Sundown Mountain Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Sundown Mountain Resort is a ski area in Asbury, Iowa, the United States. Its 16 mapped downhill runs add up to 2.6 km, which ranks it #383 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 160 m long.

Slopes at Sundown Mountain Resort

About 52% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 40% intermediate and 7% advanced or expert, which makes Sundown Mountain Resort a good choice for beginners and families.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 4 chairlifts, 2 magic carpets. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 220 m up to 350 m, a vertical drop of 130 m — typical of a local ski hill.

Getting to Sundown Mountain Resort

The nearest airport is Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ), about 16 km away in a straight line — roughly 21 minutes by car; The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) is 101 km away. Nearby ski areas include Chestnut Mountain Resort (5.3 km), Plumtree (0.1 km), Blue Mound State Park and Tyrol Basin Ski And Snowboard Area (4.0 km), which together add 10 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.