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TERRAIN PARKS
- -Snow Sports Learning Center
- -Three Terrain Parks
- -2000 sq ft deck with Slopeside view
- -Ohio's first ski carpet for a comfortable new riding experience (no tow or T-bars here!)
- -All day lockers available
- -Children's Programs
- -Guaranteed Conditions
- -ATM on premise
- -Two Restaurants
- -Two Bars
- -Designated Picnic Area
- -Full Service Ski Shop with equipment, clothing & accessories.
- -Free Ski Check
- -Children's Programs 7 days a week
- -Group Facilities & Programs
Ready for a day at the Park? Terrain Park that is. Check out the West Woods location! Not only is the park bigger and better but it'll have more curves too with our "Park Bully" snow groomer. This top-of-the-line machine is specially designed for creating and maintaining terrain parks. Which ultimately means bigger jumps and better landings.
SNOW
Snow Inspired. Second to none.
We believe you can never have enough of a good thing. Especially, when it's snow! Snow Trails not only has the top of the line snow guns to blanket the slopes, but the talent and expertise to groom it to perfection.
Vertical Drop: 300 feet
Longest Run: 2,000 feet
Base: 1,174
Peak: 1,475
Total Acreage: 200
Skiable Acreage: 50, all 100% lighted
Number of Chairlifts: 4 triple, 2 double, Ski Carpet
Trails: 13
Comfortable Capacity:
What's this? It's the number of skiers that can be accommodated comfortably at one time without crowding or long lift lines. Yes, we make it our jobs to know this.
Length of Season: 93.4 days based on the past five years. (036/07 season-82 days)
Longest Seasons:
2002-03: 106 days
1976-77: 104 days
2000-01: 103 days
1977-78: 102 days
1983-84: 101 days
Slope Difficulty:
Beginner 20%
Intermediate 60%
Advanced: 20%
Average Annual Snowfall: 52 inches (No worries. Ski areas in the Midwest rely more on snowmaking machines to provide consistent coverage.)
Snowmaking Capacity: 198,000 gallons of water per hour delivered through 2+ miles of 4" to 16" welded steel underground pipe. Capable of covering almost three average slopes (6 acres) with 2" of man-made snow base in 24 hours at full capacity with an average temperature of 25 degrees and less than 65% relative humidity. Pretty amazing, huh?
Here's some other food for thought.
In 12 hours @ 28 degrees F we can cover over 5 acres with 1" of snow
In 12 hours @ 26 degrees F we can cover over 10 acres with 1" of snow
In 12 hours @ 24 degrees F we can cover over 15 acres with 1" of snow
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Snow Trails, as Ohio's first commercial ski resort, has maintained its reputation for leadership since 1961. Being first has become a tradition as well as a challenge. Not that we are keeping track or anything, but here's a list of a few of our most significant firsts:
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- -First ski school in Ohio
- -First ski patrol in Ohio
- -First area ski shop in Ohio
- -First snowmaking system operated below the 41st parallel
- -First night skiing in southern Great lakes region
- -First ski carnival in Ohio
- -First alpine ski racing event
- -First chair lift in Ohio
- -First junior alpine ski racing in Ohio
- -First air-less snowmaking system
- -First triple chair lift operated in Ohio
- -First all bull-wheel loading chairlifts in the central region
- -First application of snowcat with power-driven rotary tiller for snow grooming in Ohio
- -First 800 wats line for snow conditions
- -First integrated children's ski school and care facility in Ohio
- -First in nation to Guarantee skiing conditions
- -First to allow snowboarding in Ohio
- -First to offer snowboard instruction including certification in Ohio
- -First snowboard rental facility in Ohio
- -First to use a computerized ski ticketing in Ohio
- -First ski resort to use energy management technology in the Midwest
- -First in the Midwest to use geothermal technology to heat facilities with snowmaking water.
- -First Terrain Park in Ohio
- -First Half pipe in Ohio
- -First Park Bully specialized snowcat to prepare and groom the terrain park in the Midwest.
- -First Ski Carpet conveyor lift used in Ohio
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About
Ohio's First Ski Resort
A short history of Skiing in Ohio
Skiing in Ohio really got its start in 1961 when Snow Trails opened its slopes to enthusiastic skiers. Mansfielder's themselves were unprepared for the throngs of visitors on the snowy weekends that followed. Cars with ski racks soon became a familiar sight on the highways around the North Central Ohio area. Many thousands of Ohioans, as well as skiers from neighboring states such as Kentucky, Indiana, and West Virginia, have come to know Mansfield as the Ski Capital of Ohio.
Before 1961, the State had several hundred skiers and even a make-shift rope tow or two operated by private individuals or ski clubs, not for the general public. Ohio winters, up to this time, were not considered favorable for a commercial skiing enterprise.
There were hundreds of ski areas operating in the northern states, but no one had developed one as far south as Ohio. Those interested in the sport had to travel to Canada, Michigan, New York, or Northern Pennsylvania to find the nearest ski facility.
It was not just luck that made Snow Trails a resounding success. Before a tree was removed or a spade full of earth turned, climatological data and geological survey maps were closely scrutinized. The task was to select the best possible location for developing a ski slope that could be maintained by the use of snowmaking technology.
For man-made snow, average temperatures need to be in the freezing range and sufficient temperatures in the low twenties had to be available in order to make adequate snow to cover the acres of slopes. Natural snow in Ohio is neither sufficient nor dependable for winter sports.
What is man-made snow? It is simply the product of water and air combined in a special machine at the proper temperatures. The machine creates a fine mist which, in cold dry air, crystallizes as it falls to the ground and forms a snow-like granular cover.
Snowmaking is expensive. Over a million dollars is required for the necessary equipment; a larger sized ski development requires several million dollars for snowmaking outlay alone. Special high-powered snow machines and millions of gallons of water are required to provide enough capacity to cover an average hill.
The art of snowmaking and grooming the slopes for skiing is constantly improving and Snow Trails has historically been at the forefront in adapting to the latest and best technology. Snow Trails is known for superior skiing conditions and for being open longer than other ski areas in the region.
Before Snow Trails could be converted from a dream into reality, other problems had to be solved too. In 1960, skiing was a relatively new sport to Ohio. What would the skiers want in the way of rental equipment, food, skiing instruction, ski lifts, and lodge facilities? All these questions were taken into consideration when Snow Trails developers laid out Ohio's first ski area near Mansfield.
December 1962 brought the opening of the second ski season at Snow Trails and the opening of two more ski Ohio areas. December 8, 1962 saw the first operation of a double chair lift that served new terrain. There were relatively few chair lifts in operation in the United States at the time and it was almost unheard of for a ski resort the size of Snow Trails.
Through the years, Snow Trails has continued to stay on the forefront of the ski industry both in technology and service. Most recently Snow Trails implemented a guest services initiative that is called Alpine Attitude. Alpine Attitude focuses on making the work of running a ski area fun which in turn sends guests home with a memorable and enjoyable experience.
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