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Copper Mountain Ski Resort
Copper Bowl at Copper Mountain.

Copper Mountain Ski Resort – Copper Mountain

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Copper Mountain is always worth the trip. It’s a big mountain with a lot of different terrain options: groomers, steeps, bowls, trees. Copper offers a big mountain experience within an hour and a half drive from Denver.

It’s one of the least crowded ski resorts in Summit County, compared to Breck, Keystone and A Basin. The views around Copper are spectacular and the terrain is great too. Unlimited skiing at Copper Mountain is included in the Rocky Mountain Super Pass, which also offers riding at Winter Park and Steamboat.

The terrain on the front side of the mountain is mostly blue groomers with some more difficult runs near the top. The back of Copper Mountain consists of bowl skiing at the top which leads into groomers at the bottom.

Terrain

Copper Mountain Ski Resort Catalyst Jump
Copper Mountain booter.

The mountain is full of everything: easy learning areas, fast groomers, steeps, bumps. cliffs, chutes, cornices, bowls, hike access, trees, and freestyle parks. Copper’s terrain is naturally divided in difficulty and slope from east to west. There are 126 total runs.

The west side of the resort, (the right side looking at trail map) is full of green and blue runs. In the center of the mountain is intermediate terrain, fun for anyone looking for long, faster groomers. On the east side is expert steeps and bumps.

Copper Mountain Ski Resort High Alpine Terrain Sign
Copper’s High Alpine.

The backside is full of breathtaking mountain scenery and big bowl skiing. If you are into tree skiing, this would be the place to go. Copper Mountain offers free Tucker Mountain snow cat rides to powder stashes on certain days, mostly weekends.

Copper is the place to go to learn tricks and jibs. They have an indoor facility to practice year round called Woodward. They also have a big terrain park on the mountain called Catalyst where you can show off want you learned in the foam pits of Woodward.

Copper Mountain Terrain Park
Matt A. launches for a 360 at Copper Mountain.

There is a terrain park full of features at the top of the American Eagle chair lift. Just like the terrain at copper, the terrain park varies in difficulty from east to west. At the base of the Central Village is a giant superpipe.

Village

Copper Mountain has three base villages, East, Central, and Union Creek. Central Village is the main one with the most restaurants, bar, shopping and activities like a rock climbing wall and an outdoor ice rink. The resort also features snow tubing and an alpine coaster that’s open during the winter too.

Copper Mountain Center Village
Center Village in Copper Mountain.

Lodging is available throughout town and nearby Summit County. You’ll easily be able to find all levels of accommodations. Both free and paid parking is available at Copper. Free direct shuttles will take you from the Alpine Lot free lot to the base villages.

Read about the Top 8 Cool Hotels in Copper Mountain.

Walking towards the American Eagle lift.
Center Village in Copper Mountain.
Superpipe.
A caped man coming down the mountain.
Yep.
American Eagle lift going up to the summit.
Aerial view of Center Village (left), East Village (right) and parking.
Powder day.
Tree skiing on the back side.
Looking towards the Vail Pass.
Blue trail from the top.
Expert ski slope.
Solitude Grill on mountain.
Matt launching off cornice in Union Bowl.
View of Half Pipe from Chapel Parking Lot.
Super Pipe above American Eagle Chairlift.
Fresh powder run down back side.
Matt launching off cornice in Union Bowl.
Dirty spring runs.
Parking area and east side trails.
Half pipe by center village.
Front side cruisers.
Blue groomer.
Pommel Lift.
View of I-70 towards Frisco from mid mountain.
Expert terrain bowl skiing.
Tree run at bottom of bowl.
Little chair lift taking you up one of Copper's bowls.
View from back bowl.
Hike to terrain for Copper back bowls.
Hallelujah Ridge.
Fresh lines.
Copper Center Village.
Climbing wall in Center Village.
Copper's High Alpine.
Moguls.
Long run mogul run.
Easy cruiser.
Easy cruiser.
Catalyst Park.
Lots of booters.
Big jump.
Retro car.
Retro snowplow.
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American Eagle Lift at Copper Mountain.
Center Village base area.
The Terrain Park features several rails and jumps.
A trail off the Super Bee lift.
Took a wrong turn into the trees!
A trail reserved for ski racing.
Scenic views from the chairlift.
Mountain views from the top of the American Eagle lift.
Super Pipe.
Several people were ski-biking.
An intermediate run off the American Flyer lift.
View of the not-yet-opened Union Bowl.
Views from atop American Flyer lift.
A bar & grill at the base of the Center Village.
Finished skiing for the day.
The short walk through Center Village from paid ($5) parking.
Heading to the slopes.
Ice skating lake appears frozen over.
Nearing the slopes.
The one trail open to the public from the summit.
Ski Patrol slows down the fun.
Skiers get eyed up by the patrolman.
Enjoying the ski day!
Big-air.
One of the runs that was only open to the ski club.
Snowboarder takes detour onto the closed powder field.
View of the upper portion of the ski area.
The final run down to the base.
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Details

Address: 209 Ten Mile Circle, Copper Mountain, CO 80443

Phone: 970-968-2318

Season: early November-mid April

Lift Hours: 8:30/9am-4pm

Mountain Stats:

  • Elevation: 9,712 ft (2,946 m) – 12,441 feet (3,792 meters)
  • Vertical – 2,738 feet (835 meters)
  • Ski Area: 2,490 acres (985 hectares)
  • Average Snowfall: 305 in (774 cm)
  • Trails: 140+ marked
  • Chairlifts: 24 total
  • Snowmaking: 364 acres (148 hectares)
  • Longest Run: 1.7 miles (2.73 kilometers) – Collage
  • Longest Route: 2.8 miles (5 kilometers) – Soliloquy to Roundabout

Trail Map: Copper Mountain (jpg)

Website: coppercolorado.com

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