Sunlight Ski Area


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.

About

The ski area caters to local skiers and large groups. The area has three chairlifts and a vertical drop exceeding. Operations began in December 1966 with one chairlift and a second was added in 1973.

Terrain

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.

U.S. Ski Team