Many ski resorts in Ohio are usually open from mid-December to early April. The two most popular ski resorts that most people in our area know of are Boston Mills and Brandywine. There is also Mad River Mountain located in Zanesfield Ohio, and Alpine Valley which is located in Geauga County Ohio. Of course, there are always the bigger ski resorts like Holiday Valley and Peek’n Peak located in New York, but the resorts in Ohio are a little bit of a shorter driving distance for most of us.
Boston Mills and Brandywine are the most popular ski resorts and the most common places where people in our region ski. Brandywine is known to be the better one of the two resorts mostly because it has a larger terrain park and it has more acres to ski on compared to Boston Mills. In my opinion, I would rather spend my day skiing at Brandywine because their runs are better and the terrain park is super nice. Both ski resorts have nice cafeterias to grab something to eat anytime, and it is also a nice place to relax before hitting the slopes again.
Both places also are very organized with their skis and where you get your lift tickets. There are also a ton of workers at both resorts that will help you with anything whether it’s getting you skis or a snowboard or just wondering where a run may be located.
Although I have never been to Mad River Mountain or Alpine Valley, I’ve heard that they are good places to learn how to ski and they also have many more runs than Boston Mills and Brandywine, which would make for a more enjoyable experience for better skiers.
There are also ski resorts in New York like Holiday Valley and Peek’n Peak. These resorts are way bigger than the ones in Ohio with over 60 different runs. These resorts also have little restaurants that you can stop in that are mid-way through the run which makes the food situation a little less busy than only having one place to eat. These places attract way more people from all over since they are much bigger resorts and there is stuff for every type of skier there.
Holiday Valley is my Favorite local resort I have been to because it has multiple runs and there are many different kinds of runs for different level skiers. They also have good places to stop and eat and it’s hardly ever busy because they do a good job of getting you in and out and there are so many different places to stop that it doesn’t seem as busy.