Ohio Ski Resorts Prepare to Open Safely SHARE What You Need To Know Resorts are preparing for a different season in the age of COVID, but are still excited Boston Mills and Brandywine plan to open on Dec. 19 The reopening plan includes capacity limits and requiring guests to have reservations The chairlifts are empty, and the mountains are quiet as Thomas Conti clears off fresh snow from the snow gun. “Although we do get a lot of natural snow, we heavily rely on our snow making machines to make the base of snow that we ski on. So, for example, we just recently just got about a foot of snow here, but that’s not enough snow to start the skiing season,” said Conti.