Chestnut Mountain Resort, Illinois
Chestnut Mountain Resort is a full service skiing and lodging facility located atop a wooded bluff overlooking the Mississippi River.
Chestnut offers 17 ski trails from beginner to expert. The longest of which is 3,500 feet in length and enjoys a 475 foot vertical descent. And the snowmaking and grooming systems are updated and perfected constantly to supply the best possible ski and snowboard surface.
In addition Chestnut offers a seven-acre terrain park named "The Far Side" and a half-pipe called "Pipe Dreams." The Far Side comes complete with quarter-pipes, rails and fun boxes, and a triple chair lift.
The area is serviced by two quad chairs, three triple chairs and three surface lifts.
Chestnut also has built a new 20,000 square foot Village Ski Center. The state of the art building houses a multitude of services, which includes ticketing, equipment rental, Peak Provisions (apparel, ski & snowboard shop) ski and snowboard school, ski patrol and guest services.
| Mountain Statistics for Chestnut Mountain Resort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Base Elevation: | 565 ft | (172 m) |
| Summit Elevation: | 1,040 ft | (317 m) |
| Vertical Drop: | 475 ft | (145 m) |
| Skiable Area: | 146 acres | (59 hectares) |
| Annual Snowfall: | 48 in | (122 cm) |
| Longest Run: | 3,500 ft | (1,067 m) |
| Snowmaking: | 100 % | |
| Number of Lifts: | 9 | |
| Uphill Lift Capacity: | 10,000 per hour | |
| Types of Lifts: | 3 Surface Lifts 3 Triple Chairs 3 Quad Chair |
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| Number of Trails: | 19 | |
| Trail Ratings for Chestnut Mountain Resort | ||
|---|---|---|
| Easiest: |  |
30% |
| More Difficult: |  |
40% |
| Most Difficult: |  |
30% |
| Experts Only: |  |
0% | Trail ratings indicate the relative difficulty of the runs within a given ski area and are not meant to be used for comparison between ski areas. |
| Area Details for Chestnut Mountain Resort | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Snowboarding: | Yes | ||||||
| Required: | Yes | ||||||
| Night Skiing: | Yes | ||||||
| Terrain Park: | Yes | ||||||
| Half Pipe: | Yes | ||||||
