Sunlight Mountain Resort | |
Location: | White River National Forest, Garfield Co., Colorado, U.S. |
Nearest City: | Glenwood Springs
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Pushpin Map: | Colorado#United States |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | 39.3998°N -107.3393°W |
Vertical: | 2010feet |
Skiable Area: | 680acres[1] |
Number Trails: | 67 total - 20% beginner - 55% intermediate - 20% advanced - 5% expert |
Longest Run: | 2.5miles |
Liftsystem: | 3 chairlifts - (1 triple, 2 double) |
Terrainparks: | 1 |
Nightskiing: | none |
Snowfall: | 2500NaN0 |
External Link: | sunlightmtn.com |
Sunlight Mountain Resort and Ski Area is a ski area in Colorado, located in Garfield County in the White River National Forest, south of nearby Glenwood Springs.
The ski area caters to local skiers and large groups. The area has three chairlifts and a vertical drop exceeding 2010feet. Operations began in December 1966 with one chairlift and a second was added in 1973.[2]
The resort has surprising variety of terrain for its size, encompassing easy beginner runs, cruiser runs, as well as a section of steep chutes. The area covers a northeast-facing below-tree line basin that funnels all runs toward a single base area. Sunlight's summit offers views of Mount Sopris and the Elk Mountains.