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Sunlight Mountain Resort operates on Compass Peak in the White River National Forest under lease from the USDA National Forest Service. Sunlight Mountain Resort is an equal opportunity service provider and employer. 

Annual Snowfall: 250 inches

Base elevation: 7,885

Peak elevation: 9,895

Vertical Drop: 2,010-feet

Skiable acres: 730

Total Runs: 72

Steepest Run: The Heathen with a pitch of 52 degrees

Longest Run: Ute, a green run winding 2.5 miles from summit to base

Lift System: Two doubles, one triple fixed-grip chairlifts

• fixed-grip Riblet
• double chair center pole
• 5,040 feet long
• 500 feet per minute
• 1,200 people per hour
• installed in 1966
• shortened in 1987 to its present location

• fixed-grip Riblet
• double chair center pole
• 4,556 feet long
• 500 feet per minute
• 922 people per hour
• installed in 1973
• old 1A lift from Aspen Mountain circa 1954
• scheduled to be replaced summer of 2023 (former Lenawee Lift from Arapahoe Basin)

• fixed-grip Riblet
• triple chair 
• 2,974 feet long
• 450 feet per minute
• 1,800 people per hour
• installed in 1987