Skip to main content

Ski Sundown

Location

Litchfield County

United States

41° 52' 53.1336" N, 72° 57' 8.3736" W

See map: Google Maps

US

General info:

Ski Sundown, located in the small town of New Hartford, CT, is one of the premier ski areas in Connecticut. Sundown has 15 trails, 14 lit up for night skiing, spread out over 65 acres of skiable terrain for skiers and snowboarders to enjoy. Skiers can access trails via 3 triple chairlifts, 1 double and a conveyor. The mountain has 100% snowmaking capacity and an impressive, for Connecticut, 1075 foot summit elevation. Sundown prides itself on their top-notch terrain parks, located on Stinger and Tom's Treat. Sundown's lodge is spacious and provides tons of seating and dining options, as well as coin operated lockers and Free Wi-Fi internet access.

BASE: 450ft
SUMMIT: 1075ft
VERTICAL DROP: 625ft

NO. OF. LIFTS: 5
Gondolas: 0
Chairs: 4
Surface: 1

Costs:

DAY PASS ADULTS weekday: US$55.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekday: US$16.00
DAY PASS ADULTS weekend: US$55.00
DAY PASS CHILDREN weekend: US$16.00

We recommend to confirm the latest prices from the resorts website as the prices might have changed after last update.

You might be interested in

Stoneham

Stoneham could be considered a city ski resort. It's located less than 20 minutes from downtown Quebec City, but has some ski vacation appeal as well, with impressive vertical and plenty of variety. Stoneham is 2.5 hours from Montreal.

Stratton Mountain

Stratton Mountain Resort, owned and operated by Intrawest, is located in Southern Vermont and offers 90 different trails on a single summit that is stretched out over a 500-acre area.

Strbske Pleso

The ski resort Park Snow Šrbské Pleso is one of the most famous Slovak ski resorts. There are perfectly prepared slopes, modern lifts and cable cars and cross-country tracks.

Snowbasin

Often overlooked because of the famous resorts in Park City and the Cottonwood Canyons, Snowbasin is a gem of a resort, located 45 minutes from the Salt Lake International Airport and eight miles from Ogden Valley.

Snowplanet Spaarnwoude

Snowplanet Spaarnwoude, near Velsen-South, offers two indoor runs with real snow. One beginner slope is 100 meters long, the second run is for advanced skiërs and snowboarders and is 230 meters long.

Steinach

Thanks to the high snow-safety, the slopes of the ski resort Bergeralm are for use from the end of November to the beginning of April.

Interesting places nearby

Holiday Valley

Holiday Valley has 53 trails marked 35 percent for beginners, 27 percent intermediates, and 38 percent advanced skiers. Free WI-FI is available in all base lodges.

BASE: 1500ft
SUMMIT: 2250ft
VERTICAL DROP: 750ft

Gore Mountain

Gore Mountain is located in the Adirondacks, on Peaceful Valley Road in North Creek, N.Y. The area is an intermediate's delight with 60 percent of the runs just made for cruising. There's a vertical drop of 2,100 and 344 skiable acres.

Granite Gorge

Granite Gorge, located on Route 9 on the Keene/Roxbury, N.H., line, offers winter recreation for the whole family.

Gray Rocks

The locals call Gray Rocks their private ski mountain because the area is so family friendly. But don't be fooled - you will find terrain diverse enough to satisfy the most advanced skiers and riders as well as beginners.

Greek Peak

The Greek Peak Ski Resort is the largest ski area in Central New York with varied terrain suitable for skiers and boarders of all skill levels. The area has 32 trails, from treed glades and cruisers to super steeps.

Elk Mountain Ski Resort

There are 180 skiable acres at Elk Mountain with 27 runs serviced by six lifts including one quad and five double charlifts. Elk's vertical is around 1,000 feet. BASE: 1692ft SUMMIT: 2692ft VERTICAL DROP: 1000ft NO. OF.