Chestnut Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Chestnut Mountain Resort is a ski area in Illinois, the United States. Its 21 mapped downhill runs add up to 5.3 km, which ranks it #296 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.1% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 250 m long.

Slopes at Chestnut Mountain Resort

About 18% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 54% intermediate and 24% advanced or expert, which makes Chestnut Mountain Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 8 lifts: 6 chairlifts, 1 rope tow, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 184 m up to 309 m, a vertical drop of 125 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Chestnut Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), about 27 km away in a straight line — roughly 35 minutes by car; Quad City International Airport (MLI) is 97 km away. Nearby ski areas include Sundown Mountain Resort (2.6 km), Plumtree (0.1 km), Blue Mound State Park and Tyrol Basin Ski And Snowboard Area (4.0 km), which together add 7 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.