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Ski Bradford (also known as Bradford Ski Area) is a small ski area located in the Bradford section of
Haverhill, Massachusetts Haverhill ( ) is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. Haverhill is located 35 miles north of Boston on the New Hampshire border and about 17 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. The population was 67,787 at the 2020 United States Cen ...
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Terrain

Ski 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
/sup>, Ski Bradford is part of Dead Hill which has a summit elevation of . Mountain's quite easy with short trails. Best for those who wish to go full send in the terrain park or are learning.


Terrain Park

Ski Bradford currently has a fairly large terrain park. The park layout differs every year but a miniature half-pipe is always part of the design. Among the layout are several rails including an A-frame rail and box, 2 or 3 down rails, and 2 small boxes for beginners. Their setup usually has one large kicker and then a few small ramps here and there.


Lift System

Ski Bradford currently has 3 Chairlift, chairlifts, and 6
surface lifts A surface lift is a type of cable transport for snow sports in which skiers and snowboarders remain on the ground as they are pulled uphill. While they were once prevalent, they have been overtaken in popularity by higher-capacity and higher-co ...
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Lesson Programs

Ski Bradford has a 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 for a day of skiing but may have been encouraged to ski by good weather.


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Ski Bradford
- official site {{coord, 42, 44, 37, N, 71, 03, 32, W, display=title Buildings and structures in Haverhill, Massachusetts Ski areas and resorts in Massachusetts Sports in Essex County, Massachusetts