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Win a Sunlight Mountain Resort Ski, Swim, Stay Getaway

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sunlight on sopris
Picture yourself here. Just one of many reasons to enter to win a Ski, Swim, Stay Getaway. Photo courtesy Sunlight Mountain Resort. 

Happy New Year!

brave ski mom logoWith the holidays over, you may think the gifts have all been given.

And with that thought, you’d be wrong.

Thanks to Sunlight Mountain Resort and the Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge, we’re giving away one Grand Prize Ski, Swim, Stay Getaway AND two sets of four lift tickets (2 adult, 2 kids).

The Grand Prize includes one night for a family of four at the Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge, hot springs pool passes and lift tickets to Sunlight.

Think of it as a quick getaway from the city.

Or, plan a visit as part of a longer West Slope ski trip and visit nearby resorts like Aspen Snowmass and Powderhorn Mountain Resort.

And while the Grand Prize covers everything for a family of four, it’s affordable to add on more rooms and lift tickets if need be. Plus, there is plenty to do in beautiful, festive Glenwood Springs.

sunlight ski swim stay
Photo courtesy Sunlight Mountain Resort.

Travel must be completed before end of the 2015-16 ski season and the following blackout dates apply: Dec. 19 – Jan. 3; Feb. 12 – 14; Mar. 18  – Apr. 3 (closing day).

To enter please leave a comment. Two lift ticket winners (each receiving a set of 2 adult and 2 children’s tickets) and one Grand Prize winner will be chosen randomly from all comments received at braveskimom.com on January 10, 2016.

Increase your odds of winning by entering two more times, at Mile High Mamas and MTN Town Magazine. Both of these fabulous sites are giving away a Grand Prize trip and two sets of lift tickets. All together, we’re offering 9 prizes.

Why Sunlight and Glenwood

Now that we’ve shared the important giveaway details, here are some reasons why you should enter.

Surprising Sunlight

 Here’s what you’ll find at Sunlight:

  • 680 acres of skiable terrain, divided into 20% beginner, 55% intermediate, 20% advanced and 5% expert.
  • One of Colorado’s longest trails (Ute at 2.5 miles) and steepest trails (Heathen with a 52º pitch).
  • Plenty of glades and tree skiing for everyone from intermediates to experts.
  • 250 inches average annual snowfall.
  • A friendly, warm base lodge where you’ll find everything you need from rentals, to lunch, to a sunny deck for an après beer.
  • Huge views of Mount Sopris and the surrounding mountains.
  • Other options for fun, including full-throttle snowmobile tours and Nordic skiing.

sunlight trail map

Family Fun

Sunlight is a very family friendly resort and a perfect place to turn your kids loose.

With one base, your kids can enjoy parent-free freedom without getting lost. Over half of the trails at Sunlight are intermediate, and these include runs with bumps, glades and plenty of fast corduroy. Ute, a gentle, long roller of a trail has been a kid-favorite for generations.

sunlight ski
Photo courtesy Sunlight Mountain Resort.

Not ready to let the little ones roam? Consider the Sunlight Ski and Ride School for group lessons, ages 7 and up. Lessons in the dedicated Children’s Center are available for kids as young as age 3, while the resort also offers enticing adult private and group lessons and high performance, women-specific and backcountry clinics.

Warm Water

While lots of resort lodging offers hot tubs, only the Glenwood Hot Springs Lodge offers direct access to the world’s largest hot springs pool. Here, the warm, warm water comes straight from the earth loaded with 15 rich minerals (and cleaned up with a state-of-the-art ozone purification system) to help your tired muscles recover naturally.

Soak, swim, splash. Gaze at the stars. Or my favorite: look into the night sky as fat flakes of snow fall into the rising steam.

Then, when you’re good and relaxed, it’s a short walk back to your comfortable hotel room where you’ll dream the night away.

glenwood hot springs pool
Photo courtesy Sunlight Mountain Resort.

Charming Glenwood

Glenwood is a lovely, historic town of about 10,000 people at the confluence of the Roaring Fork and Colorado Rivers and Interstate 70.

If you’ve only driven through at high speed, you’re missing a lot. In 2015, Glenwood was honored as one of the best small towns for the arts by Southern Methodist University; as Outside Magazine’s 5th best place to live in the U.S.; and, in 2011, was named “The Most Fun Town In America,” by USA Today.

