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FEED THE HEATHEN- September 18, 2010
This year there will be a new endurance event in the Roaring Fork Valley. As a fundraiser for the Sunlight Winter Sports Club, which supports the Sunlight Buddy Werner program and the Sunlight Ski Team, the club will be organizing the Feed the Heathen race at Sunlight Mountain Resort on September 18, 2010.
The race is a relay format with teams consisting of two members. Each member will run one lap of the course which includes a hill climb up The Heathen, Colorado's steepest in-bounds run. It is a running OR hiking event - it will be a beautiful hike if running is not your thing.
Registration is on-line. Click here to register.
Please pass on this email to as many interested parties as you know. We would like to involve as many entrants as spectators as possible. There will be food and beer at the base of the mountain, all in a fun atmosphere.
OPENING DAY- December 3, 2010
It's a Friday, so do what you have to do to get out of work and school to kick off the 2010-11 season.
Opening Day also kicks off the season long OPENING DAY TREASURE HUNT. We will hide a total of 3 2011-12 season passes on the mountain and provide you with a clue every Friday on our website and our radio snow reports. Your job is to use the clues to help you find the treasures.
DEMO DAYS w/Santa- December 18 and 19, 2010
Join us to try out the latest ski and snowboard gear. All the top manufacturers will be here.
LaFarge SKIER APPRECIATION DAY- January 7, 2011
$15 Lift Tickets and all proceeds go to United Way to support 20 local charities in the Garfield County area. No coupons allowed (It's a fundraiser!). Free lessons sponsored by Williams for beginners at 10AM. Lessons are available untill we run out of instructors.
TEACHER AND STUDENT APPRECIATION DAY- January 9, 2011
Teachers and all school employees will ski free when they show proof of employment at our ticket window. Teachers must teach K-12 in Basalt, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Silt, Rifle, Parachute or Meeker.
Kids from these same areas can get a lift ticket for only $15. Same restrictions apply to kids as teachers. No college students.
COSMIC RACE (The Heathen Challenge)- January 15, 2011
Join us for the most difficult race in January! Racers will climb up the East Ridge and ski down the infamous Heathen in a race that attracts the top winter endurance racers from all over the world. You can compete in several different categories depending on your ability and equipment. (Do not enter if you are scared.)
USTSA RACE (The Joslin Classic)- January 22, 2011
Free up those heels and wax your boards for an exciting and challenging Telemark Classic format race down Joslin. Teams and individuals of all age and ability are invited to join us.
SKI SPREE- February 5-6, 2011
Join your friends at Sunlight for a weekend of live music and games in our annual celebration of winter.
THE ENDURANCE CHALLENGE- February 13, 2011
12 hours of hiking up and then skiing/snowboarding/running down Sunlight. Build a team, a duo or compete solo in this leg pounding, mind-erasing, endurance blow-out. (No bikes, pack animals, flying machines, sleds, toboggans, horses, dogs, cats, elephants, camels, cars, jeeps or robots allowed. You know who you are.)
SPRING THING- March 18-19, 2011
Hot tubs, models, dudes doing tricks over them in the Crytal River Spas tubs will be just part of the fun on this first weekend of spring. Put on your bikini tops and Hawaiian shirts for this last throw-down of the year!
CLOSING DAY- April 3, 2011
The saddest day of the year. Show up for one last run and cold beverage on the deck.
Sunlight Mountain Resort is a unique winter playground that is affordable and family oriented. Sunlight has hundreds of acres for skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing. Sunlight's summit on Compass Mountain in the White River National Forest, overlooks majestic Mount Sopris and the awe inspiring Elk Mountain Range. Amenities include a restaurant, lounge, rental and retail shop, ski school, children's center, and snowmobile tours. Our Ski Swim Stay package features a lift ticket, a trip to the Glenwood Hot Springs and a night of logging in Glenwood Springs. Click here to see your options.
Sunlight features 67 named trails covering over 470 acres. In addition to miles of cruising intermediate terrain, Sunlight's East Ridge has one of the steeper runs in the state. Aptly named, The Heathen falls beneath your feet at a breathtaking 52 degrees. Sunlight is home to one of the longest trails in ski country, Ute, a beginner slope that winds more than 2 miles from summit to base. Sunlight also hosts some of the best tree skiing in Colorado with many aspen groves untracked days after snowfall. All trails converge at the base lodge, so friends and family can always keep track of each other.
