Chestnut Mountain Resort
Ski Resort Profile
Chestnut Mountain Resort
Illinois
United States
Phone: 815 777-1320
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Skiers community
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About the Ski Resort
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.
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Ski resort area details
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Alpine Skiing:
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Yes
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Night Skiing:
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Yes
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Heli-Skiing:
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No
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Snowcat Skiing:
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No
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Snowboarding:
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No
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Snowshoe trails:
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No
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Snow tubing:
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No
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Easiest:
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30 %
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More Difficult:
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40 %
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Most Difficult:
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30 %
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Experts only:
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AVERAGE USER RATING
Not rated
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Pace of Play:
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Ski resort photos
Mountain Statistics
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Base elevation:
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565 ft
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Summit elevation:
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1,040 ft
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Vertical drop:
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475 ft
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Skiable area:
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146 acres
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Annual snowfall:
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48 in
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Snowmaking:
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100 %
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Number of trails:
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17
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Number of lifts:
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8
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Types of lifts:
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3 Surface Lifts,
3 Triple Chairs,
2 Quad Chair
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Ski Resort Services
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Childcare
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Yes
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Adaptive skier:
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Yes
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Nearby lodging:
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Yes
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Ski lessons:
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Yes
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Snowboard lessons:
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Yes
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Ski rentals:
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Yes
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Snowboard rentals:
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Yes
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Ski Resort Maps (click on maps to enlarge)
Ski Resort directions
From Chicago on I-90:
Take the Galena exit at Rockford onto Highway 20 west. Follow 20 west to Elizabeth, IL. Three miles west of Elizabeth is the junction of 20 and 84. Take 84 south for approximately 5 miles to the city limits of Hanover, IL. Turn right at the ski area sign onto Blackjack Road. Follow Balckjack Road 8 miles to our entrance.
From St. Louis:
Take Highway 55 north to Lincoln, then take Highway I-155 north to the junction of 74 west through Peoria to I-80 west. At 1 mile marker exit on 84 north through Savanna and Hanover. Outside of the Hanover city limits, you will see a Chestnut Mountain billboard. Turn left onto Blackjack Road and follow for 8 miles to our entrance.
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