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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.

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. 

 

Sunlight's East Ridge

Location

Sunlight Mountain Resort is nestled 10 miles south of Glenwood Springs and 30 miles northwest of Aspen in the heart of the White River National Forest.

From Denver Airport: 3 hours / 160 miles

From Grand Junction Airport: 1.5 hours / 95 miles

From Eagle-Vail Airport: 1 hour / 60 miles

From Aspen Airport: 45 min / 40 miles

From Glenwood Springs Airport: 15 min / 10 miles



Driving Directions

Mountain Statistics

Elevation at base: 7,885′

Elevation at summit: 9,895′

Hours of Lift Operation: 9am to 4pm daily

Skiable Terrain: 470 acres

Vertical Drop: 2,010′

Steepest Run: The Heathen (52° pitch)

Longest Run: Ute Trail (2.5 miles)

Season: December 4, 2009 to April 4, 2010

20% Beginner Terrain

55% Intermediate Terrain

20% Advanced Terrain

5% Expert Terrain

Annual Snowfall: 250 inches

Lift Systems

1 Triple

2 Doubles

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Sunlight Mountain Resort - 10901 County Road 117, Glenwood Springs, Colorado 81601 suninfo@sunlightmtn.com or phone (800)445-7931 or (970)945-7491