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Hidden Valley Resort, United States

No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, McHenry, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: LBE (LBE), 28 km.

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About Hidden Valley Resort

top 882 m. Facts: verified.

It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in January, about 0.1 m at the top (882 m). No town nearby. No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, McHenry, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: LBE (LBE), 28 km. Within 5 km we also list 1 ski resort.

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From Chicago: about 5 h door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to JST, direct.

    See flights ORD → JST · Skyscanner from about £115 returnAd
  2. Getting there. 1 h 25 from the airport to Hidden Valley Resort.

  3. Accommodation.

    No town nearby

    No bookable town within 50 km: the nearest, McHenry, is 55 km away. Nearest airport: LBE (LBE), 28 km.

  4. Hire, lessons and lift passes.

Everything else for the trip

Where it is

Ski resort

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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

Forecast and score for each day at Hidden Valley Resort
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtopColdestat topWindat top
Sun 18Oct0, poor0 cm0 m0°Cwind, 4 knots
Mon 19Oct0, poor0 cm0 m3°Cwind, 4 knots
Tue 20Oct0, poor0 cm0 m4°Cwind, 5 knots
Wed 21Oct0, poor0 cm0 m4°Cwind, 6 knots
Thu 22Oct0, poor0 cm0 m1°Cwind, 7 knots
Fri 23Oct0, poor0 cm0 m2°Cwind, 5 knots
Sat 24Oct0, poor0 cm0 m0°Cwind, 6 knots
Sun 25Oct0, poor0 cm0 m5°Cwind, 2 knots

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

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthSnow on the groundColdest in the day
Decnone-4°C
Jan0.1 m-6°C
Feb0.1 m-5°C
Marnone-2°C

Typical at the top (882 m): the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5 and ERA5-Land reanalysis. Not a forecast.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Direct flight ORD to JST, then 1h 25 by road. About 5h door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Lifts closed

    Out of season.

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Direct flight ORD to JST, then 1h 25 by road. About 5h door to door

Rough cost

About £1,645–£2,530 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book. No town nearby, so no stay is in it.

Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to JST, estimated from distance and season, 1 airline on the route, with a hold bag£115–£240
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Transfershared airport transfer, return£70–£120
Food7 days eating out£260–£480
Lift pass5 days£1,000–£1,350
Ski hire5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£165–£275
Total£1,645–£2,530

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

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