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Orinda, California: What's the most family-friendly Midwest ski resort according to visitors to OnTheSnow.com, the oldest and most-visited snow sports portal on the Internet? It's Chestnut Mountain in Galena, Ill. The Web site, which attracts an audited 1.2 million individuals monthly during the winter, gave its visitors the opportunity to write reviews of all North American resorts and rank them in five categories. Full Article
22nd April 2008
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Grab the cowboy hats and snowboards and head for Chestnut the last weekend of February. Full Article
12th February 2008
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Calling all parrotheads to Chestnut Mountain. Full Article
23rd December 2007
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Extend your weekend hours at Chestnut Mountain. Full Article
17th December 2007
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Forty miles of bad road is a thing of the past at Ski Snowstar. Full Article
20th October 2007
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Just because a snowsports resort acquires a little age doesn't mean its terrain hasn't kept up with the times. Full Article
15th October 2007
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Spring may be upon us but they're still carving it up in Illinois. Chestnut Mountain reports they are fully open and preparing for the St. Patty's Day Weekend. Ski Snowstar has cashed in its chips and closed for the season. Full Article
15th March 2007
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Chestnut Mountain, overlooking the mighty Mississippi River from a bluff above Galena, Illinois, is fully open and conditions are as good as they've been all winter as they head into spring. To celebrate they're offering some great March specials to wind down the winter season. Full Article
5th March 2007
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Little Galena, Illinois, is arguably one of the prettiest 19th century towns in the Heartland. Wintertime, covered with a blanket of snow, it looks like a Currier and Ives print or one of those Christmas villages on your Grandmother's mantle. The town is a treasure trove of pre-Civil War buildings and a dozen or so Victorian mansions-turned B&Bs. Full Article
26th February 2007
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Illinois ski areas are holding fast with solid base levels and favorable daytime temperatures after a Valentines Day snow bouquet that left them flush with new snow and a firm hand on the 2007 season. Now, they've got their eyes on a new storm expected to drop even more snow later this week.
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21st February 2007
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Chestnut Mountain celebrates its Winter Carnival the weekend of February 24-25, and it will be a wild time on the slopes with a wild west theme. Weekend activities include lots of games, fun on the slopes and plenty of barbecues to go around. Full Article
13th February 2007
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Galena, Ill., got a little colder recently but no one seems to mind - at least as long as they can still get out to ski or board. Five inches fell on Chestnut Mountain overnight and more snow is expected. With a solid 48-72" base and snow falling, the area hasn't found the need to make more snow recently. Full Article
7th February 2007
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The Illinois areas are reaping some of the benefits of all that Lake Effect which has whipped through the Great Lakes last week. After some much-needed snowfall cold temperatures settled in, making it possible for abundant snowmaking. Full Article
31st January 2007
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Chestnut is one of the top resorts in the Great Lakes region for snowboarders. The Far Side, with its own triple chair, is a seven-acre terrain park. They also have a wonderful rail garden built on top of the ski hill next to the lodge, and terrain features are placed on other slopes and trails to keep it interesting. Full Article
23rd January 2007
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It would be hard to keep track of with over 100 ski areas scattered across the Heartland, but Chestnut, located near historic Galena, Illinois, is one of the first resorts to get all of its terrain open for the season. Full Article
16th January 2007
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Chestnut Mountain, one of the Heartland's major ski and snowboard resorts overlooking the Mississippi River from craggy bluffs near Galena, is hosting a Jimmy Buffet Celebration this weekend, January 6-7; might as well considering the weather. Full Article
3rd January 2007
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Unfortunately, as the National Weather Service predicted in early October, an El Nino underway in the Pacific Ocean, has contributed to a mild start to winter across much of the nation and the Heartland in particular. Full Article
26th December 2006
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Frigid temps have given the snowmakers at Chestnut Mountain Resort ample opportunity to blow snow since their opening Dec. 2. Full Article
4th December 2006
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Chestnut Mountain Resort ready to rock Dec. 2. The Midwest is poised and ready for the 2006/07 ski season. Chestnut Mountain Resort, perched on a bluff just outside of General Grant's old hometown of Galena, Ill., has been firing up a new and improved snowmaking system in order to lay the foundation for a Dec. 2 opening. Full Article
30th November 2006
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