Ski Cooper | Colorado Ski Areas

Opened in 1942, Ski Cooper is one of the oldest Colorado ski resorts. It began as a training grounds for the 10th Mountain Division, a Special Forces team during WWII. They were trained for high-alpine fighting and later served in the Alps during the end of WWII.

Today Ski Cooper is a fun, family mountain, offering great skiing, a friendly atmosphere, and remarkable views of Colorado’s highest mountains.

Terrain

Ski Cooper has a good mix of beginner and intermediate terrain. You’ll find lots of green and blue groomers, as well as bumps, glades and a terrain park. The terrain is spread out over two sides of the mountain and includes 400 skiable acres. It gets 250 inches of light fluffy snow each year. There’s a total of 26 trails.

Beginners and intermediates will find plenty of variety and long runs at Ski Cooper. There’s also not a whole lot of fast skiers to worry about whizzing by you. Ski Cooper is a locals mountain where everyone is having a good time skiing in the Rockies.

Experts will find a few single black diamonds, but some of them could be considered blues. There are some nice tree runs where powder stashes hide. The terrain park has several features and is large enough to learn the basics. If you are looking for more action, sign up for Ski Cooper’s snow cat tours.

The Chicago Ridge Snowcat Tours serves up some of the best cat skiing in the state. They operate on 2,460 acres of terrain in the San Isabel and White River National Forest. You can see the Chicago Ridge while skiing at Ski Cooper and it looks massive. You’ll go up to 12,600 feet in elevation atop the Continental Divide.

Village

There is a base lodge with several amenities. There is a cafeteria, bar and gift shop in the lodge. Prices are reasonable.

Ski Cooper is located on the top of the Tennessee Pass on Highway 24, north of Leadville. Downtown Leadville offers dining, lodging, shopping and other attractions in a western historic district.

Fresh lines with Chicago Ridge Powdercat Skiing.