CERM Venue: Belleayre Ski Center

The 2025 CERM Conference venue was the Belleayre Mountain Ski Center. Belleayre is a year-round mountain ski center located in the heart of the “Forever Wild” Catskill Forest Preserve in upstate New York. Conference activities will center around the newly renovated Discovery Lodge. The facility is located in Highmount, NY, about one half hour west of Woodstock, NY. Driving time from New York City is only two and a half hours; from Albany, an hour and a half.

Information on how to get to Belleayre is here.

Lodging

Although there is no lodging available on-site at Belleayre, several hotels, motels, inns, and campsites nearby allow for easy access to the venue while also enjoying the charm of the area. Click here for a list of nearby lodging recommendations, including campgrounds.