Sunlight Mountain Resort
Ski resort · Colorado, United States
Sunlight Mountain Resort is a ski resort in Colorado (United States) with 37 km of runs and 3 lifts. You can ski between 2,416 m and 3,002 m above sea level: a vertical drop of 586 m. Its longest run is Ute (3.3 km) and the steepest, The Heathen, reaches 85% on its toughest stretch.
See Sunlight Mountain Resort on the 3D map and snow forecast- Runs
- 37 km
- Lifts
- 3
- Elevation
- 2,416–3,002 m
- Vertical drop
- 586 m
Kilometres of runs by colour
- Blue10 km
- Red14 km
- Black7.8 km
- Expert black4.9 km
The steepest runs at Sunlight Mountain Resort
Maximum slope: the steepest 50 m stretch of each run, measured by Cota.
- The Heathen Expert black85% · 40°
- Teed's Run Expert black84% · 40°
- Banzai Expert black81% · 39°
- Deception Expert black76% · 37°
- Rapid Transit Expert black75% · 37°
The longest runs
- Ute Blue3.3 km
- Grizzly Road Blue2.5 km
- Beaujolais Red1.5 km
- Cornice Red1.3 km
- Segundo Black1.1 km
Lifts
3 chairlifts.
When to go to Sunlight Mountain Resort
For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is February.
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1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus), a 9 km model, at 2,740 m (the resort's mean elevation is 2,709 m). The bars compare months with each other: a model's centimetres are not the resort's centimetres.
Official links
Resorts near Sunlight Mountain Resort
- Aspen Snowmass41 km · 120 km of runs
- Buttermilk46 km · 40 km of runs
- Aspen Highlands48 km · 43 km of runs
- Aspen Mountain51 km · 59 km of runs
- Crested Butte Mountain Resort65 km · 56 km of runs
- Beaver Creek73 km · 167 km of runs
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Sunlight Mountain Resort?
- In Colorado, United States. The nearest resort is Aspen Snowmass, 41 km away as the crow flies.
- How many kilometres of runs does Sunlight Mountain Resort have?
- 37 km: 10 km of blue runs, 14 km of red runs, 7.8 km of black runs, 4.9 km of expert black runs.
- What is the elevation of Sunlight Mountain Resort?
- You can ski between 2,416 m and 3,002 m: a vertical drop of 586 m.
- How many lifts does Sunlight Mountain Resort have?
- 3: 3 chairlifts.
- What is the steepest run at Sunlight Mountain Resort?
- The Heathen (expert black), at 85% (40°) on its toughest 50 m stretch, according to Cota's measurements.
- What is the best month to ski at Sunlight Mountain Resort?
- For snow, March: that is usually when there is the most snow on the ground. The month with the most snowfall is February. Based on the 1995–2024 average from ERA5-Land (Copernicus).
- How much snow is there today at Sunlight Mountain Resort?
- On Cota you can see the snow that fell in the last 7 days and the forecast for the next 7, and on the map, the hour-by-hour forecast at three elevations.