Sunrise Park Resort


Sunrise Park Resort is a ski resort located near Greer, Arizona. The resort consists of three mountains named Sunrise Peak, Cyclone Peak, and Apache Peak. Situated on the Colorado Plateau and perched atop the White Mountains in eastern Arizona, with a base of and spread across 3 peaks and, Sunrise tops out at above sea level at Apache Peak.

Ownership and location

It is owned and operated by the White Mountain Apache Tribe, and is located on the Fort Apache Indian Reservation. The resort is a year-round recreation destination and offers a wide range of outdoor activities. During the winter, the resort's three mountains offer excellent alpine skiing. There are plenty of challenging runs for experienced skiers and an abundance of enjoyable intermediate runs. When Arizona experiences wet winters, which aren't all too uncommon, Sunrise provides skiing as good as anywhere in the Southwest. Their ski season usually runs from December to March. Night skiing is occasionally offered in mid-January and mid-February. There is also a snowboard terrain park and separate cross-country skiing area.
Sunrise Park resort is a popular regional destination and is approximately from Phoenix, Arizona, from Tucson, Arizona, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, and from El Paso, Texas. The closest airports are located in Springerville, Arizona, Show Low, Arizona, and Whiteriver, Arizona.

Mountain statistics

Elevation

The ski area consists of three peaks:
The trails on the mountain have some sort of theme, such as Native American and Western names.
NameCapacityVertical
Spirit Ridge QuadQuad3900'-550'
Sunrise High-Speed QuadHigh-Speed Quad6800'-1400'
Rustler QuadQuad3950'-875'
Fort Apache TripleTriple5180'-620'
Cyclone TripleTriple -REMOVED IN 2017.Access to top of This peak is by hiking only.8000'-1165'
Eagle Feather TripleTriple4000'-690'
Geronimo TripleTriple4505'-1000'
Pony DoubleDouble295'-50'
Beginner Handle-TowSingle350'-50'
Cyclone Handle-TowSingle350'-50

Trivia