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Swiss Valley

Overall Rating 3.4
Reviewed by 11 users

  • Family Friendly 4.0
  • All Mtn. Terrain 3.2
  • Terrain Park 3.1
  • Nightlife 2.2

Recommended For

  • Single/Newlyweds 55237%
  • Families 70637%
  • Empty Nesters 48675%
  • Beginner 47825%
  • Intermediate 66887%
  • Advanced 46400%

Most Helpful Review

Most Recent Reviews

  • 1

    Pros: Friendly. Fairly Cheap. Close to Chicagoland.

    Cons: No vertical at all. Weird layout. Few terrain park features. Lots of beginners.

    Aug 2, 2011 by lilwegz33
  • 2

    Pros: easy runs for newbies

    Cons: Horrible lift lines and poorly managed resort

    Feb 16, 2010 by woodnshoe
  • 3

    Pros: Extremely friendly and helpful staff

    Cons: Size

    Jan 18, 2010 by sewardhorner
  • 5

    Pros: We went here to get our friend started, great choice

    Cons: none, small for beginners

    Feb 16, 2009 by snowguy7
  • 4

    Pros: good park, lighted, friendly, good prices

    Cons: icy, small

    Jan 29, 2009 by aketas
  • 4

    Pros: night-skiing, price, friendly, snow,

    Cons: limited skiing

    Jan 18, 2009 by alanmoroney
  • 4

    Pros: Friendly relaxed atmosphere,

    Cons: Tow Rope

    Jan 14, 2009 by sewardhorner
  • 4

    Pros: Friendly, Reasonable prices,

    Cons: Limited terrain, Advanced skies not challenged.

    Feb 27, 2008 by sewardhorner
  • 5
    I have met "ROY" at Swiss Valley. Thats as in Cordu"roy" grooming. ...
    Feb 22, 2008 by jvpeacock@hotmail.com
  • 4
    The other reviews are accurate in that Swiss Valley is a fun, ...
    Jan 23, 2008 by anonymous_user
  • 5
    I've grown up at Swiss Valley it is my favorite place to ...
    Jan 21, 2008 by anonymous_user
  • 5
    Swiss Valley is one of the most down to earth ski hills ...
    Nov 9, 2007 by anonymous_user
  • 4
    We home school, and they have the best value for their home ...
    Apr 2, 2007 by anonymous_user
  • 2
    I learned to ski here as a kid twenty years ago and ...
    Feb 8, 2007 by anonymous_user