Listed below is Iowa's most comprehensive ski resort guide with 8 ski resorts.
The highest elevation in Iowa is Hawkeye Point at 1,670 ft, and the lowest point Mississippi River at Keokuk 480 ft. Iowa, like most of the Midwest, has a humid continental climate throughout the state with extremes of both heat and cold, winters are brisk and snowfall is common.
Fun Valley in Montezuma, a family-run ski and play area, is designed with beginner, intermediate and advance terrain throughout the park. Fun Valley offers a great tubing hill as well as a new learning center!
Mt. Crescent provides the Midwest with a variety of slopes to fascinate new skiers and challenge the experienced. There are runs up to 2,000 feet in length with a vertical drop of 300 feet, all of which can be covered with two to three feet of fine, well packed snow by the latest snow making equipment. Lights on all trails make night-time skiing exciting.
Seven Oaks Recreation offers a variety of slopes but recognize that their strength lies in teaching people how to ski and snowboard. Skiing is one of the trust sports for life that a person can learn allowing them to recreate independently, with family or with friends.
Sleepy Hollow is Des Moines unique 60-acre year-round outdoor sports and family recreation complex. Sleepy Hollow emphasizes year-round activities and family fun. We cater to individuals as well as all types of groups.
Sundown Mountain opened in 1973 and has focused on preserving the natural winter beauty of the mountain, and on snowmaking and grooming to provide the best possible ski conditions. The founding skiers are on the slopes every day all winter long to see that the beauty and snow conditions are the best they can be. In 1989 the National Ski Area Association awarded Sundown the Award of Excellence. No other Midwest ski area has received this award. Sundown is a Mountain of fun and excitement.
Fun Valley in Montezuma, a family-run ski and play area, is designed with beginner, intermediate and advance terrain throughout the park. Fun Valley offers a great tubing hill as well as a new learning center!