Paoli Peaks

Indiana, US — size XS · 4 km of trails · 86 m vertical · 6 lifts · light snowfall

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North America
New York City — town, pop. 8,804,190Los Angeles — town, pop. 3,820,914Toronto — town, pop. 2,794,356Chicago — town, pop. 2,664,452Paoli PeaksNew York CityLos AngelesToronto
Indiana
Indianapolis — town, pop. 887,642Louisville — town, pop. 624,444Lexington — town, pop. 320,347Cincinnati — town, pop. 311,097Evansville — town, pop. 119,943Paoli PeaksIndianapolisLouisvilleLexingtonCincinnatiEvansville
Within 30 km
Mitchell — town, pop. 4,252Paoli — town, pop. 3,629Orleans — town, pop. 2,129French Lick — town, pop. 1,794Paoli PeaksPaoli PeaksMitchellPaoliOrleansFrench Lick

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Season: usually mid December - mid March.

26/27 Passes

PassWhat it grantsBlackouts
Epic Passunlimited daysno blackout dates
Epic Localunlimited daysno blackout dates

The mountain

Trails
4 km — size XS
Vertical
86 m
Summit
251 m
Base
165 m
Lifts
6
Region
Paoli, Indiana, United States

Typical Snowfall

Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Light

Measured, 10-season mean
59 cm — OnTheSnow
Snow-day share
6% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
Longest snowy stretch
2 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
Model climatology
28 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid

The Season

Snow on the ground
10 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun
Snowfall, season to date model
50100150 cmOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26

Snow on the ground: measured at FRENCH LICK 3N (GHCN station), 9.8 km away; 8 winters
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×2.11 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.

Character

A decade of measurements here records 2.1× the snowfall a climate model puts in the same grid cell — one of the widest gaps on the roster, and a reason to trust the gauge over the model at this mountain. It is a small hill: 4 km of trails, against 19 km for the median North American resort on a pass. Most of what the independents' passes sell is this size.

Terrain

  • easygreen circle1.3 km · 5 runs
  • intermediateblue square2.5 km · 6 runs
  • advancedblack diamond0.5 km · 1 run

North American grading.

Lifts

  • 4chairlifts
  • 2magic carpets

FAQ

Is Paoli Peaks on the Epic Pass?
Yes. The Epic Pass grants unlimited days at Paoli Peaks for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
Is Paoli Peaks on the Epic Local?
Yes. The Epic Local grants unlimited days at Paoli Peaks for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
How much snow does Paoli Peaks get?
Paoli Peaks has light snowfall by our banding, averaging 59 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.

Sources

Pass terms
Epic
Mountain figures
OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
Season dates and live status
skiresort.info
Snow on the ground
Open-Meteo

Data (ODbL) · Method

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