I drive the groomer at Chestnut Mountain and I all I can say to all of you people who say that we do not grom is that you obviously have no idea what you are talking about. We grom our slopes every night unless the weather does not allow for it. We can only groom the slopes when the temperatures fall below freezing so you were probally just there during pre or post season when it was to warm to groom.

The staff is extremely enthusiastic and willing to help. There is also a wide variety of terrain including the best learners hill in the area, many intermediate hills, and some of the steepest terrain around. There are moguls, NASTAR race courses on Wednesdays, Saturdays, and Sundays, and an amazing terrain park. There are six lifts, two rope tows, and a magic carpet for the little ones. Lift lines are always short, less than one minute if there even is one, other than on holidays.

The Farside, Chestnut Mountain Resort's terrain park, is the largest of its kind in the Midwest. A triple chairlift that is just for the park takes you to seven acres of quarter pipes, half pipes, jumps and more than 20 types of rails.

The afterlife is great as well there is a game room, pool and hot tub, resturant and bar above the cafeteria, two gift shops, and over 120 hotel rooms.

Chestnut Mountain is a great place to ski and snowboard for anyone from first timers to beginers. Racers and freestylers alike will enjoy the varying terrain. Staff is friendly and eager to help. The terrain park is the best around and the after life is great.

Lets be realistic here. The one thing to consider before visiting any midwest ski location is just that. It is the midwest, and with that being said, we don't have mountains here we have hills. We don't have the luxury to rip lines on 3000' of vertical fresh. Chestnut is a great midwest hill to satisfy that urge to get out on the snow. Yes you'll ride a lift for 3 minutes to ski 45 seconds. Find me a midwest ski area where this isn't the case and i'd be surprised. Getting down to it: Chestnut is a great place to learn and hone basic skills. Even the most advanced skier can work edging on one ski all the way down a black here and be challenged. They open early and make snow often. December dollar days is a must attend!

This is for the first year skiier and boarder out there. Nervous about the accumulative speed? Scared to death of a face-plant down the hill?
Thinking "How in the world does someone get on and off that chairlift?" Go to Chestnut Mountain. Their beginner hill, 'Rookie's Ridge' is the best around, the slope is gentle, but sloped enough so that you can move. Lose control, sit down! Most bunny hills are driven by rope-tows or magic carpets (what a great, no arm-torturing thing that is!). So, once up and down a few times, beginners are encouraged to go to the next step of green run with a chairlift. Sometimes, too fast a move at other resorts. Chestnut's 'Rookie's Ridge' is the solution. And, don't be afraid of the chairlift. It's seat is low, goes slow and the helpful attendants are very conscious of beginners. You'll not regret the ride. Do not confuse 'Old Main' with the bunny hill. It is a great, much longer, beginner run, but only after you're bored with the chairlift at 'Rookie's' and have some control. Ask ski patrol for directions if you're not sure. Beginners, take a lesson. The instuctors are great and will save you from a lot of sitting, or injury. You'll enjoy the snow much more. Welcome to the sport. It's an addicting world of it's own. Relax and remember you can only fall from your butt to the snow. Just stay in control. Go to Chestnut, meet snow and have some real fun.

For the more advanced, Chestnut's a great midwest snow hill. The downhill is fun for where we're at. Tune here before the bigger slopes or when you can only take a day or weekend trip. Sometimes crowded because of the awesome beginner areas and terrain park. They keep lift lines moving and more importantly, people are not allowed to line up across a run and just 'sit' tripping-up everyone coming around the turn. Best job that I've seen! (And I start snow hunting everywhere in the Midwest from Thanksgiving to April! Been to most of the resorts for comparison). SKI PATROL, GREAT WORK! See you out there. Snowmaking's great here, but natural's the best. Everyone wish for SNOW!

I will be the judge of all your mumbo jumbo. Remember what Mommy and Daddy used to say??? If you do not have anything good to say shut up. I just moved here from New Jersey and used to ski in the Poconos all the time. You people want to complain about ice go there. Sking is to have fun not Complain...

I am a ski/snowboard instructor at Chestnut, and let me first start off by saying that this is not the west, nor do we try to be the west. About 95% of our base is artificial snow, and even though we don't get much pow, they still manage to make riding pretty good. I grew up riding this resort, and being out west several times I'd have to say that if you want insanely good snow, or intense terrain, chestnut may not be the place for you, but for people within driving distance, or beginners that may want to try skiing or snowboarding for the first time, or even someone that used to ski all the time and would just like to relive what they used to do, chestnut is great. 3 black diamonds, and they are decent, they have moguls and features. chestnut really goes out of their way to improve their park and pipe though, and we are proud to say that not many resorts in the area have as many features as chestnut. we are open for night skiing every night, midnight on fridays, and friday night rail jams might appeal to freestyle riders. Not much else to say except I love chestnut, many people love chestnut, its a great place to vacations, great for the family, fun for those wishing to get into snowsports.