Overview
Sunlight Mountain is a ski resort located about 15-20 minutes from Glenwood Springs in Colorado, United States of America. Sunlight provides a wide variety of activities and services... Something to please just about anyone!
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Sep. Summer highs reach about 82°F; winter lows dip to about 13°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb, Dec) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Sep and Mar. (climate data from nearby Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- ASE Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field), Aspen — 28 mi away. Directions
- EGE Eagle County Regional Airport, Eagle — 28 mi away. Directions
- DEN Denver International Airport, Denver — 145 mi away (major hub). Directions
The resort offers a free bus service that picks up passengers throughout town.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Budget & where to stay
No prices are listed for this place yet. See the Sleep guide ↓ for options.
Food for you
The lodge offers moderately priced standard ski food (burgers and chili etc.)
What to ask about, for your diet
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Get in
The resort offers a free bus service that picks up passengers throughout town.
Do
Ski
Sunlight is a smaller ski area catering to the value-ski traveler. It only has three lifts and limited lodging available at the resort... but, its lift tickets are priced right and it offers dozens and dozens of different runs. There is easily ski trees and extreme slopes for an entire week and not ski the same line twice. There is a diversity of terrain that features everything from cruising corduroy to heart stopping steeps all at family-friendly prices.
- Beginners Cruising : Sunlight is home to one of the longest trails. Ute, a cruising beginning slope, winds more than two-and-one-half miles from the summit to the base.
- Steep and deep is also available : Sunlight Mountain's Extreme challenges skiers and boarders. With a pitch of 52 percent, the Heathen is one of the steepest trails in the state.
- Cross Country Action : Sunlight also has a groomed cross country trail off the west side of the parking lot which also can be used for a number of snowshoe loops.
Buy
The on-site ski shop offers ski and board rentals as well as a limited section of outdoor gear.
Eat
The lodge offers moderately priced standard ski food (burgers and chili etc.)
Sleep
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