where2.ski › Upper Midwest US

Chestnut Mountain

IL · Upper Midwest US · 183 m–311 m

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
Well below normal36th percentile
December
Well below normal36th percentile
January
Well below normal34th percentile
February
Well below normal33rd percentile
March
Well below normal32nd percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
0 cmthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner19%1 km
  • Intermediate56%3 km
  • Advanced25%1 km

Getting there

ORD
Drive from Chicago O'Hareregional airport
3 h 22230 km

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortbarely
Hidden gema little
Powderbarely
Groomersa little
Backcountrybarely
Snowmakingstrongly
Villagestrongly

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?TempSunshine
November0 cm0 cm – 1 cm2 °C72%
December2 cm0 cm – 13 cm-4 °C71%
January7 cm1 cm – 20 cm-7 °C72%
February6 cm0 cm – 23 cm-5 °C73%
March1 cm0 cm – 5 cm2 °C68%
April0 cm0 cm – 0 cm8 °C58%

Is it right for your trip?

This page is the same for everyone. The ranking is not.

Rank Chestnut Mountain against 262 resorts →

Answer three questions and the site scores every mountain against what you actually want — terrain, crowds, sunshine, how far you will travel.