In December, 1961, Snow Trails opened to the public, at the time the first and only ski area operation relying entirely on man-made snow, as well as the southernmost ski area in the country. The group bought a dairy farm in the Possum Run valley south of Mansfield, converted the bank barn into a ski lodge, installed four rope tows on the hill and created a snowmaking system. In August, 1961, he joined a group of Columbus investors with a plan to build the first commercial ski area in Ohio. Upon returning to Mansfield, he formed the Mansfield Ski Club, a group of friends who got together on weekends to ski on a hill in Knox County with a home-made rope tow. But it was his love for the sport of skiing, which he had acquired during his Army stints in Wisconsin and Minnesota, that became the catalyst for his true calling. He went to work in the advertising department for the Ohio Brass Company at their Mansfield headquarters, eventually becoming employment manager in the personnel division and assistant vice-president in the sales department. Upon his honorable discharge from the Army in 1956, David began his illustrious career in business and community service. Paul, Minnesota, Dave and Frannie had their first son. On September 18, 1954, David married Frances Eleanor Draffan, and in 1956, while stationed in St.
In April of 1954 he was drafted into the United States Army, where he served in the Counter-Intelligence Corps. Following graduation, he was employed by Westinghouse in Mansfield and was transferred for a short time to St. He graduated in 1952 with a bachelor's degree in business administration. Upon graduation from Mansfield Senior High School in 1948, David attended Ohio Wesleyan University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. His family moved to Mansfield, Ohio in 1942, which remained his hometown for the rest of his life.
He was 90.ĭavid was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, on August 5, 1930, second son to the late Willis F. Mansfield - Renowned Mansfield entrepreneur and local icon of the skiing community, David Lawrence Carto passed away following an extended illness on Easter Sunday, April 4, 2021, surrounded by his loving and devoted family in his Mansfield home.
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