Snow Zone: The Midwest

5750 Lakeside Dr, Lisle, IL 60532 (map)

Route 20 and Naperville Rd, Bartlett, IL 60103 (map)

The best downhill skiing in the Chicago suburbs. Worth bragging about?

8700 W Chestnut Mountain Rd, Galena, IL 61036 (map)

Perched on a high bluff overlooking the Mississippi River, this resort offers Illinois' best ski and snowboard slopes.

600 River Rd, Otsego, MI 49078 (map)

7500 23 1/2 St, Gobles, MI 49055 (map)

Blackjack Rd, Bessemer, MI 49911 (map)

This remote Upper Peninsula area provides a basic, stripped-down ski experience.

12500 Crystal Mountain Dr, Thompsonville, MI 49683 (map)

500 Nubs Nob Rd, Harbor Springs, MI 49740 (map)

No resort in Michigan makes and grooms snow better than this stellar day ski spot.

5820 Shanty Creek Rd, Bellaire, MI 49615 (map)

N11375 Powderhorn Rd, Bessemer, MI 49911 (map)

33303 Headquarters Rd, Ontonagon, MI 49953 (map)

Boyne Mountain Rd, Boyne Falls, MI 49713 (map)

500 Indianhead Rd, Wakefield, MI 49968 (map)

600 Highland Dr, Harbor Springs, MI 49740 (map)

6440 S 11 Rd, Cadillac, MI 49601 (map)

County Rd 553, Marquette, MI 49855 (map)

8800 Chalet Rd, Bloomington, MN 55438 (map)

37200 Wild Mountain Rd, Taylors Falls, MN 55084 (map)

4505 Andes Rd SW, Kensington, MN 56343 (map)

19276 Lake Julia Dr NW, Bemidji, MN 56601 (map)

15015 93rd Ave, Kimball, MN 55353 (map)

99 Coulee Way, Wabasha, MN 55981 (map)

Eleven fairly easy runs near a historic mill town.

20461 State Hwy 66, Mankato, MN 56001 (map)

US-61 off Hwy 7, Welch, MN 55089 (map)

This Cannon River Valley spot is a popular family ski destination.

W2501 County Rd D, Elkhorn, WI 53121 (map)

S6330 Bluff Rd, Merrimac, WI 53561 (map)

2232 100th Ave, Dresser, WI 54009 (map)

A good place for beginning skiers to wear off some wax about 60 miles from the Twin Cities.

Minnesota Hwy 23 S, Superior, WI 54880 (map)

Economical skiing near Duluth in Superior, Wis.

9106 County Rd E, Upson, WI 54565 (map)

With 43 runs cascading down three different peaks, Whitecap Mountains has a decidedly Western feel.

11931 Fox River Rd, Wilmot, WI 53192 (map)

7900 Crystal Ridge Dr, Franklin, WI 53132 (map)

5549 Old Town Hall Rd, La Crosse, WI 54602 (map)

You want steep slopes? This is the place.

W 10441 Cascade Mountain Rd, Portage, WI 53901 (map)

3605 N Mountain Rd, Wausau, WI 54402 (map)

This Wausau resort boasts the highest vertical drop in Wisconsin.

8355 Prospect Dr, Kewaskum, WI 53040 (map)

3487 Bohn Rd, Mt Horeb, WI 53572 (map)

7036 Grand Geneva Way, Lake Geneva, WI 53147 (map)

While scenic, this family ski area can't stand up to nearby Alpine Valley and Wilmot Mountain.