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Sunlight Mountain ski area, Colorado
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| | The 2,010 feet of altitude difference is truly impressive. There's 470 acres of skiing territory, and it's all covered by beautiful snow. The wonderful snow here gets extremely deep, 21 feet per winter, and that is one of the reasons this is such a glorious ski mountain. Sunlight Mountain has a decent mixture of ski slopes and few ski lifts. Sunlight Mountain has the largest vertical drop for 35 miles. The delightful landscape of the Colorado highlands and all the pleasant ski trails are cause enough to come here to |
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ski. This ski area has a much lower than average part of advanced and expert runs and a much higher than average percentage of green and blue ski slopes. All in all there are 67 trails to pick from; there's a magnificent variety to gratify everyone. This is a
| | small ski resort boasting a medium vertical drop compared to other US Rockies ski resorts. There are 4 lifts here, and they are fun to catch a ride with. The ski trail map on this web page will give you a good idea what Sunlight Mountain is like. No deficiency of wonderful rooms, but if you don’t have reservations, you may perhaps end up sleeping in your automobile. Sunlight Mountain has snowfall close to the local average every season. The mountains of Colorado in wintertime are always fine for skiing or snowboarding. | |
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The snowboarding and the skiing in Colorado is so much fun every day of the winter season. This is a delightful ski resort for everybody with a lot of blue and green ski slopes. A pleasant workout and just hanging out with your skiing friends have skiers coming here.
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Skier and snowboarder reviews of Sunlight Mountain ski area, Colorado:
12-year-old Kayla Rico
- submitted by: Albert
Sunlight Mountain ski area - Parker Hille 03-26-Powder
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Sunlight Mountain ski area - Chris Lyons 03-26-Powder
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Sunlight Mountain ski area - Danny Stewart 03-26-Powder
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| These outdoors activities are available near Sunlight Mountain ski area. |
| | Ski Areas Near Sunlight Mountain ski area:
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Buttermilk, Colorado
, 35 miles away
2030 vertical feet
41 runs - 7 lifts
26% Expert & Adv.
39% Intermediate
35% Beginner |
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Aspen Highlands, Colorado
, 35 miles away
3635 vertical feet
131 runs - 4 lifts
52% Expert & Adv.
30% Intermediate
18% Beginner |
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Crested Butte, Colorado
, 37 miles away
2775 vertical feet
121 runs - 16 lifts
20% Expert & Adv.
57% Intermediate
23% Beginner |
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Aspen Mountain, Colorado
, 38 miles away
3267 vertical feet
76 runs - 8 lifts
65% Expert & Adv.
35% Intermediate
0% Beginner |
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Irwin Lodge, Colorado
, 39 miles away
2100 vertical feet
15 runs - 3 lifts
100% Expert & Adv.
0% Intermediate
0% Beginner |
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Snowmass, Colorado
, 40 miles away
4406 vertical feet
84 runs - 21 lifts
38% Expert & Adv.
55% Intermediate
7% Beginner |
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Beaver Creek, Colorado
, 58 miles away
3340 vertical feet
149 runs - 25 lifts
38% Expert & Adv.
43% Intermediate
19% Beginner |
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Powderhorn, Colorado
, 59 miles away
1650 vertical feet
44 runs - 4 lifts
30% Expert & Adv.
50% Intermediate
20% Beginner |
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Howelsen Hill, Colorado
, 67 miles away
440 vertical feet
15 runs - 3 lifts
50% Expert & Adv.
30% Intermediate
20% Beginner |
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Steamboat, Colorado
, 68 miles away
3668 vertical feet
143 runs - 20 lifts
31% Expert & Adv.
56% Intermediate
13% Beginner |
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| | Whitewater Near Sunlight Mountain ski area:
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Roaring Fork, Pitkin/Garfield
County
, 6 miles away, Class II+(III) - 6.2 miles long (Black Bridge to Veltus Park) |
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Colorado River, Garfield
County
, 10 miles away, Class IV-V(V+) - 3.8 miles long (Hanging Lake Exit 125 to Grizzly Creek) |
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Colorado River, garfield
County
, 10 miles away, Class III-IV - 2 miles long (Shoshone Power Plant Exit 123 to Grizzly Creek Exit 121) |
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Sunlight Mountain ski area Trail Map
Trail map supplied by Sunlight Mountain ski area, copyright ©. |
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* Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.
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3 miles away
