Sunlight Mountain Resort Resort Guide - Real Reviews From Real Skiers
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Top Rated for
5.00 (3 Ratings)
Value for Money
5.00 (3 Ratings)
Family Friendliness
5.00 (1 Ratings)
Advanced
5.00 (1 Ratings)
Experts
4.67 (3 Ratings)
Overall Rating
4.67 (3 Ratings)
Quiet Slopes
Overall Rating
4.67
From 3 Reviews
74
Total Runs
7885
Bottom Elevation
9895
Top Elevation
730
Skiable Terrain
Ski ResortsUSAColoradoSunlight Mountain Resort

Sunlight Mountain Resort in Colorado offers a laid-back and affordable skiing experience. The resort is known for its friendly atmosphere and lack of crowds, allowing for a more relaxed ski day. Sunlight boasts over 700 acres of terrain, providing a good mix of beginner, intermediate, and advanced runs. The resort is particularly celebrated for its longest run, which spans over 2 miles. Sunlight also offers unique amenities like its natural hot springs, perfect for relaxing after a day on the slopes. The resort's ski school is well-suited for beginners and families. Plus, its location near Glenwood Springs means easy access to additional dining and lodging options.

Recent Reviews

The perfect mountain for about anything you could ask for, as a vacation its perfect, has a great variety of run types. Very family friendly and oriented. As a local this was where I grew up skiing and it has provided me with every bit of ski knowledge I have.
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Lovely resort. The locals all say "Please don't tell anyone about this place," which of course I'm violating with this review. Some good elevation, nicely-groomed slopes, great views, and a low price. The main problem: antique chairlifts, including two-seaters with the pole in the middle. Yikes! But once you get off them, the resort is all yours.

I recommend a day at Sunlight to or from the larger, more famous resorts in the vicinity--which shall remain nameless here. The town of Glenwood Springs is also great for a night or two, especially if you (or a non-skier in your party) would care to enjoy a dip in the hot springs.
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I have personally been riding Sunlight more than most other resorts this 23-24 Winter season and I can say that it easily tops the surrounding bigger resorts (snowmass, aspen, vail, beavercreek, etc.). In terms of crowds, they are pretty much nonexistent at Sunlight. The snow? Freaking phenomenal! The groomers? Fast as hell! The lifts may be quite a bit older and slower being as they are fixed grips from the 1960s but literally everything else about the resort is top notch. Only the coolest people seem to work there and ride there! I have loved being out in that environment, around the quiet trees in the deeper powder stashes, and being able to have world class views from the top of Primo Lift. There is no other mtn, maybe other than Aspen that you can see the entire valley, the 14ers, and the other Big Resorts from. Quite the impressive resort, sunlight is.
10/10 Would definitely bring friends!
Family Friendliness
Off-Piste
Snow Parks
Eating Out
Après-Ski
Value for Money
Groomed Runs
Tree Skiing
Mogul Fields
Powder Zones
Quiet Slopes
Lift Efficiency
Ski School Quality
Accommodation Options

Sunlight Mountain Resort Resort Stats

Ski Terrain
11Beginner Runs
22Intermediate Runs
13Advanced Runs
28Expert Runs
2.5 milesLongest Run
730 acresSkiable Terrain
30 hectaresSnow making
Elevation
9895 feetTop
7885 feetBottom
2010 feetVertical Drop
Lifts
2Chairlifts
Lift Pass Costs
$499Season pass
$651 day
Weather
148 inchesAverage annual snowfall

Sunlight Mountain Resort Travel Information

Airports
40min drive30KMsAspen-Pitkin County Airport (ASE)
100min drive90KMsGrand Junction Regional Airport (GJT)
80min drive70KMsEagle County Regional Airport (EGE)
Train Stations
15min drive10KMsGlenwood Springs Station (Glenwood Springs, CO)