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Snow Trails

The ski area near Mansfield. Its website answered a plain request on every page we tried, so this is the fullest page on the site.

No snow report here. We don’t know what any hill is doing today, and nothing on this page tells you whether to drive. Hours, lifts, lanes and snow are the operator’s to report: follow the link to its own page first. Why we work this way.

“Snow Trails, which was the first commercial ski area in Ohio, is a privately owned resort, under the same management since inception.”

Snow Trails, Quality Snow Standard · snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026

Where is it?

3100 Possum Run Road Mansfield, Ohio 44903 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)Directions Apple Maps

Snow Trails is easy to find, with just a short mile and a half jaunt off I-71's exit 169 at Rt. 13, with a central location between Columbus and Cleveland. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) On lodging: Snow Trails does not offer lodging at the ski area. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

Directions links open Google Maps or Apple Maps with the address the operator prints; on a phone they may open the maps app or your browser.

How big is it?

Vertical drop
Vertical Drop: 301 feet (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Longest run
Longest Run: 2,200 feet (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Peak and base
Peak: 1,475 Base: 1,174 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Trails
Trails: 21 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Lifts
4 triple, 2 double, 2 Rope Tows, 2 Ski Conveyor Carpets, and Tubing Conveyor Carpet (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Terrain parks
Terrain Parks: 5 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Lights
All 100% lighted (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Tubing
Snow Tubing Lanes: Up to 7 at 1,100' long (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

beginner intermediate advanced, drawn from the operator’s line: Beginner 20% Intermediate 60% Advanced: 20% (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

The statistics lines we quote from Snow Trails, Ski area facts name no season. We read the page on November 11, 2026. (The banner at the top of the same page does name this winter; it is quoted in the next section.)

Its pages give two trail counts

The facts page says Trails: 21 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) The snowmaking page says the two newest trails were bringing total Trails to 19, with three glade ski areas, plus Five Terrain Parks (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) We show both.

What does it say about this season?

The banner at the top of its pages, which carries its own update time, said these things when we read it:

We found no opening date on the pages we read. Its usual pattern, in its words: Season typically runs December into March (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026); for tubing, Season typically runs late December into March (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026). And: The ski season runs December into March, weather permitting. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) Its tubing questions page puts the range this way: We can open anywhere from the day after Thanksgiving to around the New Year depending on Mother Nature! (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

What it says it changed for this winter

Snow Trails, resort improvements blog post names the season: Resort Improvements For 2026-'27 prints 2026-27 (snowtrails.com, dated September 23, 2026, read November 11, 2026)

What are the hours and lift ticket prices on its page?

“Weekends and Peak Days: 9AM-9PM. Weekdays (non-Peak Days): 10AM-9PM.”

Snow Trails, Hours and lift rates · snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026

“Weekends and Peak Days: All-Day Lift Tickets $73, Save $10 after 4PM. Weekdays: All-Day Lift Tickets $63, Save $10 after 4PM.”

Snow Trails, Hours and lift rates · snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026

For children: Ages 6-12 Save an Additional $10. Ages 5 and under receive a Free Lift Ticket with a paying adult. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

What counts as a peak day: Peak Days include all weekends (Saturday and Sunday), school holidays, and holiday periods like Christmas week through New Year's, Fridays through Mondays of Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend and Presidents Day weekend. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

The lines we quote from Snow Trails, Hours and lift rates name no season. We read the page on November 11, 2026.

Tickets for this winter were on sale when we read the page (see the banner lines above), but the price lines themselves name no season. Treat them as the prices shown on that date.

Can you buy a ticket at the window?

No, all Lift Tickets are required to be booked online in advance. Walk-Up Ticket sales are not available. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) For season passholders: No, Season Passholders do not need to make Advanced Bookings. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

On daily-ticket discounts: With Bookings required online, student, military, and senior discounts are not currently available for Daily Lift Tickets. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

What does it offer a first-timer?

The Let's Get Started package ($110, value $145) includes: Beginners Area Lift Ticket, Ski or Snowboard Equipment Rental, and a 1-hour Group Lesson. It's designed for ages 9 years and up who have never skied or snowboarded. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) After the lesson: Your Beginners Area Lift Ticket is valid all-day. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

About the beginner area: Our Beginners Area is setup with gradual grade slopes and slow-moving surface lifts to break-down fears of falling and doing too much too fast. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) And The resort features six chairlifts, including a slow moving Beginner's Double Chairlift and two ski carpets dedicated to the Beginner's Area Complex (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026).

