Villa Olivia
Villa Olivia is a ski area located in the state of Illinois in USA. The resort is in the town of Deer Creek, IL.
Season Passes
Villa Olivia is not a part of any nationwide lift ticket system. Passes such as Epic, IKON, or Mountain Collective allow pass holders to ski at multiple mountians with a single purchase. Unfortunately, none of those passes work with Villa Olivia. To purchase season passes, you'll need to visit Villa Olivia's website.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Villa Olivia around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Villa Olivia Terrain Overview
Villa Olivia has a total of 7 ski trails, which are serviced by 7 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. Villa Olivia is considered a smaller than average ski area, with only a maximum of 15 acres available to ski. This area is equivalent to 6 hectares, 0.0 square miles, or 0.1 square kilometers.
Villa Olivia's slopes see on average 25 inches (0.6 meters) of snowfall a year.
Total Runs
7
Lifts
7
Skiable Acres
15(0 km2)
Annual Snowfall
25"(64 cm)
Villa Olivia Elevation
Villa Olivia has a summit elevation of 500 feet, or 152 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 320 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 180 feet (55 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
Villa Olivia has a very low summit elevation. The summit of this park is one of the smaller ones in the country.
Summit Elevation
500'(152 m)
Vertical Drop
180'(55 m)
Base Elevation
320'(98 m)
Villa Olivia Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
21.7out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Villa Olivia has 15 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Since Villa Olivia is an extremely beginner-friendly ski area, it has 40% of its trails are rated as "beginner-level". 50% trails are rated as intermediate.
Beginner
40%(6 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
50%(8 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
10%(2 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Villa Olivia good for beginners?
Villa Olivia is a very beginner-friendly course. In fact, it is one of the easiest ski slopes in all of North America, ranking in the bottom 10% of overall difficulty. 40% of its trails are rated as "beginner".
Villa Olivia Location
Villa Olivia is located in the state of Illinois, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Deer Creek, IL.
Address:
Deer Creek, IL 61733 USA
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Website:
villaolivia.com
GPS Coordinates:
40.63000, -89.39000
Getting to Villa Olivia
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Villa Olivia), its coordinates of 40.63000, -89.39000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Deer Creek, IL to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Villa Olivia.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway International Airport | MDW | Chicago, IL | 117 mi |
| O'Hare International Airport | ORD | Chicago, IL | 121 mi |
| St. Louis Lambert International Airport | STL | St Louis, MO | 140 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Villa Olivia.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peoria International Airport | PIA | Peoria, IL | 16 mi |
| Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal | BMI | Bloomington/Normal, IL | 27 mi |
| Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport | SPI | Springfield, IL | 56 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Villa Olivia, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Villa Olivia.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowstar | Creek, IL | 790 ft | 33% | 0 mi |
| Snowstar Winter Park | Andalusia, IL | 790 ft | 53% | 89 mi |
Villa Olivia Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 500 ft |
| Base Elevation | 320 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 180 ft |
| Trails | 7 (40% Beginner, 50% Intermediate, 10% Expert) |
| Lifts | 7 |
| Skiable Acres | 15 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 25 inches |