Honors aside, the downtown area is full of funky shops, art galleries, outdoor specialists and plenty of coffee, bakeries and restaurants. Don’t miss dinner at our favorite, The Pullman.

Good luck!

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Photo courtesy Sunlight Mountain Resort.

More on Sunlight Mountain Resort:

Sunlight Mountain Resort: Friendly, Fun and Unexpectedly Extreme, February 15, 2013

This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Steve, Annie and Gwen! 

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  2. I would love to win these tickets!! I’ve never been to this resort and now’s as good a time as ever!! Is this the right place to enter the contest?

  5. I haven’t been to Glenwood Springs since I was a kid, my dad use to hunt in that area, I would LOVE to win this trip!

  12. I’ve always loved the “lower profile” Sunlight ski area… it’s less intimidating to me. 🙂 And you totally can’t beat soaking in the soothing Glenwood Hot Springs after a rigorous day of skiing!

    What a great getaway – thanks for the opportunity to win!

    • You make some really good points. There is nothing but friendly and fun at Sunlight, definitely no intimidation. And yeah, soak, soak, soak. Heaven.

    • We also spent plenty of race weekends at Sunlight when our boys were Alpine USSA racers. It’s a great venue and you’re so right — people are really nice!

  16. I loved skiing at Sunlight when I lived in Co from 2002-2009. Would LOOOOVE to get back this season. Not a whole lot of skiing this season in my neck of the woods!

  19. I’m never one to turn down a chance to win a get away! Thanks for the opportunity, BSM, as well as the diversion from work!

  20. This looks fantastic! We haven’t tried Sunlight, and our son is finally old enough for lessons. Bring. It. On.

  21. My family and I would love to win that grand prize!! With 3 toddlers it’s pretty much impossible to afford a vacation!

  22. I’ve been to the springs, but never skied Sunlight. My fam would LOVE it, pick us! 🙂

  23. Please enter my family for this great contest, sounds like a wonderful staycation!!!:)

  25. Happy new year!! How awesome would it be to win something like this? I’ve always wanted to make it over there for a weekend but just haven’t gotten around to it yet. Usually Im not very lucky with contests, but who knows, it’s a new year! Happy 2016!!

    • Nice to meet you brave ski mom! All winners are chosen randomly, but I can totally send you free BSM stickers! Just shoot me a “contact me” email.

  38. Glenwood Springs and Sunlight Resort have always been a family favorite. In fact, so much so, that my Mom wanted her ashes spread over “ski pass” (the flight path from GJT to Aspen over Sopris Mountain). To visit her every year, I drive all the way back to the resort and 17 miles into the mountains. This would be a dreamy way to celebrate her memory and legacy with our family!! <3

  39. Never been there and I live just hours away! Please enter me in you giveaway.

    Thanks so much!

  43. My boys just took their first ski lesson last weekend. This would be an awesome way to continue their skill-building!

  49. We did this trip with the family a couple of years ago and would love to do it again. Thanks for putting together the contest!

  51. I’ve never skied out west and this would be a such a fun time for my whole family, including the one who doesn’t ski!

  53. I never been go to any ski places im colorado lol, winning this contest will be the most amazing moment ever! *finger crossed*

  57. I would absolutely love to share this opportunity with my family! I have lived in Colorado for 14 years, and still have never had the opportunity to go skiing. Every year I say I am going, but it always gets put off for other necessities. It would be lovely to be considered for this prize 🙂

  58. I never realized Sunlight was so close to Glenwood! That would be such an amazing trip for the family! Thanks for the chance

  61. Sunlight is my families favorite place to ski. Hot Springs is our favorite place to swim. Glenwood Springs ROCKS…need I say more.

  64. My family and I have never been to Glenwood Springs and his sounds like an amazing trip. From what I can see, Glenwood is beautiful. Thanks for the opportunity to be entered into the contest.

  72. I’ve been sking at sunlight since i was a teenager luv it my kids luv it to . Great place to ski and enjoy the day. Would luv to win these tickets;)

  76. I just came across your blog today when doing a little bit of research on Powderhorn (an article you wrote sometime back about the new owners). Good stuff! Glad I found your blog.

  77. Just found you and would love to be included in this drawing. My daughter, Sydney, is going to school at CMC and is a season pass holder at Sunlight. Would love to bring the whole family down for a ski vacation! Thank you

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