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Powder Ridge Ski Area

United States · Connecticut · Single resort

Powder Ridge Ski Area is a ski resort in Connecticut (United States). It has 4.8 km of downhill runs and 8 lifts. The runs go from 116 to 246 m (130 m vertical).

Piste length
4.8 km
Lifts
8
Base station
116 m (381 ft)
Top station
246 m (807 ft)
Vertical drop
130 m (427 ft)
Country
United States

Piste difficulty split

  • Blue square: 1.3 km (26%)
  • Black diamond: 2.2 km (46%)
  • Double black: 1.3 km (28%)

Details

  • Night skiing: No
  • Steepest spot: 29% (16°)
  • Mostly facing east (69% of run length). East-facing slopes get morning sun, west-facing ones afternoon sun.

Lifts: 8

Chairlift: 4

  • 747 Lift · Chairlift · 118–246 m
  • Middlefield Lift · Chairlift · 117–244 m
  • Festival Lift · Chairlift · Seats: 2 · 116–242 m
  • Mini Field Lift · Chairlift · 116–145 m
  • Tubing Lift · 127–149 m
  • Tubing lift 2 · 125–142 m
  • Wonder Carpet · 117–122 m
  • Riglet Carpet · 117–118 m

On site

  • 17 car parks
  • 1 restaurants & bars by the slopes

Historical conditions and snowfall

  • November: Snowfall in the month (average) 5 cm, Snow depth 3 cm
  • December: Snowfall in the month (average) 22 cm, Snow depth 10 cm
  • January: Snowfall in the month (average) 28 cm, Snow depth 15 cm
  • February: Snowfall in the month (average) 31 cm, Snow depth 14 cm
  • March: Snowfall in the month (average) 21 cm, Snow depth 9 cm
  • April: Snowfall in the month (average) 5 cm, Snow depth 2 cm

Average of the 2005–2024 seasons for the resort area (≈50 km grid cell, about 88 m). It shows the shape of the season well but is not a slope measurement — the upper runs usually have more snow. Data: NASA POWER.

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