Copper Mountain Resort is miraculously (and refreshingly) set up in a manner that's easy to understand; looking up from the mountain's base it's naturally organized by level of difficulty, from left to right, expert to easy. Top off that simplicity with extensive, and even luxurious, resort amenities in the village at the mountain base, and you have a ski vacation without the stress that that is sure to please. The self-contained resort village, tucked in the Ten Mile and Gore wilderness ranges 75 miles west of Denver, has absolutely everything a vacationer needs – lodging, shops, restaurants, conference facilities, activities and even a multi-million dollar athletic club. While popular with commuters, this hot spot is getting more and more skiers and riders opting for the affordable overnight stays.
The mountain's award-winning trail system provides naturally separated terrain for beginner, intermediate, and expert skiers and snowboarders. Union Peak reaches 12,313 feet; Tucker Mountain stands tall at 12,337 feet, and Copper Mountain towers at 12,441 feet. In the high Alpine terrain, double-black-diamond bowls attract expert skiers and riders from all over. Glades Forest is great for tree runs, and the back side of the mountain offers up the challenging bowls. Expert skiers should head to the summit, where a playground of chutes, cornices and double-diamond slits are located in the upper bowls.
Intermediates will enjoy the wide groomed runs under the Timberline Express Lift, and Copperfields trail which has great soft bumps. The runs at Union Creek are best for beginners, like Coppertone, a long easy cruise. Copper's two terrain parks are fully equipped and also sectioned from left to right by skill level. The main park, Catalyst, is located on the Loverly trail accessible by the American Flyer lift. It starts with mini-kickers and small rails for beginner basics, with medium sized kickers and jumps in the middle. Then, it progresses to giant tabletops, hip features and a 18-foot quarter pipe. Leading into Copper's superpipe is a rail section with a variety of flat, kinked and rainbow rails and boxes. The resort is served by 22 lifts.
22 lifts including 7 surface lifts and 15 chair lifts.
125 runs - 21% beginner, 25% intermediate, 54% expert. Longest run is 14,784 feet.
25 km of Cross Country trails.
Mountain Statistics: 2,601 feet vertical drop, 12,313 feet summit elevation, 2,433 acres, average annual accumulation 280 inches.
Copper Mountain is located in Summit County, Colorado with 2,450 acres of ski and snowboard terrain. Great for your Colorado winter ski vacation with shopping, dining, convenient lodging, and family activities including snow tubing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling. Located 75 miles west of Denver in the Colorado Rocky Mountains.