Sno Zone was a small Finleyville, Pennsylvania, ski area that operated around the early to mid-2000s, with one modest hill served by two Poma or handle-tow lifts. Skiing was limited in scale, but the area offered a terrain park with jumps and rails, while the opposite side of the hill was devoted to snow tubing. Its primary appeal appears to have been accessible, informal winter recreation rather than extensive downhill skiing.
Local memories portray Sno Zone as a neighborhood hill where snowboarders and tubers shared the lifts, and where a season pass could cost just $50. One former regular recalls a particularly good terrain-park jump and frequent visits because the area was close to home. Accounts differ on the vertical drop, ranging from about 100 to 200 feet, and one recollection places operation roughly from 2000 to 2007. The Finleyville site eventually closed and its lifts were sold. Later reports identified a SnoZone at Cool Springs Golf in Bethel Park, though its operating status was uncertain.
Brandon Pavlik writes in with memories of a lost ski area named Sno Zone, which was located in Finleyville, Pennsylvania:
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Sno Zone was about 15min from where I grew up so I went there fairly often. The 2 handle tows were shared by Snowboarders and Snow Tubers. There primary focus was Snow Tubing but, they did have a small terrain park with a pretty good jump. I got a season pass early one year for $50.
Using internet arcive I found a nice picture of the hill from 2005. As far as I can tell It was open from 2000-2007 in Finleyville.
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