Chestnut Mountain Resort Avis et notations

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Avis, notation et commentaires - Chestnut Mountain Resort

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John D

J'ai fait une heure de route supplémentaire depuis Chicago pour atteindre Chestnut, plutôt que de skier sur les pistes plus proches du Wisconsin. Franchement, c'est une très belle station, surtout pour le Midwest. Elle est assez grande (150 mètres de dénivelé) et offre une grande variété de paysages et de pistes. On s'en approche vraiment, comme dans l'Ouest américain. Il y a plein de belles pistes bleues, et comme d'autres l'ont dit, les quelques pistes noires sont un vrai défi. J'avais skié pas mal de pistes noires assez faciles la semaine précédente dans le Wisconsin, mais là, j'ai vite déchanté. Eagle était difficile mais faisable, mais Warpath était vraiment raide ; j'ai surtout glissé, un bon entraînement ! Le restaurant et le bar de l'hôtel étaient sympas et le hamburger correct ne coûtait que 16 dollars, contre 26 dollars à Vail. Je conseille d'acheter les forfaits en ligne, qui étaient incroyablement bon marché : 45 dollars pour un samedi. Le prix grimpe vite à plus de 70 dollars en pleine saison, mais ça reste une bonne affaire. Le seul inconvénient, c'est que les remontées mécaniques sont un peu enneigées, mais en y regardant de plus près, la vue sur le Mississippi est fantastique.

Ryan

This place is truly one of the best locations to Ski or SB in the Midwest, especially within a 3 hr. drive from the Chicagoland area with almost a 500' vertical (high for Midwest). I spent 7 hrs. hitting 65 runs #LoveTheMidwestRep's. Don't be afraid to look up while you hit the challenging terrain to enjoy overlooking the Mississippi River. After spending so much time here I keep coming back because the vibe, people, and terrain actually challenges me (skiing 37 years - PSIA instructor)! I don't get that feeling other then at Mt. Bohemia or out West!

I couldn't wait to catch up to my older ski buddies and get the free lift ticket. That lasted one year for me before the Owner started to get greedy, selling a discounted season senior pass. Staff blamed Covid, the pass goes up ever year. Our group has moved on to explore other areas and are happy we were forced into it. I just don't get it, i find as a senior we spent more and more time in the lodge sipping drinks and having a few quality snacks

Charles

One of the best ski resorts in Midwest and so close to Chicago. Steeps may be steepest in Midwest with consistent pitch top to bottom. Intermediate runs challenging too with many interesting lines to choose from. Nearby town of Galena is a Midwest Aspen. I have skied here about 10 times.

Sham Patel

I hv been boarding the midwest for 12 years now. My ratings are as such. Best: chestnut, Good: alpine, devils head, cascade. Dont care for: tyrol basin Way to fkn expensive: wilmont. Longer and steeper runs than most midwest places, not as crowded and not as expensive.

J iPhone

Best ski area within 8 hrs of Chicago.

Chris Jackson

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I went to school in platteville and held a season pass here for two years logging at least 20 days both years. Chestnut is easily the best in the area. You have to get to granite peak in Wausau to find a better midwest experience. I always find it annoying when ski hills have runs that terminate with a long fairly flat ski out at the bottom that serves no purpose other than to squeeze of couple extra feet out for their mountain vertical statistics. Chestnut has no such excessive run out, if its marked blue on the map you will be skiing blue caliber slope all the way to the bottom. I enjoy watching this place put beginners who think they can ski a midwest black in their place because they are accustomed to pizza-ing the hill and controlling speed in the long runout at the bottom, attempt that here and you'll get a face full of chain link fence (still better than ending up on the railroad track on the other side). Before you go, check the wind forecast, If winds are forecasted greater than 15mph out of the west consider going elsewhere because the hill faces west with the wide open mississippi river at the bottom so their is no wind protection. Lift lines here are pretty much non-existent. they open the blackhawk triple only when slight lift lines occur on the quads. In those two years and 40+ visits, I can count on one hand the number of times they were forced to open that triple, the lines just don't happen.

Laura

The very first thing to understand that it's not a hill - it's a ridge with the lodge at the top and the Mississippi river at the bottom. They bill themselves as having the largest vertical drop in the lower Midwest, which is true. What they don't say is that a lot of it is very, very steep. If you're an adrenaline junkie, you may enjoy feeling like you're going to hurdle into the Mississippi, but it was nerve racking for me. I'd say a lot of it is more intermediate to advanced than beginner. I think it offers some of the more difficult terrain of the hills within east driving distance of Chicago. Snowboarders love it, and the terrain park is self contained with its own lift. The lifts are probably the slowest I have ever been on. The lodge amenities are better than average and the view is spectacular. I would not take a beginner here. Even the easier runs look intimidating because of the steep angle.

Kevin

My son and I are experienced intermediate skiers who have skied both in New England and Colorado. We spent two days at Chestnut recently. The first day was a typical Illinois winter day with temps in the 20's and 30's. We hit the trails right as they opened and skied the entire day. We skied all the trails except Eagle (black diamond mogels) and upper Warpath (black diamond - we did ski lower Warpath). The trails were well groomed, but towards early afternoon had become skied off, showing the layers of packed powder and ice below. In this regard, Chestnut is similar to what you find on eastern ski resorts in the late afternoons. While the three major ski lifts at the bottom of the mountain do a good job of moving skiers back up, the trails themselves did get crowded at times, especially in the mid-mountain area (trails Moser, Fox and Catwalk). The resort has a learner's area, and then an easy green trail (Old Main), which is served by it's own lift. Progressing from there to the blues might be somewhat challenging for true beginners. Take lessons. As for the intermediate trails, we found plenty to keep ourselves busy. Again the runs are not long, but the lifts do a good job of moving you back up to the top quickly, so you can get a lot of runs in. We skied all the blues, and were pleasantly surprised by the variety and the challenges that the different runs posed. Our favorite trail was Crazy Horse. I would warn beginners to not attempt this trail until at least Moser and Apache have been mastered. The Mountain Top Cafe was pleasant and the food adequate and the Summit was comfortable and the food good. Apres Ski in the Summit was fun and the atmosphere relaxing. My son had rentals for both days, and the equipment seemed to be either new (skis) or in decent condition (boots). All-in-all I would rate the facilities here very good. On the second day, Illinois got hit with about 8 inches of new snow overnight. The resort let the snow accumulate before grooming, so we ended up skiing through some very skied up powder before the snow cats came out. A good opportunity for everyone (including Ski Patrol) to get acqainted with different snow conditions. The only downside that we experienced was the lack of scenery. The resort makes its own snow, so the trail conditions were fine, but the area itself was not snow covered and was consequently somewhat bleak. Small issue, I know, but if you are looking for the Winter ambiance that a large eastern or western resort gives you, you won't find it here. Come here for the ski practice (and the fun) and not the scenery.