Powder Ridge Park Review

After an initial mixup with the lesson reservations/timing the manager made it more than right and we appreciate their outstanding customer service!!

Mandatory helmet rule. Just have a place to sign next to were you pay to waive your right to sue. Can't board worth shiz with helmet on.
Also, most expensive place in CT. Not 25 bucks for a lift pass. 50, for 8 hours... Yeah.. Fix nonsense, an could be 5 star potential !

Disappointing trail conditions. Small 1 inch size rocks in various places on the groomed trail making it a hazard to your skis. Icy in many sections. (CT has had no snow) I should have rented to avoid damaging my skis. Nice staff. Lessons for beginners was disappointing. Too many learners using a small driveway size section. We had adult learners that were not happy with the quality. No lines for the two lifts to the top. Why not teach people on the bunny slope instead of that strip?

The road to the restaurant needs paving and the building needs singe minor updating. The food was excellent and service was great. Would definitely go back for a meal or drinks.

Nice out of the way place with great views and good food. Very comfortable. Order the burger, you 'll be glad you did.

Said they were open on the website drove 30mins to find out they were closed

My First Time To Visit Today, And It was Funnn , Tue Crew was very helpful I would definitely recommend it

We had no idea what were getting into and the staff was so nice and made it easy had a great time
Definitely going back

Bad bad experience. I called requesting information, they never told me that it could be sold out. Drove almost 2 hours for nothing, my little girl was devastated. I waited for almost 30 minutes for a hot dog, was expensive and awful. Staff that was supposed to give you information was very unknowlagable.

The "eggplant lasagna" dish was very mooshy and is advertised as gluten free on the menu (hence why it was mooshy because it wasn't breaded to be gluten free) yet it was served with regluar baguettes on the plate. Very confusing. Everything on the plate should be gluten free if your stating on your menu that dish is. You Can make someone sick if they are mislead to believe the bread is gluten free. Either drop the bread so the dish is actually gluten free. Or bread and fry the eggplant and don't call it gluten free

This resort has gone through a ton of change but it always seems to stay fun. Because I keep coming back year after year. Every occasion from watching my brother crash his Snowboard to flying down the slope on a tube myself. Power Ridge is always fun as long as they stay open.....But they manage to in the summer.

My daughter enjoyed her lesson, and all of the employees that we dealt with were courteous and helpful

Great staff and had so much to do. Was a blast and happy to have a new place to go to in CT!

I went for a day of mountain biking in early September and had a ton of fun. I'm pretty new to the sport and found a couple of trails intimidating, but possible. We tried all of the trails, several seemed to still be under construction but still rideable. The concrete chute runs were interesting. Chairlift was slow, but provided a nice break. Was in a group that ranged from downhill bikes and full face helmets and pads to just hard tails with regular mountain biking helmets and no pads. I would recommend wearing pads. Had an excellent lunch in the lodge. Staff in the lodge and on the mountain were friendly and professional. I plan to go back and hope they keep improving the trails.

I was only there to snowboard and the hills were decent.

Fantastic service, food was delish and what they've done with the place, WOW, beautiful. Don't let the outside fool you, hidden gem!!

Great views,& activities all year long. Could use more activities cause its a perfect location. Also has a nice restaurant, although prices are high. The outside patio is nice to eat on!

Good small mountain experience for my children who are learning to ski

Connecticut getaway that can be seen from Lyman Orchard's highest orchard road.

A little over priced for the size but convenient and clean.

Place was really good. Had a lot of safe fun as a beginner.

Don't advertise you have to wear helmets so you they can make money off rentals after buying lift tickets.

They didn t even have snow. Horrible. I d give it zero stars if I could. Would never come again.

I don't quite understand the mandatory helmet policy but its a great hill for the kids to ski locally. They do a really good job making enough snow.

A dinner with a beautiful view. Had a Thanksgiving buffet with family and friends and the service and foods were excellent.

I went here after a big snow storm and had a great time. I tried all the trails and they were really fun. Plenty of jumps and a few features as well. Great time snowboarding. Staff was helpful and nice. Will definitely be coming back!

Great little place, not too busy, open late, cool features and they've moved a lot of dirt!

This place is amazing with fun for kids and the avid rider who wants to tear it up and go big

Went with my 5 yr old son. We are both beginners. Had a great experience. Good place for novices.

DO NOT GO HERE! Waited over an hour in line to rent skis and when I finally got to the front of the line was told they were no longer selling lift tickets. Asked to speak with a manager and they said I was out of luck. Horrible business horrible operation. Pathetic mountain. I will be tanking their ratings.

What a complete waste of time and money. Paid for 3 lift tickets on a Saturday night. Took 3 runs on the beginner hill and got thrown out for no helmet. There are no signs before your on the lift and nothing about there helmet rule online. I spent many nights and afternoons here years ago and loved it. After getting screwed for three usless lift passes with my son and his friend dont think I'll be going back anytime soon. What a terrible RIP off. If there's a way to give a negative rateing this is it. My son and I went to southington several weeks before and had an excellent time without helmets.....wish there was a way to give a zero star rating.

