Snow Business: The Obligatory Doughnut Stop at Wachusett

PRINCETON, MA — It can be a bluebird day ... a powder day ... one of those corduroy mornings when you just don't want to stop.

But you stop. You have to — in this certain spot in the middle of the mountain. It's the thing to do when skiing Wachusett.

Welcome to Bullock Lodge, an old stone hut rich in history and home to apple cider doughnuts that are arguably the most delicious treats in the snow sports industry.

Bullock Lodge is one of the most historic structures on Wachusett Mountain. Bullock Lodge was built in the 1930s as an economic stimulus project by the Civilian Conservation Corps and served as the original base lodge for the ski area.

The lodge is located at a junction between the upper and lower mountain areas between Salamander Cutoff and Lower 10th Mountain trails. It sat dormant for decades and then reopened in 2010 to much fanfare when Wachusett made it a mid-run refreshment stop.

Non-skiers even walked up the hill that day to check it out. Now, newbies will frequently ask Wawa regulars how to get to the lodge.

And it has a lot to to with the doughnuts. There is truly nothing like them in snow sports land when they first come out.

OK, anytime.

Check out the Bullock Lodge video here:

The Bullock Lodge's cider house is presented by Red Apple Farm from nearby Phillipston, MA. In addition to to the doughnuts, the farm staff serves up hot and cold apple cider and an assortment of specialty items.

It's worth the stop.

It really is.

Photo Credit: Chris Dehnel; Video Credit: Wachusett Mountain via YouTube

Chris Dehnel is a Patch editor and past-president of the North American Snowsports Journalists Association East Division. His Snow Business Column appears regularly during the season.