Lessons outside the package: We offer Group Lessons ($25/hour for ages 9+), Private Lessons ($85/hour for all ages, $75 additional hour), and Semi-Private Lessons best for Families and Groups of Friends ($120 for up to 2 people, $35 each additional). (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) No, Reservations are not needed for Group Lessons. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

Rentals: Skis, Boots, & Poles or Snowboard & Boots $57 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026). On helmets with standard rentals and packages: No, helmets are rented separately from standard Equipment Rentals and Packages. We recommend a Helmet Rental or bringing your own, especially for beginners and children. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) The children’s program below is worded differently.

The lines we quote from Snow Trails, Beginner packages name no season. We read the page on November 11, 2026. The lines we quote from Snow Trails, Lessons name no season. We read the page on November 11, 2026. The lines we quote from Snow Trails, Equipment rentals name no season. We read the page on November 11, 2026.

Children under nine

Children ages 4-9 should register for our all-inclusive Children's Polar Programs, which include supervision, instruction, lift ticket, equipment, and snacks. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) The program page: $155 per Session (4 - 9yrs) (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026). The Children's Program includes a Lift Ticket, Ski or Snowboard Equipment Rental, Helmet Rental, and Instruction/Supervision as well as a mid-session snack. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) Students are required to be potty trained and mature enough to follow instructions. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) Reservations are required and need to be placed online by 6:00PM the day before. Walk-ins are not accepted. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

Both ski and snowboard lessons are offered for children 4 years old and up. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

What about tubing?

Complete with up to 7 Tubing Lanes, Conveyor Carpet Lift, Tubing Center, and Tubing Lodge with outdoor Fire Pit, Snack Bar, Restrooms, and panoramic view of Tubing Park. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

The snow tubing page sets this beside the other parks.

How does it make snow?

Snowmaking plans are based on forecasted temperatures in the upper twenties and evaluated on how long they will hold there or below each night. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) It is all about ambient temperature and relative humidity and how they will change within a given ten day forecast. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

“We look for a Wet Bulb Temperature, which is a calculation of ambient temperature around 29 degrees Fahrenheit or below and relative humidity of 60% or below, to produce Snow Trails Quality Snow Standard we hold ourselves to and one many have come to expect.”

Snow Trails, Quality Snow Standard · snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026
Natural snowfall
Average Annual Snowfall: 52 inches (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
Capacity
Snowmaking Capacity: 5,500 gallons per minute (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
At 28°F
In 12 hours @ 28 degrees F we can cover over 6 acres with 1" of snow (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
At 26°F
In 12 hours @ 26 degrees F we can cover over 13 acres with 1" of snow (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)
At 24°F
In 12 hours @ 24 degrees F we can cover over 18 acres with 1" of snow (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

Though the snow is machine made, there is nothing fake about it (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026).

What is the forecast doing there?

This is the weather half of the question only. For what Snow Trails is doing, read its own report; it also prints a phone line: 419-522-SNOW (7669) (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026). Its hours page asks the same of you: Lift and Terrain availability may vary based on conditions, so always check the daily Snow Report before visiting. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026)

Snow Trails: wet-bulb forecast

The National Weather Service’s hourly forecast for Snow Trails’ address near Mansfield (forecast grid CLE/59,25), worked into a wet-bulb temperature for each hour.

The numbers load here from the National Weather Service when JavaScript is on.

Weather only. This panel reads a forecast and can’t see a hill, so it never tells you what is on the ground or whether lifts are turning. The figure it counts against is Snow Trails’ own, and each operator decides for itself. How the numbers are worked out · Where the figure comes from

Season passes

Seasons Passes are available for the 26-27 Season and must be purchased online. prints 2026-27 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) Gold Passes provide direct-to-lift access, meaning you don't need to obtain a Daily Lift Ticket each visit. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) One price from that page: Gold Primary 19yrs+ $660 (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026). Senior Passes are available to those 70yrs and Over. (snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) More on the passes page.

Official site: snowtrails.com.

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