Sunlight Mountain ski resort: snow, terrain & trip planner

Colorado, United States · Base 7,874 ft · Summit 9,850 ft · Vertical 1,975 ft

Updated Nov 15, 2026, 22:00 UTC: usually opens around Nov 22.

Sunlight Mountain snow report

Nov 15: closed; 1 in. forecast at the summit over the next 7 days.

Status from the resort's snow report (sunlightmtn.com); forecast and modeled snow from Veabird's snow model. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.

Opens ~Nov 22

Opens around Nov 22 with only 2 in. forecast, most Friday (1 in.).

Great for beginners and intermediates at 36% of normal; pick weeks starting Jan 3 and Jan 24 and dodge the week of Dec 27.

Grades from Veabird's snow model; wording by AI (Muse Spark), checked against the forecast. Updated Nov 15, 22:00 UTC.

28% of its mapped runs are beginner terrain, 37% intermediate and 34% advanced or expert. That makes it a good pick for beginners.

■ Beginner 28% · ■ Intermediate 37% · ■ Advanced 34%

67 mapped runs (about 23 miles) and 3 lifts.

Shares of mapped run length from OpenSkiMap (OpenStreetMap contributors); advanced includes expert terrain. Official acreage splits can differ.

Day tickets are usually cheapest bought online, in advance, from the resort's site.

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