Chestnut Mountain is an Indy Pass ski area in Illinois: 19 trails, 475 ft vertical, 220 acres.
Base 595 ft · Summit 1,070 ft
Chestnut Mountain is well-suited to intermediate skiers, with 42% of trails in that range. Night skiing runs here, which stretches a short winter day into a usable one. There's a terrain park on site.
The mountain averages 34" of snowfall a season and runs snowmaking to hold coverage through thaws. Walk-up tickets start around $55 and day-of pricing moves with demand. Chestnut Mountain is an Indy Pass mountain.
Modeled crowd pressure for a normal week; snow can push any day up.
Even peak Saturdays rarely get out of hand. Midweek you can lap without thinking about it.
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*Day ticket prices move with date and demand; confirm with Chestnut Mountain before you buy.