Powder Ridge Middletown CT news

[mlctvt]

Grant may bring life to old Powder Ridge resort....

http://www.nhregister.com/articles/2010/01/28/news/doc4b61d74bc1d0e332863695.txt

Sorry, I just noticed I incorrectly stated Middletown CT . Powder Ridge is actually in Middlefield

 

[bvibert]

Good, I hope it all works out! I hate to see a ski area sitting unused...

 

[Glenn]

It would be really nice to that place up and running again.

 

[bheemsoth]

I'm new to CT, and never had the ability to ski there. How does Powder Ridge compare to other local mountains like Sundown and Southington? Did they offer night skiing?

 

[bvibert]

I believe they had night skiing. I only skied there once as a kid, but I'm pretty sure it's more comparable to Southington than Sundown.

 

[Greg]

They did have night skiing. Smaller and flatter than Southington. Kind of in between Southington and Woodbury.

 

[gmcunni]

I thought sundown ownership once expressed interest in PR but the town denied it (something like that). what has changed to allow this new group to move forward?

 

[bheemsoth]

They did have night skiing. Smaller and flatter than Southington. Kind of in between Southington and Woodbury.

Interesting. I think I'll stick to Sundown for my post-work evening outings, since I live in West Hartford anyway.

 

[bvibert]

I thought sundown ownership once expressed interest in PR but the town denied it (something like that). what has changed to allow this new group to move forward?

It wasn't the town who denied it. It was supposed to be some sort of partnership between Sundown and the town, but the previous owner caused problems in court. That's how it fell apart, IIRC.

 

[MogulQueen]

Interesting. I think I'll stick to Sundown for my post-work evening outings, since I live in West Hartford anyway.

Powder Ridge is flat. Lots more fun at Sundown. I skied Powder Ridge a few times as a kid and it was not fun.

 

[2knees]

i hope nobody takes this the wrong way but that place was flat as hell. Basically had 5 trails, all identical, since it's a ridge (amazing observation there). I skied there so much in grade school and middle school that i guess there is a bit of nostalgia for me but I honestly cant think of any reason i would go ski there.

As far as night skiing, yes they had it. For a while, or at least one season, they would stay open until 3:00 am on weekends.

they definitely had the cheesiest radio ads. INSANE TERRRRRRRRRAAIIIIINNNNN!!!!!!

oh and thorski would be happy to know that yes, they did indeed have a small (not medium) sized half pipe.

 

[bvibert]

i hope nobody takes this the wrong way but that place was flat as hell. Basically had 5 trails, all identical, since it's a ridge (amazing observation there). I skied there so much in grade school and middle school that i guess there is a bit of nostalgia for me but I honestly cant think of any reason i would go ski there.

As far as night skiing, yes they had it. For a while, or at least one season, they would stay open until 3:00 am on weekends.

they definitely had the cheesiest radio ads. INSANE TERRRRRRRRRAAIIIIINNNNN!!!!!!

oh and thorski would be happy to know that yes, they did indeed have a small (not medium) sized half pipe.

I think it would be good for the local community and for local kids to get into the sport. It may not have the greatest terrain, but there's no reason it couldn't be a good little feeder hill. There's plenty of population not far away...

 

[2knees]

I think it would be good for the local community and for local kids to get into the sport. It may not have the greatest terrain, but there's no reason it couldn't be a good little feeder hill. There's plenty of population not far away...

hey, i dont really give a rats ass about the stupid community or the dumb ass kids. What's in it for me? Nothing, therefor it sucks........

 

[bvibert]

hey, i dont really give a rats ass about the stupid community or the dumb ass kids. What's in it for me? Nothing, therefor it sucks........

You're right, what was I thinking?

 

[2knees]

I'm glad you see it my way now...

but yes, obviously, it would be great for that area. As a 4 season resort it may have a shot. Not much in the way of attractions in that area outside of Lyman Orchards.

 

[gmcunni]

I skied there so much in grade school and middle school

hey, i dont really give a rats ass about the stupid community or the dumb ass kids.

you turned out to be a pretty good skier, for a dumb ass kid that is. did they seed bumps back then?

 

[Grassi21]

hey, i dont really give a rats ass about the stupid community or the dumb ass kids. What's in it for me? Nothing, therefor it sucks........

i always appreciate brutal honesty. :lol:

 

[2knees]

you turned out to be a pretty good skier, for a dumb ass kid that is. did they seed bumps back then?

come on gary, they werent invented yet.

back then, moguls were all natural, seeded from mother nature herself. not the homogenized madison ave plastic junk we get today.

 

[Grassi21]

did they seed bumps back then?

nope. 2knees had to walk their 20 miles in the snow and rain carrying them in a backpack.

 

[mlctvt]

i hope nobody takes this the wrong way but that place was flat as hell. Basically had 5 trails, all identical, since it's a ridge (amazing observation there). I skied there so much in grade school and middle school that i guess there is a bit of nostalgia for me but I honestly cant think of any reason i would go ski there.

As far as night skiing, yes they had it. For a while, or at least one season, they would stay open until 3:00 am on weekends.

they definitely had the cheesiest radio ads. INSANE TERRRRRRRRRAAIIIIINNNNN!!!!!!

oh and thorski would be happy to know that yes, they did indeed have a small (not medium) sized half pipe.

You are absolutely correct it was flat as hell and each trail was exactly like the others, just a straight line down the front. I used to ski there for just a couple of years in High School/ college circa 1979-1982. We'd usually ski the 10:00PM to 3:00AM slot on Fridays/Saturday or their Sunday night special 5:00PM -10:00PM for a reduced rate. The skiing also involved drinking and smoking too :grin:.

The place was fine for newbies but after the first couple of years we'd instead drive up to the old Mount Tom ski area north of Springfield MA since we could get there in less than an hour anyway.

I think the area was a good feeder hill where local kids could learn.