Chicago, IL · Within 6 hours
Ski resorts near Chicago
48 resorts · Sorted by drive time
How this list is built
Drive times start from downtown Chicago (41.88° N, 87.63° W). Chicago has no cached road routes yet, so every time is marked ≈ and estimated from straight-line distance at 60 mph with a 1.2 road factor. Expect real drives to be longer in mountain traffic. Opening status comes from each resort's own report when it is fresh, otherwise from its announced or projected season dates. Snow is the NOHRSC 24 h analysis (Measured) and only appears while a resort is running. Data loaded Sep 27, 01:57 UTC, refreshed every 10 minutes.
Under 2 hours
9 resorts- ≈ 30 minestimated
Four Lakes Alpine Snowsports
ILIndep.Opens Dec 12 · in 76 days · projected100 ft vertical - ≈ 35 minestimated
Villa Olivia
ILIndep.Opens Dec 18 · in 82 days · projected180 ft vertical - ≈ 1 hestimated
Wilmot Mountain
WIEpicOpens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected190 ft vertical - ≈ 1 h 25 minestimated
Alpine Valley Resort (WI)
WIIndep.Opens Dec 11 · in 75 days · projected388 ft vertical - ≈ 1 h 30 minestimated
Crystal Ridge
WIIndep.Off-season · Check resort for opening date230 ft vertical - ≈ 1 h 30 minestimated
The Rock Snowpark
WIIndep.Off-season · Check resort for opening date - ≈ 1 h 55 minestimated
Swiss Valley Ski & Snowboard Area
MIIndep.Opens Dec 11 · in 75 days · projected224 ft vertical - ≈ 2 hestimated
Timber Ridge Ski Area
MIIndep.Opens Dec 26 · in 90 days · projected240 ft vertical - ≈ 2 hestimated
Little Switzerland
WIIndep.Opens Nov 28 · in 62 days · projected200 ft vertical
2 to 4 hours
13 resorts- ≈ 2 h 05 minestimated
Bittersweet Ski Resort
MIIndep.Opens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected350 ft vertical - ≈ 2 h 20 minestimated
Sunburst
WIIndyOpens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected196 ft vertical - ≈ 2 h 45 minestimated
Tyrol Basin
WIIndyOpens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected300 ft vertical - ≈ 2 h 45 minestimated
Cannonsburg Ski Area
MIIndep.Opens Dec 12 · in 76 days · projected250 ft vertical - ≈ 2 h 55 minestimated
Chestnut Mountain Resort
ILIndyOpens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected475 ft vertical - ≈ 3 hestimated
Devil's Head Resort
WIIkonOpens Dec 11 · in 75 days · projected501 ft vertical - ≈ 3 hestimated
Cascade Mountain
WIIndep.Opens Nov 28 · in 62 days · projected450 ft vertical - ≈ 3 h 10 minestimated
Snowstar Winter Park
ILIndyOpens Dec 11 · in 75 days · projected262 ft vertical - ≈ 3 h 20 minestimated
Sundown Mountain
IAIndyOpens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected475 ft vertical - ≈ 3 h 25 minestimated
Christmas Mountain Village
WIIndep.Opens Dec 19 · in 83 days · projected250 ft vertical - ≈ 3 h 35 minestimated
Nordic Mountain
WIIndep.Opens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected265 ft vertical - ≈ 3 h 50 minestimated
Caberfae Peaks
MIIkonOpens Dec 5 · in 69 days · projected485 ft vertical - ≈ 4 hestimated
Crystal Mountain (MI)
MIIndyOpens ~Nov 27 · in 61 days · projected375 ft vertical
4 to 6 hours
26 resorts- ≈ 4 hestimated
Mt. Brighton
MIEpicOpens ~Dec 5 · in 69 days230 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 05 minestimated
Snow Snake Mountain
MIIndep.Opens Dec 5 · in 69 days · projected210 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 20 minestimated
Alpine Valley Ski Area (MI)
MIIndep.Off-season · Check resort for opening date - ≈ 4 h 20 minestimated
Mt. Holly
MIIndep.Opens Dec 11 · in 75 days · projected350 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 25 minestimated
Mt La Crosse
WIIndyOpens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected516 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 30 minestimated
The Homestead
MIIndep.Opens Dec 26 · in 90 days · projected320 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 30 minestimated
Pine Knob
MIIndep.Opens Nov 28 · in 62 days · projected300 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 30 minestimated
Mt. Holiday
MIIndyOpens ~Dec 15 · in 79 days200 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 35 minestimated
Granite Peak Ski Area
WIIkonOpens Nov 21 · in 55 days700 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 40 minestimated
Mad River Mountain
OHEpicOpens Dec 11 · in 75 days · projected301 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 45 minestimated
Perfect North Slopes
INIndep.Opens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected400 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 45 minestimated
Bruce Mound Winter Sports Area
WIIndyOpens Dec 19 · in 83 days · projected375 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 45 minestimated
Paoli Peaks
INEpicOpens Dec 18 · in 82 days · projected289 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 50 minestimated
Paul Bunyan Ski Hill
WIIndyOff-season · Check resort for opening date150 ft vertical - ≈ 4 h 55 minestimated
Shanty Creek Resorts
MIIndyOpens Dec 6 · in 70 days · projected450 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 20 minestimated
Otsego Resort
MIIndep.Off-season · Check resort for opening date - ≈ 5 h 20 minestimated
Boyne Mountain Resort
MIIkonOpens Dec 4 · in 68 days · projected433 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 20 minestimated
Treetops Resort
MIIndyOpens Dec 5 · in 69 days · projected225 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 25 minestimated
Camp 10 Ski Area
WIIndyOff-season · Check resort for opening date230 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 25 minestimated
Norway Mountain
MIIndyOpens Dec 12 · in 76 days · projected500 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 30 minestimated
Pine Mountain Resort
MIIndyOpens Dec 19 · in 83 days · projected364 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 35 minestimated
Snow Trails
OHIndep.Opens Dec 11 · in 75 days · projected266 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 40 minestimated
Hidden Valley Ski Resort (MO)
MOEpicOpens Dec 12 · in 76 days · projected320 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 40 minestimated
The Highlands (Boyne Highlands)
MIIkonOpens ~Dec 11 · in 75 days513 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 40 minestimated
Nub's Nob
MIIndyOpens Dec 5 · in 69 days · projected425 ft vertical - ≈ 5 h 50 minestimated
Ski Brule
MIIndep.Opens Nov 22 · in 56 days · projected500 ft vertical
≈ Estimated from straight-line distance; the resort page and the map upgrade a tapped resort to an exact route.
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