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Skiable area
0.3 km²
Smaller than 95% of resorts with data
Groomed runs
7 km
Less piste km than 95% of resorts with data
Vertical drop
91 m
Less vertical than 99% of resorts with data
Skiable vertical
No data available
Base elevation
183 m
Lower base than 98% of resorts with data
Top elevation
281 m
Lower peak than 99% of resorts with data
Lifts●
8
Fewer lifts than 79% of resorts with data
Avg annual snowfall●
51 cm
Less snow than 98% of resorts with data
Season length●
67 days
Shorter season than 99% of resorts with data
Day pass●
USD 65
Full-price adult walk-up lift ticket for one day in high season. Most seasonaires never pay this — it is here as a measure of how the resort prices itself.
Cheaper day pass than 71% of resorts with data
Season pass●
USD 1,089
Full-price adult season pass. Staff passes are usually free or heavily discounted, so this is what a guest pays, not what you would.
Pricier season pass than 57% of resorts with data
Nearest airport●
SDF
Airport distance●
77 km
Closer than 71% of resorts with data
Avg monthly salary○Beta
USD 1,800
No resort-specific wage data yet
Net take-home per month for an entry-level seasonaire job, after tax. Where no resort-specific figure exists this falls back to a national average.
Higher pay than 51% of resorts with data
Avg monthly rent●Beta
USD 900
Asking rent for a whole one-bedroom or studio flat on the open local market. It is not what most seasonaires pay: a shared room in a flat or in staff housing is typically a half to a third of this. Treat it as the ceiling, not the going rate.
Cheaper rent than 52% of resorts with data
Weekly groceries●Beta
USD 85
Supermarket food for one person for a week, self-catering. Excludes eating out, alcohol and household goods.
More expensive groceries than 68% of resorts with data
Price of a beer
No data available
Nightlife●
2.0/10
Quieter than 94% of resorts with data
Staff accommodation
No data available
Beginner-friendly●
4.0/10
Less beginner-friendly than 96% of resorts with data
Gnarliness●
0.6/10
Tamer than 99% of resorts with data
Groomed vs off-piste◐
5.0/10
More off-piste than 56% of resorts with data
Backcountry access◐
1.0/10
Less backcountry than 98% of resorts with data
Data collected August 2026
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Paoli Peaks is southern Indiana's main ski hill, a small area with mostly intermediate terrain and a modest vertical drop (around 300ft). It's a genuinely rare thing to find skiing in Indiana at all, so it fills a real local niche despite its size.
Living here means small-town southern Indiana; basic local amenities, a low cost of living, and nothing resembling a resort town. Nearby Louisville is the closest genuine city for bigger amenities and nightlife on days off.
On the Epic Pass network as a regional feeder resort, a season at Paoli Peaks is realistically about building experience close to home for Midwest workers rather than chasing big-mountain terrain. It suits someone regionally based or prioritizing proximity over mountain scale.
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