HEADLINES
Glenwood Lodging
Glenwood Springs
888.4.GLENWOOD
Winter in Glenwood Springs. You've got options.
 
Hotel Colorado
800.544.3998
970-945-6511
www.hotelcolorado.com
Winter snows cover the mountains around this Glenwood Springs Hotel and make the Hotel Colorado's halls a passageway for children warming up from cold, skiiers back from a powder filled day at Sunlight Mountain Resort or loving couples taking in the history written on the walls.
 
Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park
51000 Two Rivers Plaza Road, Glenwood Springs
970.945.4228
Located in historic Glenwood Springs, Colorado, Glenwood Carverns Adventure Park offers unique mountain-top adventures. There's something for everyone to enjoy: cave tours, thrill rides, scenic tram rides, horseback riding, and kids activities. Open year-round. Coupon - 50% off tram ride ($6 for adults $4 for children)

 
Rodeway Inn
800.456.6685
1 mile from hot springs pool, king size beds with jacuzzis, whirlpools and fireplaces.
 

Silver Spruce Motel
800.523.4742
Walking distance to hot springs pool.

 

 
Caravan Inn
800.945.5495
Free expanded breakfast, outdoor hot tub, free wifi, in room refrigerators, on site restaurant.  Discounted ski, swim, stay packages.
 
America's Best Value Inn
51871 Highways 6 & 24; Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
970-945-6279; 888-315-2378
Award winning, newly remodeled, hotel located one mile from the new Glenwood Caverns Tram and 1 1/4 miles from the Hot Springs Pool. Restaurants and shopping are nearby.

 
 
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SUNLIGHT MOUNTAIN RESORT
 
Sunlight Mountain Resort, Colorado
 
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AFFORDABILITY AND FRIENDLINESS
are Sunlight’s hallmarks – plus hundreds of acres of diverse terrain for skiers and snowboarders of all abilities – cruising corduroys, heart stopping steeps and fantastic treeskiing all at family-friendly prices.

 

Events

Turkey Day 5k Run
, Nov 24, Glenwood Springs Golf Course

Holiday Lighting Ceremony, Nov 25, Hotel Colorad

Opening Day and Treasure Hunt, Sunlight Resort, Dec. 2

Day of Infamy Snow Shoe Race, Dec 11, Sunlight Mountain Resort

Demo Days with Santa, Dec. 17 - 18, Sunlight Resort

Skier Appreciation Day, Jan, 6, Sunlight Resort

Student and Teacher Appreciation Day, Jan. 8, Sunlight Resort

Cosmic Race - The Heathen Challenge, Jan 14, Sunlight Resort

Telemark Festival, Jan. 21, Sunlight Resort

J5 Festival, Jan. 28, Sunlight Resort

Definance Challenge - Fundraiser for Sunlight Ski Patrol, Feb 3, Sunlight Resort

Ski Spree, Feb. 4, Sunlight Resort

Town Race Series- Every Sunday in February, Sunlight Resort

American National Bank Endurance Challenge, Feb. 25, Sunlight Resort

Melanoma Awareness Day, March 3, Sunlight Resort

Crystal River Spas Spring Thing, March 24-25, Sunlight Resort

Closing Day Beach Party Pond Skim Spectacular, April 8 Sunlight Resort
CLOSEST TOWNS
 
 
MOUNTAIN INFORMATION
 

SEASON
December 2, 2011 to April 1, 2012

Hours: 9am-4pm

ELEVATION
Peak - 9,895 ft .
Base - 7,885 ft .
Vertical Rise - 2,010 ft .

TERRAIN & SERVICES -
Beginner - 20%
Intermediate - 50%
Advanced/Expert - 25%
Skiable Acres - 470
Number of Trails - 67
Longest Trail - 2.5 miles
Steapest Trail 52 degrees
Terrain Parks - 2
Total Lifts - 3

Avg Annual Snowfall - 250 inches

Avg Days of Sun Year - 300 days

ADDRESS
Sunlight Mountain Resort
10901 County Road 117
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

 

 
Sunlight Trail Map
 

 

 

 

GREAT DEAL
Sunlight Mountain offers a $50 lift ticket which is one of the best values in Colorado! Not only that, but if you come with a group of 20 people or more, we can get you an adult lift ticket for only $32. If you don’t have 20 people, don’t worry! As long as you have 10 people, we have a $40 lift ticket.

MOUNTAIN DINING
Sunlight’s Day Lodge is the place to go, with cafeteria-style seating and delicious soups, sandwiches, burgers and brats. Catch rays and watch skiers on the south-facing sundeck where all of Sunlight’s ski slopes eventually converge.

LESSONS
Sunlight Mountain Resort Ski and Snowboard School and Children’s Center Ski School. Children’s Center: 3 to 6 years. Ski and Snowboard School: 7 years and up. Daycare: 18 months to 6 years. lessons: Alpine skiing, snowboarding, telemark skiing, advanced clinics, backcountry safety, women’s only clinics, terrain park skills. of note: Ski School offers the direct-to-parallel system using the constant motion concept to accelerate the learning experience.

FYI
Known as the locals’ mountain, Sunlight is just 10 miles from Glenwood Springs and 30 miles from Aspen. You’ll find the Glenwood Brew Pub in Glenwood is the place to meet après-ski and sample the local flavor.

BIGGEST EVENT
Skier Appreciation Day January 7, 2011 - $15 lift tickets and free beginner ski lessons.

APRES SPOT
At Sunlight Mountain, The Last Turn Lounge, featuring free live music on Friday nights, is the place to be. Down in Glenwood Springs, the Glenwood Brew Pub offers a great après-ski selection of appetizers and locally brewed beer.

ALTERNATE DAY
Take an exhilarating 2-hour snowmobile ride in the morning, catch lunch at one of the amazing restaurants in Glenwood Springs, then hit Yampah Spa and Vapor Caves for an afternoon of massage, herbal wraps and relaxation. Follow it all with a dip in the Hot Springs Pool or dinner and a gondola ride at Glenwood Caverns.

 
DIRECTIONS & MAP

 

DIRECTIONS BY CAR
From I-70, take exit 116 toward Glenwood Springs/Aspen. Make three right turns and go back over I-70 on Grand Avenue/Hwy 82 south. Go about 2 miles down Hwy 82 and turn right onto 27th Street, which veers left
and becomes Midland Avenue. Stay straight on Midland Avenue for about a mile where you will come to a fork in the road. Go right at the fork onto Four Mile Road / County Road 117. Stay straight on Four Mile Road for about 9 miles. Four Mile Road ends at Sunlight Mountain Resort.

DIRECTIONS BY BUS
Sunlight provides free shuttle service to and from various locations in Glenwood Springs.

DIRECTIONS BY AIR
Eagle County Airport (45 miles east), Denver International Airport (170 miles east) and Grand Junction’s Walker Field (80 miles west) provide non-stop air connections to and from a variety of destinations.

 
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