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Ski Blandford (formally known as Blandford Ski Area) was a
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ski area
A ski area is the terrain and supporting infrastructure where skiing and other snow sports take place. Such sports include alpine and cross-country skiing, snow boarding, tubing, sledding, etc. Ski areas may stand alone or be part of a ski resort.
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located in Blandford, Massachusetts
Blandford is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,215 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. It was the home of the Blandford Ski Area.
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. It was owned and operated by the Springfield Ski Club from 1936 until 2017, when it was sold to private hands, and was the oldest, continuously operating club-owned ski area in North America. In fall of 2017, Blandford underwent a private sale to Ski Butternut
Ski Butternut, also known as Butternut Basin, is a ski resort in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, located on Warner Mountain in The Berkshires.
Channing and Jane Murdock took control of the area in 1963, naming the area Butternut Basin after the ...
. Butternut had planned on re-opening the ski area that same year and had started making snow when inspections of their lifts and other facilities made it abundantly clear that they would need more time to get everything up to code. The mountain and its buildings have since been heavily remodeled. More snowmaking was added, two new groomers were brought in and the ski lodges interiors and exteriors were updated. Following successful refurbishments, it reopened as Ski Blandford for the 2018/2019 ski season and had remained open until March 26, 2020 when it was announced that Ski Blandford would not reopen for 2020/2021 season and would be permanently closed.
Mountain Information
Blandford Ski Area had 27 trails (12 lighted for night skiing), 2 terrain parks, and 5 lifts: 3 double chairlifts, a rope tow, and a magic carpet lift. The base is located at 1,025 ft and the summit is located at 1,490 ft; a 465 ft vertical drop. They had updated snow-making that covers about 80% of the mountain, as well as up-to-date grooming. They had two lodges; an older lodge, and a new lodge with hot food service. The average season at Blandford Ski Area lasted from mid to late December to middle March.Trails
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*{{official website, http://skiblandford.org/ Sports venues in Hampden County, Massachusetts Ski areas and resorts in Massachusetts