Posted January 9, 200916 yr Can anyone name some decent ski resorts within, say, a 4 hour drive of Cincinnati? I'm originally from Cleveland, so I was spoiled by the dozen or so resorts that can be had within a morning's drive, but I'd like to see what there is down here and maybe take a weekend later this winter... Thanks! Mark
January 9, 200916 yr I don't think it's a resort but there is Perfect North Slopes in SE Indiana. That is where the majority of the tri-state goes for local skiing. www.perfectnorth.com
January 9, 200916 yr This being my first full winter in Ohio, I would also be very interested in any answers to the above question! If anyone is able, could anyone compare and contrast local ski resorts with the big resorts in the Rockies? I understand that these local resorts are much much much smaller, but I would love to have a more detailed frame of reference (i.e. length of the runs, feel of the snow, crowds, ease of rental equipment, speed and type of chair lifts, is the skill level equivalent for blue and black, etc?)
January 9, 200916 yr Snowshoe looks good, but 7 hrs is steep for a weekend, IMO. Is there anything up by Toledo or Detroit/Windsor areas?
January 9, 200916 yr Snowshoe looks good, but 7 hrs is steep for a weekend, IMO. Is there anything up by Toledo or Detroit/Windsor areas? It's more like 5 hours from Cincy to Snowshoe.
January 9, 200916 yr The only two places that I'm aware of within 4 hours of Cincy are Perfect North and Mad River Mountain. The best way to get to good skiing in Ohio is to drive straight to CVG and catch a flight west... I'd consider taking up x-country if I were you. If you want to get to decent conditions by car you have to commit to driving to NY, WV, PA or Boyne in MI. My personal fav within driving distance is Canaan Valley and Timberline near Davis, WV. Never lines and decent runs for the Appalachians. This being my first full winter in Ohio, I would also be very interested in any answers to the above question! If anyone is able, could anyone compare and contrast local ski resorts with the big resorts in the Rockies? I understand that these local resorts are much much much smaller, but I would love to have a more detailed frame of reference (i.e. length of the runs, feel of the snow, crowds, ease of rental equipment, speed and type of chair lifts, is the skill level equivalent for blue and black, etc?) Local skiing is done on ice on very short hills with top end vertical at 600 or 700 ft. Our humid climate lends itself to dense wet snow that doesn't fair well in the freeze thaw cycle. Out west elevations go up to 14,000 ft with a few thousand ft of vertical, miles long runs on dry powdery snow. The good news about learning in the east is that any conditions that you encounter out west will be "hero snow" in comparison.
January 9, 200916 yr 1) Grab some dinner Downtown. 2) Grab some drinks at NADA. 3) Hop in the car and head to Perfect North for late-night skiing (20 min drive from DT). 4) Drive back and pay the babysitter. 5) Save tons of $$$. That's on a Saturday night.
November 22, 20195 yr Not sure of the best place to post this--the only topic I can find with Perfect North in the title is a photo thread--but interesting news yesterday that Perfect North has purchased Timberline Resort in West Virginia out of bankruptcy. Some info below: https://www.skisoutheast.com/its-official-timberline-resort-is-sold-to-perfect-north-slopes/ Timberline is a decent-sized ski resort with, by all accounts, some pretty good terrain.
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