Powder Ridge Ski Area
Powder Ridge Ski Area is a ski area located in Middlefield, Connecticut. It began operations on January 22, 1961, closed in 2007, and reopened in 2013 as Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beseck Mountain and Beseck Lake.
Beseck Mountain
Peak
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Besek Mountain also known as Black Mountain, est. 840 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 4.75 miles southeast of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.
Beseck Lake
Lake
Lake Beseck, also known as Beseck Lake, is a body of water in Middlefield, Connecticut, measuring a little less than 1 mile in length and a quarter mile in width.
Levi E Coe Library
Library
Levi E Coe Library is situated 1½ miles northeast of Powder Ridge Ski Area.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Middlefield and Durham.
Middlefield
Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,217 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall in the northeastern section.Durham
Town
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Durham is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. Durham is a former farming village on the Coginchaug River in central Connecticut. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. Durham is situated 3½ miles southeast of Powder Ridge Ski Area.
Meriden
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Meriden is a city in the Connecticut River Valley. Although not a major tourist destination, it does have an architecturally notable center.
Powder Ridge Ski Area
- Type: Winter sport
- Description: ski area located in Middlefield, Connecticut
- Categories: ski resort and sports location
- Location: Town of Middlefield, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.50248° or 41° 30′ 9″ northLongitude
-72.7385° or 72° 44′ 19″ westOpen location code
87H9G726+XJOpenStreetMap ID
way 43441045OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=winter_sportsWikidata ID
Q7235991
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In Other Languages
“Powder Ridge Ski Area” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “منطقة تزلج باودر ريدج”
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