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Thursday, January 17, 2013

Five Places to Hit the Slopes Near Norwood

Check out prices and conditions at the five of the closest ski areas.

They're not exactly the biggest ski areas on the East Coast, but you can still get some fun runs in fairly close to Norwood and the Boston area without waking up at 5 a.m. and spending the full weekend in Vermont.  Here are the five closes ski areas to the city, and their current prices and conditions.  Blue Hills The closest to Norwood by far, the Blue Hills is just 7 miles from Norwood, in Canton, MA. Part of the Blue Hills Reservation, the "mountain" (let's be fair) offers nine trails and 60 acres of skiing. 4001 Washington St., Canton, Mass. (781) 828-5090  Price for an adult weekend lift ticket: $35. Website: ski-bluehills.com  Conditions: current conditions Bradford Ski Area Less than an hour away from Boston is the Bradford Ski area…

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8:28 am on Thursday, January 17, 2013

What about Ski Ward in Shrewsbury, MA (www.skiward.com)? Only 39 miles from Norwood which is about the same distance as Nashoba and closer then going to Wachusett, Bradford or Crotched. Great family place to learn to ski, practice your turns, hit the rails and jumps, go tubing and enjoy a drink in the lodge. By far the best snow and grooming in Massachesuetts.   more ›

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