Butternut Basin's first year of chairlift operation, the Murdocks opened a new 2,200 foot trail (today's Cruiser slope) and installed a T-Bar for the 1964-65 season to help bridge the gap to the next chairlift installation. In 1981, the T-Bar was sold and replaced with a used Mueller double chairlift (originally installed circa 1961 at Mt. Cathalia, NY), called "Granny's Double." Two additional trails were added in the complex. In 2005, a new 2,078 foot long, 416 vertical foot Doppelmayr CTEC fixed grip quad chairlift ("Cruiser Quad") was installed, replacing Granny's Double. A late 60s Butternut Basin trail map showing the East Area Granny's Double (2002) The Cruiser area on the 2009 trail map Ski Butternut Expansion History Project Name Season Status East Area 1964-65 Open Highline Area 1968-69 Open Overbrook Area 1975-76 Open Summit Area 1963-64 Open West Area 1980s Cancelled Return to Ski Butternut Ski History Last updated: July 2, 2014 Topics       Links       What's New       Feedback Copyright 2002-2024, All Rights Reserved.