Snowstar is an Indy Pass ski area in Illinois: 16 trails, 262 ft vertical, 28 acres.
Base 528 ft · Summit 790 ft
Snowstar is well-suited to intermediate skiers, with 50% 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 40" of snowfall a season and runs snowmaking to hold coverage through thaws. Walk-up tickets start around $69 and day-of pricing moves with demand. Snowstar is an Indy Pass mountain.
Typical-week crowd pressure from our model (not turnstile counts).
This is one of the easier mountains to ski on a whim. Most days are uncrowded.
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*Day ticket prices move with date and demand; confirm with Snowstar before you buy.