Ski Bradford
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| Location: | Bradford, Massachusetts, US |
| Nearest city: | Haverhill |
| Top elevation: | 272 ft (82.9 m) |
| Skiable area: | 48 acres |
| Runs: | 13 |
| Lift system: | Three triple chairs, one T-bar, three rope tows and one Wonder Carpet. |
| Web site: | Ski Bradford |
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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[edit] Terrain
Currently, Ski Bradford contains 13 trails: 2 green circles (easiest), 4 blue squares (intermediate) and 7 black diamonds (difficult) including a terrain park.
Various sources incorrectly list the summit elevation of Ski Bradford at 1,548 feet.[1][2]. However, according to USGS topographical maps[3], Ski Bradford is part of Dead Hill which has a summit elevation of 272 feet.
[edit] Lift System
Ski Bradford currently contains eight operating lifts. Sources online, including their own website, currently do not provide the current, accurate lift information. As of March 2007 the lift information is as follows:
| Name | Type | Manufacturer | Installed | Horsepower | Length | Vertical Rise | Capacity | Speed | Note |
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| Hornet | Triple Chair | Borvig | 1983 | - | 1100 Feet | 213 Feet | 1800(pas/hr) | 400(fpm) | This is the most popular lift as one can reach any part of the mountain after riding it. |
| Wasp | Triple Chair | Borvig | 1988 | 60 | 1024 Feet | 207 Feet | 1800(pas/hr) | 400(fpm) | This lift is more popular with ski racers using the wasp trail, although it does serve many other trails. It is a good lift to go to if lines on the other lifts build up. |
| Evvy's Double Nickel | Triple Chair | Partek | 2003 | 60 | 995 Feet | 200 Feet | 1800(pas/hr) | 400(fpm) | This lift does not appear on Ski Bradford's Website Trail Map. It serves mostly the terrain park. |
| Hornet | T-Bar | Mueller | 1971 | - | 1200 Feet | 208 Feet | 1000(pas/hr) | - | This lift oftentimes runs if the line for the Hornet chair builds up. |
| Stinger | Rope Tow | - | - | - | 440(apr.) | 50(apr) | - | - | The main, and slightly longer rope tow serving the beginner area. |
| Queen | Rope Tow | - | - | - | 345(apr.) | 35(apr.) | - | - | One of three rope tows serving the beginner area, it runs parallel to the Drone rope. |
| Drone | Rope Tow | - | - | - | 345(apr) | 35(apr.) | - | - | One of three rope tows serving the beginner area, it runs parallel to the Queen rope. |
| Roger | Carpet Conveyor | Wonder Carpet | 2006 | - | - | - | - | - | This lift does not appear on Ski Bradford's Website Trail Map. It is located at the bottom of the learning area, running perpendicular to the three rope tows. |
| Wasp | T-Bar | Hall | Removed in 2005 | - | 1150(apr.) | 200(apr.) | - | - | This lift was sold and removed before the 2005-2006 ski season. The lift still appears on the website trail map even though it has been gone for years and was not operated many years prior to its removal. |
| Bumble Bee | Rope Tow | - | Defunct since 2003 | - | 650(apr.) | 125(apr.) | - | - | This lift stopped operating after the 2002-2003 season when Evvy's Double Nickel Triple Chairlift was installed to serve the same area. It was included in the lift count until the Roger carpet was built before the 2006-2007 season. The lift still remains in place but is unusable because the rope has snapped. The lift still appears on the website trail map even though it has been defunct for quite a few years and is not counted in the total lift count. |
[edit] Lesson Programs
Ski Bradford Is very well known for their large teaching staff and lesson programs. Dozens of schools are involved in after school ski clubs where many of the children involved partake in an hour long lesson every week. The capacity is there that 30 lessons can be run simultaneously per hour and even more for after school programs where hour long lessons begin every half hour between 3 and 5 PM. Walk-in lessons are also extremely popular at the area as many guests are spontaneous customers who had not planned in advance for a day of skiing but may have been encouraged to ski by good weather etc.
[edit] External Links
Ski Bradford - official site
