Meriden, Connecticut · United States · ski area
Powder Ridge Ski Area ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation
Powder Ridge Ski Area is a ski area in Meriden, Connecticut, United States with 4.8 km of mapped downhill runs and 8 lifts, between 116 m and 243 m above sea level.
- Downhill runs
- 4.8 km
- Lifts
- 8
- Top elevation
- 243 m
- Vertical drop
- 127 m
- Nearest airport
- HVN · 29 km
Slopes by difficulty
16 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.
Ski lifts
- 4 Chairlifts
- 4 Magic carpets
Powder Ridge Ski Area is a ski area in Meriden, Connecticut, the United States. Its 16 mapped downhill runs add up to 4.8 km, which ranks it #310 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 301 m long.
Slopes at Powder Ridge Ski Area
About 26% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 46% intermediate and 28% advanced or expert, which makes Powder Ridge Ski Area a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.
Lifts and elevation
The resort has 8 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets. Most uphill transport is by surface lifts (T-bars, button lifts and tows). Skiing runs from 116 m up to 243 m, a vertical drop of 127 m — typical of a local ski hill.
Getting to Powder Ridge Ski Area
The nearest airport is Tweed New Haven Airport (HVN), about 29 km away in a straight line — roughly 38 minutes by car; Bradley International Airport (BDL) is 49 km away. Nearby ski areas include Mount Southington Ski Area (2.9 km), Winding Trails, Winding Trails Recreation Area and Winding Trails, which together add 9 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.
Nearest airports to Powder Ridge Ski Area
- 1 HVN29 kmstraight line
- 2Bradley International AirportBDL49 kmstraight lineHartford, United States
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- 3 WST80 kmstraight line
- 4 ISP84 kmstraight line
Nearby
Ski resorts near Powder Ridge Ski Area
- 18 kmMount Southington Ski Area2.9 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 170 m
- 29 kmWinding Trailsup to 80 m
- 29 kmWinding Trails Recreation AreaSmall ski area
- 29 kmWinding TrailsSmall ski area
- 29 kmWinding TrailsSmall ski area
- 46 kmSki Sundown5.8 km of slopes · 5 lifts · up to 322 m
- 47 kmWhite Memorial Conservation CenterSmall ski area
- 51 kmLakeridge1 lift · up to 361 m
- 53 kmWhittiemore Grove Cross Country Ski AreaSmall ski area
- 54 kmPine MountainSmall ski area
- 60 kmMohawk Mountain Ski Area7.5 km of slopes · 7 lifts · up to 456 m
- 62 kmJames L. Goodwin State ForestSmall ski area
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Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.