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Chestnut Mountain Resort, United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Madison, is 118 km away. Nearest airport: DBQ (DBQ), 27 km.

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About Chestnut Mountain Resort

Village 185 m, top 309 m. Facts: verified.

A ski resort with its village at 185 m and its top at 309 m. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.1 m at the top (309 m). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Madison, is 118 km away. Nearest airport: DBQ (DBQ), 27 km.

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From Chicago: about 3 h 25 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Getting there. Drive: Drive, about 3h 25.

  2. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, Madison, is 118 km away. Nearest airport: DBQ (DBQ), 27 km.

  3. Hire, lessons and lift passes.

    Ski lessons in Chestnut Mountain Resort · GetYourGuideAdSki and board hire · SkisetAdLift passes · Resort website

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Where it is

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Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

Forecast

The score, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoor

DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Mon 19Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m5°C
Tue 20Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m5°C
Wed 21Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m7°C
Thu 22Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m9°C
Fri 23Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m9°C
Sat 24Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m11°C
Sun 25Oct00 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m11°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to.

Snow by month

MonthBase185 mMid247 mTop309 mColdestat the top
Decnonenonenone-4°C
Jan0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-6°C
Feb0.1 m0.1 m0.1 m-6°C
Marnonenonenone-1°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Tue 20 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Travel out: Drive, about 3h 25. Out of season.

  2. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sun 25 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Mon 26 Oct
    Travel home

    Drive, about 3h 25

Rough cost

About £1,450–£2,145 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room and the car. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Fuelabout 560 km there and back, shared£25–£40
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Lift pass5 days£1,000–£1,350
Ski hire5 days, or bring your own£165–£275
Total£1,450–£2,145

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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Lift passes

Lift passes · Resort website

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Ski lessons · GetYourGuide Ski and board hire · Skiset

KitAd

Ski kit · Ellis Brigham

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