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Nearest ski hills to Columbus
The two nearest hills to Columbus on our list are Mad River Mountain, to the northwest by the points we use, and Snow Trails, to the northeast. This page quotes what each says about getting there.
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.
Which hills are nearest to Columbus?
| Hill | State | Straight-line miles from Columbus | Snow tubing | Official site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mad River Mountain | Ohio | 43 | Yes, in its words | skimadriver.com |
| Snow Trails | Ohio | 56 | Yes, in its words | snowtrails.com |
| Perfect North Slopes | Indiana | 115 | Yes, in its words | perfectnorth.com |
| Boston Mills | Ohio | 117 | Not on the pages we read | bmbw.com |
| Brandywine | Ohio | 119 | Yes, in its words | bmbw.com |
| Oglebay | West Virginia | 124 | Not on the pages we read | oglebay.com |
| Alpine Valley | Ohio | 141 | Not on the pages we read | alpinevalleyohio.com |
| Boyce Park | Pennsylvania | 175 | Yes, in its words | alleghenycounty.us |
| Mt. Brighton | Michigan | 183 | Not on the pages we read | mtbrighton.com |
| Alpine Valley (Michigan) | Michigan | 188 | Not on the pages we read | skialpinevalley.com |
Miles are straight lines between two points, worked out from their coordinates. They are not road miles and not drive times; roads are longer, and a lake or a river can make them much longer. Which points, and where they come from.
What do the two nearest hills say about the drive?
Mad River Mountain prints a list of drive times, headed Here's a list of nearby cities and their approximate drive time from the slopes:
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026) For this city it says: Columbus, OH - 45 Minutes
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026). And for the route: We are conveniently located 1/2 a mile off US Route 33 at Valley Hi, Road 292.
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026)
Snow Trails prints no drive time. It describes the exit: 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)
The drive time is Mad River Mountain’s own estimate. We haven’t timed either road. For scale, our straight-line figure from Columbus City Hall to Mad River Mountain is 43 miles, and a road is always longer than that.
How do the two differ?
The two print different kinds of figures, so they can’t be lined up cleanly. Mad River Mountain: Skiable Terrain 144 Acres
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026), Trails 16
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026), Lifts 9
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026). Snow Trails prints Trails: 21
(snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) and 4 triple, 2 double, 2 Rope Tows, 2 Ski Conveyor Carpets, and Tubing Conveyor Carpet
(snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026), and no acreage on its facts page. Their terrain splits, in their own lines: Mad River Mountain, Beginner Terrain 46% Intermediate Terrain 38% Advanced Terrain 16%
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026); Snow Trails, Beginner 20% Intermediate 60% Advanced: 20%
(snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026).
The practical difference for a family is what we could read for you. Snow Trails’ hours, lift prices and first-timer package are on pages our reader could open; they are quoted on its page. Mad River Mountain is a Vail Resorts hill, and its ticket pages sat behind a waiting room when we tried them; its page has what we could read.
Which has tubing?
Both say so. Mad River Mountain: No Skill, high thrill family fun. Explore lanes over 1,000 feet long at Ohio's largest tube park.
(skimadriver.com, read November 11, 2026) Snow Trails: Vertical Descent Tubing Park lanes stretch 1,100 feet from top to bottom at Snow Trails.
(snowtrails.com, read November 11, 2026) Snow Trails also prints its tubing price and hours; see snow tubing.
What comes after those two?
To the northeast, Boston Mills and Brandywine: At Boston Mills/Brandywine, you have access to two ski areas just 5 minutes apart.
(bmbw.com, read November 11, 2026) To the southwest, in Indiana, Perfect North Slopes: Perfect North Slopes is the premier ski area in the Midwest with 5 chairlifts, 8 carpet lifts, 23 trails, 2 rope tows, 3 terrain parks and 23 tubing lanes.
(perfectnorth.com, read November 11, 2026)
To the east, Seven Springs in Pennsylvania names Columbus: Seven Springs is located approximately one hour’s drive southeast of Pittsburgh, located within 200 miles of Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Cleveland and Columbus and it is easily accessible off exits 91 or 110 of the Pennsylvania Turnpike.
(7springs.com, read November 11, 2026) By our arithmetic it is 196 straight-line miles from Columbus City Hall, too far to make the table above; it is on the beyond Ohio page.