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Chestnut Mountain Resort

Location

Rice

United States

42° 19' 31.746" N, 90° 22' 4.2492" W

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US

General info:

Chestnut Mountain perches high on a ridge overlooking the Mississippi River near the historic riverport of Galena. Nineteen ski and snowboard trails cut through solid rock bluffs range up to 3,500 feet in length and are geared to all levels. The seven-acre Far Side Terrain Park, complete with its own triple, features a quarter-pipe, two halfpipes, and lots of rails, kickers and jumps. Chestnut, with the hotel and Village Ski Center located on top of the ski hill, features a 475-foot vertical drop, which is big in this part of the Midwest.

BASE: 565ft
SUMMIT: 1040ft
VERTICAL DROP: 475ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 9
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 6
Surface: 3

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$37.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$32.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$47.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$37.00

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