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Copper Mountain Ski Resort
Copper Mountain, Summit County’s largest and least crowded ski resort,
is located in the heart of Summit County, Colorado. Consistently
ranking in the top five for "accessibility" in the yearly polls, Copper
Mountain boasts the convenience of a simple 90-mile (144-km) drive from
Denver International Airport and right off Interstate-70 at exit 195.
Copper also enjoys the strategic location of being just west of the 10
Mile Range, as storms tend to roll in and get stopped by the ensuing
range, dropping ample amounts of the legendary Colorado White. Copper
boasts 280 inches (710 cm) annual snowfall, and a base elevation of
9,712 feet (2,960 m) allows for superior snowmaking. It also allows
some of the best early and late season snow in any North American ski
area.Snow report / Copper Mountain
Thursday, March 04, 2010
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Copper Mountain at a glance
On the mountain
Ski area
The mountain’s wooded slopes are neatly "zoned" with all the beginner trails located on the west side of the mountain (right on the piste map), all the intermediate trails in the center, and the advanced and expert skiing on the East side and up and over to the backside bowls. This creates many positive scenarios. more...
Lift system
Copper’s lift system moves skiers in a very efficient manner. The naturally divided terrain and the general layout of the mountain create a perfect situation to move about the ski trails. more...
Ski schools & guiding
Copper has one major Ski & Snowboard School that can accommodate
all skier and boarder types. The schools are located at each base area,
The East Village, The Village at Copper, and Union Creek.
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Beginner
Copper’s naturally divided terrain lends the west side of the mountain to beginners of all sorts and the best areas for beginners is the west village, Union Creek learning center. more...
Intermediate
With 25 percent of the trails, intermediates are spoiled for choice. Copper’s most challenging trail for the intermediate skier is undoubtedly Andy’s Encore, off the Super Bee lift, with a finish onto Rosi’s Run, also under the Super Bee Lift. more...
Advanced
Above the treeline, Copper Mountain’s east side boasts some of the best off-piste skiing in Colorado. Up top on Resolution and Spaulding Bowl, in back for Copper Bowl and Tucker Mountain, and Sierra lift and Union Bowl in the middle, up top. more...
Boarding & freestyle
Freeriders can head west to High Point and Loverly for Copper’s newly redesigned Terrain Park, Catalyst, and Super Pipe. There are three lanes in the Terrain Park ranging from beginner to intermediate to expert with jumps to suit all levels. more...
Mountain restaurants
There is a limited choice available. The main place to eat on the mountain is Solitude Station’s fast-food eatery serving breakfast and lunch with the best views around. more...
Ski Map
- open mountain back Ski map
- open mountain front Ski map
Off the mountain
Village
While Copper certainly stands today on its own as a world-class ski
resort, it would be fair to say that Copper Mountain used to sit
somewhat in the shadow of its more illustrious Summit County cousins,
like Breckenridge; but that changed when Intrawest Corporation (owners
of Whistler-Blackcomb, among other A-list resorts) pumped money into
on-slope improvements, but above all Intrawest was quick to fix upon
one badly-needed element in the resort—a village.
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Accommodation
All Copper Mountain lodgings are slopeside or just steps to the free transportation system which takes you to any of the three base areas. Copper Mountain operates the entire bed base at the foot of the mountain, and there are accommodations for every need and every budget. Throughout Copper, there are over 880 units to rent from the rental pool. more...
Après-ski
Head to Jack’s Slopeside Grill for après ski on a great deck where you can watch weary skiers come down from the mountain. more...
Other activities
Aside from skiing and boarding, there is also ice skating, tubing, snowshoeing, 15 miles (25 km) of cross-country skiing in the White River Forest, snowmobiling and sleigh rides. more...
Getting there
Copper somehow manages to combine that desired "getting away from it all" location with an "easy to reach" destination. Denver International Airport is located virtually due east, by road about one to two hours away. more...
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Copper Mountain facts
Ski Area
| Base | 9,712 ft 2,960 m |
| Summit | 12,313 ft 3,753 m |
| Elevation | 2,601 ft 793 m |
| Area size | 2,450 a 992 ha |
Trails/runs
| Number of trails | 125 |
| Advanced | 54 % |
| Intermediate | 25 % |
| Beginner | 21 % |
Lifts
| Surface lifts | 2 |
