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With snowfalls averaging about 20 inches a year, Indiana offers a handful of opportunities for skiing and snowboarding adventures throughout the season, which usually lasts from December to early Spring.

Located in Lawrenceburg, Indiana, Perfect North Slopes is one of the largest ski areas in Indiana and convenient to to Louisville, KY, Cincinnati, OH, and only an hour's drive from Indianapolis.

Perfect North offers a total of 72 skiable acres with 22 ski trails, 11 lifts, and snowmaking equipment that keeps the powder coming no matter what the weather.

Pines Peak Family Ski Area is located in Valparaiso, Indiana, with 9 ski trails, served by 4 lifts and, as the name implies, offers fun for the entire family with group rates, ski rentals, beginner and advanced slopes and snowboarding areas.

Another very popular ski and snowboarding area for kids and families is Paoli Peaks Ski Area, located in southern Indiana about 1 1/2 hour's drive from Indianapolis. Offering snow sports enthusiasts a 900-foot summit elevation and a 300-foot drop, Paoli Peaks has 70 acres of ski, snowboarding and ski tubing areas including 15 ski trails as well as beginner slopes.

More about skiing and snowboarding in Indiana:

Ski Resorts Indiana - Good resource for information on all three Indiana ski areas with details on nearby hotels and accommodations.

Indiana Ski Resorts - Follow the interactive map to information and statistics to major ski resorts, including visitor reviews.

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