Powder Ridge ski area, Connecticut - Skiing and Snowboarding

Powder Ridge ski area, Connecticut

Powder Ridge is closed for season due to pending sale. says jm.

This ski hill has 19 slopes, and they are totally enjoyable. Powder Ridge is a more inviting than average ski area with a pretty small vertical drop compared to other east coast ski mountains. The yearly snowfall of 5 feet is rather all right for a ski resort such as this one. All 5 good ski lifts at this ski resort make for a tranquil ride up the mountain. Powder Ridge has the biggest vertical drop among ski mountains in a 25 mile radius. This is a

    family friendly ski hill with a lot of green and blue trails for beginners. Having a skiing territory of 88 acres, it's relaxed enough to get to know all your fellow snow folks. The snowboarding and the skiing in Connecticut is a magnificent thing to do all winter
season long. A 500 foot elevation difference is naturally not that much, but Powder Ridge has so many other wonderful attributes. You get loads of skiers going up here from Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford on snow-white weekends. Powder Ridge has a much lower than average part of expert and advanced trails and a much higher than average percentage of beginner and intermediate trails. The seasonal snowfall is lower than average at this ski area. There's a trailmap of Powder Ridge on this page for your reference. Powder

Ridge has a comparatively humble mixture of trails and a reasonable quantity of great ski lifts. There are many hotel rooms here if you want to stay for a few days, but do reserve a room ahead of going given that it is a very popular destination. The wintertime in Connecticut is so wonderful for skiing and snowboarding. Pleasant exercise and just being on the trails for a while attract ski people from far and wide.

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at Powder Ridge ski area
QUICK STATS
Vertical drop: 500 feet

Total Runs: 19
- 25% Expert and Advanced
- 50% Intermediate Runs
- 25% Beginner Runs

Total Lifts: 5

Skiing Area: 88 acres
Annual snowfall: 5 feet

Coordinates:
Latitude: 41.502006
Longitude: -72.737172

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Ski Areas Near Powder Ridge ski area:

Mount Southington, Connecticut , 14 miles away
   425 vertical feet
   14 runs - 8 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   25% Beginner

Ski Sundown, Connecticut , 25 miles away
   625 vertical feet
   15 runs - 5 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   25% Intermediate
   50% Beginner

Woodbury, Connecticut , 36 miles away
   300 vertical feet
   18 runs - 4 lifts
   35% Expert & Adv.
   35% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Blandford, Massachusetts , 38 miles away
   465 vertical feet
   26 runs - 5 lifts
   10% Expert & Adv.
   50% Intermediate
   40% Beginner

Mohawk Mountain, Connecticut , 44 miles away
   640 vertical feet
   24 runs - 6 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   60% Intermediate
   20% Beginner

Otis Ridge, Massachusetts , 44 miles away
   400 vertical feet
   11 runs - 5 lifts
   30% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Ski Butternut, Massachusetts , 53 miles away
   1000 vertical feet
   22 runs - 10 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   60% Intermediate
   20% Beginner

Thunder Ridge, New York , 58 miles away
   500 vertical feet
   30 runs - 4 lifts
   20% Expert & Adv.
   40% Intermediate
   40% Beginner

Berkshire East, Massachusetts , 59 miles away
   1180 vertical feet
   45 runs - 5 lifts
   25% Expert & Adv.
   61% Intermediate
   36% Beginner

Bousquet, Massachusetts , 60 miles away
   750 vertical feet
   10 runs - 5 lifts
   40% Expert & Adv.
   30% Intermediate
   30% Beginner

Whitewater Near Powder Ridge ski area:

Hammonasset River, Middlesex/ New Haven County , 13 miles away, Class I-II - 2 miles long (Summer Hill Road to Green Hill Road)

Roaring Brook River, Hartford County , 14 miles away, Class III-IV - 3 miles long (Cold Brook Road to Route 17)

Farmington River - Collinsville, Hartford County , 18 miles away, Class II - 3.5 miles long (Collinsville to Unionville)

Trails Near Powder Ridge ski area:

Washington Trail, Middlesex , 2 miles away

Mattabesset Trail, Middlesex , 3 miles away

Mattabesset Trail, New Haven , 5 miles away

National Parks Near Powder Ridge ski area:

Fire Island National Seashore, Patchogue - NY , 39 miles away

Quinebaug & Shetucket Rivers Valley National Heritage Corridor, Putnam - CT , 64 miles away

Golf Courses Near Powder Ridge ski area:

Indian Springs Golf Club, Middlefield , 1 miles away

Hunter Memorial Golf Course, Meriden , 3 miles away

Miner Hills Golf Course & Driving Range, Middletown , 4 miles away