Snowboarding in Connecticut

There used to be a ski area near Berlin, CT called Powder Ridge. I don't believe it is currently up and operating but when I was growing up in CT in the nineties this was the spot to learn to ski or snowboard. It just so happens my friend's snowboard shop, The Cutting Edge, was right down route 9 a little ways also. You could hit the shop for supplies then head right to the hill. My friends and I used to call it Powder Hill because of the mountain's diminutive size but I had a hell of a time learning to ride a snowboard there and at other places like Yawgu Valley in RI and Watchusett Mountain in MA. CT needs a place for kids to learn to partake in winter sports. Mt. Sunnapee and the rest of the small resorts in CT aren't cutting it. Powder Ridge had a snowboard park, halfpipe, and skatepark all in one at the facility and was in an hours driving distance from everywhere. I have been riding since I was 13 years old and my fondest memories are of places like these. The youth of CT deserve to have options growing up. Options outside of the usual recreational activities and sports. Not all kids want to play baseball or basketball. There are more and more skate parks popping up all over the state finally but I would really like to see the redevelopment of Powder Ridge. CT needs to give someone tax breaks or some kind of deal to buy the property from the existing owners or the state, whoever owns it currently, so that it can be used to entertain a new generation of little grom punks that want to shred the gnar. These pictures are from transworld snowboarding magazine, a subscription that is very cheap and will give kids an idea of what snowboarding is all about. Parents, take your kids to the mountain or the hill and teach them how to ride. Lessons are cheap, but equipment has gone through the roof since I was learning the sport. It isn't cheap but if you want your kids to get involved in something other than team sports this is your ticket. Online snowboard publicationsOnline snowboard publication of my choice