September 18, 2010

FEED THE HEATHEN- A relay hill-climb up the East Ridge  

To all - This year there will be a new endurance event in the Roaring Fork Valley. As a fundraiser for the Sunlight Winter Sports Club, which supports the Sunlight Buddy Werner program and the Sunlight Ski Team, the club will be organizing the Feed the Heathen race at Sunlight Mountain Resort on September 18, 2010.

The race is a relay format with teams consisting of two members. Each member will run one lap of the course which includes a hill climb up The Heathen, Colorado's steepest in-bounds run. It is a running OR hiking event - it will be a beautiful hike if running is not your thing.

Registration is on line at:

http://www.active.com/running/glenwood-springs-co/feed-the-heathen-2010

Please pass on this email to as many interested parties as you know. We would like to involve as many entrants as spectators as possible. There will be food and beer at the base of the mountain, all in a fun atmosphere.

We hope you all join us for some beautiful fall weather and the most unique relay event happening.

Sunlight Mountain Resort is a unique winter playground that is affordable and family oriented. Sunlight has hundreds of acres for skiing, snowboarding, snowmobiling, cross-country skiing and snow-shoeing. Sunlight’s summit on Compass Mountain in the White River National Forest, overlooks majestic Mount Sopris and the awe inspiring Elk Mountain Range. Amenities include a restaurant, lounge, rental and retail shop, ski school, children’s center, and snowmobile tours.  Our Ski Swim Stay package features a lift ticket, a trip to the Glenwood Hot Springs and a night of logging in Glenwood Springs.  Click here to see your options. 

Sunlight features 67 named trails covering over 470 acres. In addition to miles of cruising intermediate terrain, Sunlight’s East Ridge has one of the steeper runs in the state. Aptly named, The Heathen falls beneath your feet at a breathtaking 52 degrees. Sunlight is home to one of the longest trails in ski country, Ute, a beginner slope that winds more than 2 miles from summit to base. Sunlight also hosts some of the best tree skiing in Colorado with many aspen groves untracked days after snowfall. All trails converge at the base lodge, so friends and family can always keep track of each other.