TR Mad River Mtn, OH 12/23/2013

[guitar73]

when it comes to skiing, most people don't think about the state of ohio, and for good reason....it's flat, really flat. but, there are a few hills scattered throughout the state. one of them in western ohio is mad river mtn....Ohio's tallest and largest ski area with 300 ft vert and 144 skiable acres. it's about an hour north of my in-laws house...so this is where we do our holiday skiing when we're in the buckeye state.

 

temps were in the low 30's all day and it was flurrying off and on. occasionally the sun would poke through on an otherwise cloudy day (typical of ohio winter days). conditions were surprisingly good. they received 3.5 inches of r**n with the recent warmup, but all of their trails were open. it was a carving day for sure...but any day on skis is a good day. we met up with tinymoose's cousin for a day out on the slopes. the cousin hasn't skied in 11 yrs and she currently resides in nashville, but she did surprisingly well. she didn't fall, but stuck mostly to the beginner and intermediate terrain.

 

the hill was mostly uncrowded and no waiting in liftlines. mad river mtn is the type of place where the lift ride up is way longer than the skiing down. but that's ok. we got a ton of laps in and got to spend time with the cousin.

 

good times had by all.

Edited December 24, 2013 by guitar73

[Shadows]

ohio dreams has about that lol

 

[Ride Delaware ?]

That's awesome guitar!!! Thanks for taking the time to write the report and share. Pics next year!!!