Ski Bradford (also known as Bradford Ski Area) is a small ski area located in the Bradford section of Haverhill, Massachusetts.
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Location | Bradford, Massachusetts, US |
Nearest major city | Haverhill |
Top elevation | 272 feet (83 m) |
Skiable area | 48 acres (190,000 m2) |
Trails | 15 |
Lift system | 9: Three triple chairs, one T-bar, two rope tows and three Wonder Carpet. |
Website | Ski Bradford |
Terrain
editSki Bradford contains 15 trails: 3 green circles (easiest), 4 blue squares (intermediate) and 8 black diamonds (difficult) including a terrain park.
According to USGS topographical maps[1], Ski Bradford is part of Dead Hill which has a summit elevation of 272 feet (83 m).
Lifts
editSki Bradford currently has 3 chairlifts, and 6 surface lifts.[1]
Name | Type | Manufacturer | Built | Length (feet) |
Vertical (feet) |
Notes |
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Hornet | Triple Chair | Borvig | 1983 | 1100 | 213 | Main lift on the mountain, directly out of the base lodge. |
Wasp | Triple Chair | Borvig | 1988 | 1024 | 207 | This lift is mainly used by ski racers using the wasp trail for race training and race events. |
Evvy's Double Nickel | Triple Chair | Partek | 2003 | 995 | 200 | Serves the terrain park, and 2 other trails. |
Hornet | T-Bar | Müller | 1971 | 1200 | 208 | This lift is a backup for the Hornet chair, and used when crowds are heavy at the base area. |
Stinger | Rope Tow | Homemade | 440 | 50 | The main, and slightly longer rope tow serving the beginner area. | |
Queen | Rope Tow | Homemade | 345 | 35 | One of three rope tows serving the beginner area, it runs parallel to the Drone rope. | |
Drone | Rope Tow | Homemade | 345 | 35 | One of three rope tows serving the beginner area, it runs parallel to the Queen rope. | |
Roger's | Magic Carpet | SunKid | 2006 | Runs perpendicular to the three rope tows. | ||
Ken's | Magic Carpet | SunKid | 2009 | The second carpet built for Ski Bradford. |
References
edit- ^ "Ski Bradford, MA". 11 February 2021.
External links
edit- Ski Bradford - official site