Sno Zone was a small winter recreation area in Finleyville, Pennsylvania, that operated around the early-to-mid 2000s. Its single hill offered roughly 200 feet of vertical, served by two Poma or handle-tow lifts, while the opposite side was devoted to tubing. Skiing and snowboarding were secondary to the tubing operation, but the area also included a terrain park with jumps and rails.
For nearby riders, Sno Zone provided an inexpensive, accessible place to make turns and spend a winter afternoon. One reader recalls buying a season pass for $50 and sharing the lifts with both snowboarders and tubers, while another describes a notably good jump in the small terrain park. Accounts place the Finleyville operation roughly from 2000 through 2007, with the lifts later sold after the area closed. A SnoZone reportedly moved to Bethel Park, though its subsequent 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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