CROSS COUNTRY > Connecticut
WINDING TRAILS CROSS-COUNTRY SKI CENTER
Address: 50 Winding Trails Dr, Farmington
Phone: 860.674.4227
Web: http://www.windingtrails.com/ski/index.html
Email: skiing@windingtrails.com
Hours: 9 am-dusk daily
Wide, gently rolling trails through 350 acres of prime woodland, brooks, and spring-fed ponds.
Number of trails: 20 km, all groomed
Rates: adults $12, seniors $8, children $6
Rentals: $15 for adults, $10 for children
Instruction: group lessons $15/hour for adults, $12/hour children. Private lessons are $25/45 min adults, $20/45 min for children
Lodging: inns and hotels in Farmington
WOODBURY SKI AREA
Address: Rte 47, Woodbury
Phone: 203.263.2203
Web: http://www.woodburyskiarea.com
Email: info@woodburyskiarea.com
Hours: Mon-Fri from 9 am to 9 pm; Sat and Sun from 9 am to 10 pm
The mountain features downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing, snowshoeing, and an in-line skate and bike park; it’s the first mountain east of the Mississippi to allow snowbiking.
Number of trails: 7 km, all groomed
Rates: $15
Rentals: $30 with cash, $32 with credit
Lodging: nearby in Woodbury
WOODBURY SKI AREA
Address: Rte 47, Woodbury
Phone: 203.263.2203
Web: http://www.woodburyskiarea.com
Email: info@woodburyskiarea.com
Hours: open daily from 9 am to 10 pm
Features downhill and cross-country skiing, snowboarding, snowtubing, snowshoeing, and an in-line skate and bike park; it’s the first mountain east of the Mississippi to allow snowbiking.
Vertical drop: 300 feet
Number of trails: 23 total; one-third novice, one-third intermediate, one-third expert
Snowboarding: snow park and half-pipe equipped with night lighting
Snowmaking capacity: 100%
Lifts: one double chair, two handle tows, two magic carpet lifts, one rope tow
Rates: adult $35, children under 10 $33. Night session admission $25 for all
Rentals: ski or snowboard package $38
Instruction: private lessons $65 an hour, group lessons $30 each. First-timer ski or snowboard lesson $65.
Lodging: nearby in Woodbury
