Powder Ridge Ski Area
Where Powder Ridge Ski Area’s numbers come from
14 observations from 4 publishers behind 16 figures. Each row gives the figure we publish, how many sources gave one and how many agree; open it for what each said.
Figures
9/11 core figures collected.
Highest lift-served elevation807 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
Advertised vertical drop550 ft1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Skiable acres80 ac1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Named trails201 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Beginner terrain42%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Powder Ridge Ski Area
Powder Ridge Ski Area — official websitePublishedSep 2026“res, a 417-foot vertical drop, 19 ski and snowboard trails (42% beginner, 37% intermediate, 21% advanced), and 80 skiable acres with snowmaking on 68 of them. Night”
Intermediate terrain37%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Powder Ridge Ski Area
Powder Ridge Ski Area — official websitePublishedSep 2026“res, a 417-foot vertical drop, 19 ski and snowboard trails (42% beginner, 37% intermediate, 21% advanced), and 80 skiable acres with snowmaking on 68 of them. Night”
Advanced terrain21%1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Powder Ridge Ski Area
Powder Ridge Ski Area — official websitePublishedSep 2026“res, a 417-foot vertical drop, 19 ski and snowboard trails (42% beginner, 37% intermediate, 21% advanced), and 80 skiable acres with snowmaking on 68 of them. Night”
Advanced + expert terrain21%No sources:Derived
Computed from advanced terrain and expert terrain, not read from a source.
= advanced_percent + (expert_percent ?? 0)
Beginner runs8No sources:Derived
Computed from beginner terrain and named trails, not read from a source.
= round(beginner_percent × trail_count ÷ 100)
Total lifts81 source1 of 1 agreefrom OpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org)
OpenSkiMap — Powder Ridge Ski AreaPublishedSep 2026“Lifts mapped in OpenStreetMap: 4 chairlifts, 4 magic carpets (8 in all)”
Average annual snowfall60 in1 source1 of 1 agreefrom Wikimedia Foundation
Drive from the fly-in airport44 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Powder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Powder Ridge Ski Area: 44 min and 37.2 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from nearest major airport44 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Powder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Powder Ridge Ski Area: 44 min and 37.2 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from nearest major airport37.2 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Powder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Powder Ridge Ski Area: 44 min and 37.2 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Drive from closest airline airport35 min1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport (HVN) to Powder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport (HVN) to Powder Ridge Ski Area: 35 min and 28 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Road miles from closest airline airport28.0 mi1 source1 of 1 agreefrom aurora.ski
Drive from Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport (HVN) to Powder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027PublishedSep 2026“Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport (HVN) to Powder Ridge Ski Area: 35 min and 28 mi by road without traffic, on roads open on 20 January 2027 (Valhalla routing on OpenStreetMap)”
Pages cited
Every source behind the figures, passes and facts, best tier first.
- Tier 1Powder Ridge Ski Area — official websitePowder Ridge Ski Area · powderridgepark.com
- Tier 2Indy Pass — partner resortsIndy Pass · indyskipass.com
- Tier 3Lift Blog — Powder RidgeLift Blog · liftblog.com
- Tier 3Wikipedia — List of ski areas and resorts in the United StatesWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 3Wikipedia — Powder Ridge Ski AreaWikimedia Foundation · en.wikipedia.org
- Tier 4Drive from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to Powder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Drive from Tweed-New Haven Regional Airport (HVN) to Powder Ridge Ski Area, estimated on roads open on 20 January 2027aurora.ski · openstreetmap.org
- Tier 4Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)Bureau of Transportation Statistics (U.S. DOT) · geodata.bts.gov
- Tier 5OpenSkiMap — Powder Ridge Ski AreaOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · openstreetmap.org
Other facts
Where the page's other facts come from: its location, website, owner and the like.
- Nearest major airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Closest airline airport
- Passenger boardings by airport, calendar year 2024: BTS T-100 airline traffic (U.S. airlines, domestic flights)
- Coordinates
- Wikipedia — Powder Ridge Ski Area
- Nearest city
- Wikipedia — Powder Ridge Ski Area
Operating status
The sources that list this area, and what each says about whether it operates.
- operatingIndy Pass · Tier 2 · 2026-09-28Powder Ridge — Kimball, MN, USA (Alpine)
- operatingWikimedia Foundation · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28* Powder Ridge Ski Area – Middlefield
- operatingLift Blog · Tier 3 · 2026-09-28Powder Ridge: 3 operating lift(s) — Festival (Double), Middlefield (Triple), Mini Field (Double); 2 removed/not operating
- operatingOpenSkiMap.org (OpenStreetMap contributors, Skimap.org) · Tier 5 · 2026-09-28Powder Ridge Ski Area — status: operating; activities: downhill; lifts mapped: 8; downhill runs mapped: 16; Meriden
Data quality notes
- missingNot yet collected: summit elevation, base elevation.