Beautiful space tastefully decorated, food was delicious.

Great spot for a brewfest, hope they get more organized, has the potential to be a great festival

biggest waste of money ever. The conditions were terrible, either ice or slush. Trails groomed terribly. And it almost seems criminal to put people on the 40 year old ski lifts. They sound like they re falling apart and was honestly scared for my kids life. Don t ever bring a child on those lifts it s not safe. To top it all off there s a very angry bald guy running around barking orders at people, assuming he s a boss but just very unsettling. Also you ll never receive a refund if you book in advance so avoid that at all costs, learned that the hard way. If I could give negative stars I would. Worst ski resort in New England and probably the country. Disgusting

Very rude customer service. I asked them an innocent question about whether tickets are refundable due to icy conditions from rain that same day. Other ski resorts allow these sort of refunds so I wanted to double check. They responded with If you are worried about conditions during rainy weather I highly suggest that you don t purchase a ticket for those dates. Umm, a simple no, unfortunately we don t honor refunds for those reasons. Sorry would have more appropriate. They not only didn t answer my question, they lectured me. I know how to account for uncertainty in my plans, no need to give unsolicited advice about not buying tickets at all

Listened to 80's music while skiing, can't get better than that!

It. Was. Good. A lot. Of. People. Snow
Boarding.

I went for a beer fest it was okay wish they spread it out more instead of just under one giant tent but it was alright

I am a bus driver and I drove highschool kids to powderrodhe to go mountain biking and zip lining. They had a great time. I only waited in the cafeteria for them so i cannot comment on anything in particular

Really good "farmers market" on sundays at the base. Mostly jewelry/crafts. But had some produce available. Cool vendors.

Great dow hill mountain biking - both very technical and flowy trails

Went for the downhill park, trails that we went on we're fun although quite a few of then were closed. Ride up is 12 minutes and ride down is five max. Jump park is a lot of fun and great for practicing.

Snow tubing was awesome. Friendly, helpful staff, organized and just a blast! Highly recommended and cannot wait to come back again!

Great time for an open air cocktail hour & yummy burger.

Good place to have fun in either the winter or summer, new mountain biking trails are great and skiing and snowboarding is also a lot of fun!

They have rooms top rent for the night weekend or week also sledding ,snow boarding,skiing,walking trails,eating area,night asking and it's very family friendly great for Children

Good little bike park. A downhill bike is a bit overkill. I enjoyed the trails much more on my enduro. They should keep putting work into the bike park since it probably wont snow in CT much in the years to come.

It's perfect if you live in Connecticut and want to get in some decent ski/snowboarding runs without having to drive 3 hours. Night skiing is also available.

This park could easily become a 5 star park within a year if they keep building they way they've been going it only took a half day or riding to ride everything the lift is slow but there's never a line which is unfortunate because this place got a bad rap i think because when they opened they didn't have many trails built. Overall I had a good time and will probably be back more often than I can afford

Really great place to have food and drinks, especially during COVID - lots of outdoor seating with heat lamps, multiple fire pits, live music... perfect venue to enjoy fall in New England

I really tried...I scheduled 6 lessons as demanded and it was a disaster. 3 times nobody was there to teach my child. after driving 45 min each way to get there it was not a good experience. One day I brought both my kids and the lifts never turned on bc it was too cold. I wasnt offered my money back when these things happened and nobody was there to even tell me nobody was comming!! Teachers were just no shows 3x!! Worse program ever. My child is 4 and it was hard enough getting him there and into it. Terrible terrible service.

Nice morning...brunch was good, we both had beef on weck w the truffle fries..20 bucks a person for brunch and a cocktail..picked up a dahlia for my garden...vendors were ok..was hopeing for more..a nice Sunday diversion..really good wait service ror brunch..

Very nice buffet. Very limited dessert. There was no choices beside cheesecake and some little squares for children.

Went there for Thanksgiving and it was absolutely excellent

I love this place a hidden gem. Wednesdays 1/2 price burger night! Local beers on tap. Very nice restaurant, a must stop.

Attended for the powder ridge beer festival with some friends. The facility was nice but the event was run somewhat poorly

They do the best they can with what they ve got, which isn t much. But, it's close by and the staff is very friendly. If the weather can stay cold, they can get some good base going for themselves.

Had a blast tubing today with the family (1-3pm). Bought the passes online and they scanned my tickets from my phone there. You can print them out at home also. Not too crowded and not much of a wait at the top. They have helmets there if you don't want to bring your own.

It s Middlefield, so don t expect luxury, but Powder Ridge is the best place ( and only place) to ski/ride in the area. Not much staff but that s OK as long as you are smart and know how a ski mountain works. Small but fun. Lifts are slow, although quite honestly it s not a big deal. It s also a nice place to stop if you need to rent equipment. Never crowded. Come here unless you are crazy and expect the staff to wait on you hand and foot and are EXTREMELY picky. Overall I love it here.