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Ski, Swim and Stay at Sunlight, Glenwood Springs
Liz | 22 December 2005
We went for the first time to snowboard at Sunlight Mountain Resort in Glenwood Springs this last Saturday. What a great place, I loved the local flavour! We arrived earlier in the day, about 9:30ish and were 
amazed that there were so few people on the slopes. The resort has a number of great runs, a few which were more challenging than others. For most of the day we ended up finding a sweet run where no one else seemed to be, lots of powder that gave us a few face shots!
The lifts are not at fast as other resorts, but according to a guy in the bar they have the oldest lift in Colorado, purchased from Aspen. The place was full of young people and the restaurant was hopping with families it is a great resort really close to Glenwood Springs, about 8 or 9 miles out it seems.
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Loading …About Ski, Swim and Stay
Ski at Sunlight Mountain Resort, swim at the world’s largest hot springs pool, and stay the night in beautiful Glenwood Springs for less than just a single day lift ticket at most Colorado ski resorts! As a bonus for families, your Ski Swim Stay package includes a free children’s lift ticket at Sunlight Mountain with each adult. When you add up the amenities versus the costs, this may be the most affordable ski vacation in Colorado!
After hitting the slopes at Sunlight and soaking in the world-famous Hot Springs Pool, you’ll have a chance to explore everything else the Roaring Fork Valley has to offer.
Ski and Snowboard
Sunlight Mountain offers hundreds of acres of mild green cruisers, intermediate slopes and black diamond extremes to satisfy skiers and boarders of all ability levels. Sunlight Mountain Resort features one of the steeps runs in the state (The Heathen, 52% pitch) and one of the longest (Ute Trail, 2.5 miles). Rip through the ever-expanding terrain park or take in stunning vistas on 29 kilometers of groomed cross-country/snowshoe trails. Back-country ski tours and guided snowmobile tours are also available.
Swim
The Hot Springs Pool in Glenwood Springs provides a family vacation activity for everyone – enjoy natural mineral waters cooled to 90 degrees F and 104 degrees F in the therapy pool. After a hard day on the slopes unwind and relax in the oversized whirlpool, steam room or sauna or enjoy a massage.
Stay
Glenwood Springs is a charming mountain town surrounded on all sides by the White River National Forest. It is known for its unique shopping, dining, events and festivals. Choose from 15 participating lodging properties in Glenwood Springs that offer a great variety of amenities.
Check out the winter 2008-2009 ‘Ski Swim and Stay’ on their website.
February 27th, 2008 at 9:52 am
The statement “package includes a free children’s lift ticket at Sunlight Mountain” on this site is FALSE! There are no “free” lift or pool tickets as is previous years. If you go to Orbitz or Expedia, look up the room rate and then add the actual cost of lift tickets and pool tickets it is about the same as the “package deals” each individual hotel is currently offering. We are VERY disappointed in this year’s change in pricing and feel your advertising is a SCAM. We, along with 3 other families, have visited the last 2 years using the Ski Swim Stay package and it truly WAS a great deal. Not so in 2008! What happened?