Copper Mountain usa
Review of snowboarding and skiing in Copper Mountain USA.
Copper Mountain Ski Holiday Facts
Established in 1972 the American ski resort Copper Mountain lies at ? metres altitude in the Colorado region of the American Rockies289 snow cannons ensure artificial Copper Mountain snow making covers ?km of ski trails, which equates to around 16 of the ski slopes. The nearest airport transfer to Copper Mountain (USA) is Denver at a distance of 145km or approximately 120 minutes driving time. Copper Mountain ski season runs from November to April.
SNO-man says
One of the world's highest (and best) ski resorts (with North America's highest golf course in the summer) offers skiing for all standards from a year-round purpose-built and largely car-free resort complex.
alpine downhill runs to ski in Copper Mountain USA
Beginner Trails
 0 runs ?km |
0% |
Intermediate Trails
 25 runs ?km |
20% |
Advanced Trails
 29 runs ?km |
23% |
Expert Trails
 36 runs 36km |
28% |
Copper Mountain Resort & Holiday Info
| Beginners learning to ski |  |
| Intermediate Skiers | |
| Expert Skiers | |
| Snowboarders | |
| Apres Ski | |
| Family friendly | |
| Snowsure | |
| Ambience | |
| Value for money | |
| Ski Pass Prices (adult 6 day) | $300 - $480 |
Traditional Ski Village / Purpose Built Ski Resort |
| Ski Resort Opens | Nov 2011 |
| Ski Resort Closes | Apr 2012 |
| (snow conditions often influence resort opening & closing) |
Ski Area Copper Mountain Mountain
| Downhill Ski Runs | 101.4km |
| total length of Copper Mountain trails |
| Longest lift serve Run | 5km |
| longest piste or trail reachable by ski lift |
| Ski Slope Orientation | N |
| direction Copper Mountain ski areas face |
| Top Altitude | 3749.6m |
| top station of highest ski lift |
| Bottom Altitude | 2926m |
| bottom of lowest ski run |
| Resort Altitude | 2926m |
| centre of Copper Mountain ski resort |
| Vertical Drop | 792.7m |
| total descent from top lift to bottom piste |
| Skiable Vertical | ^v 792.7m |
| can include extra hike up which may be possible above top lift - stat used by some resorts to con us about true "vertical drop" which is lift-served |
Skiing in Copper Mountain
Skiing Copper Mountain you'll enjoy 125 pistes and trails and that means approximately 101.4km of ski runs. Copper Mountain lifts number 21 with the capacity to uplift 32324 skiers up the mountain per hour. The longest ski run in the American ski resort of Copper Mountain is over 5km long.
Copper Mountain Ski Area
Copper Mountain ski area has 0% beginner ski runs or nursery slopes, 20% intermediate, 23% advanced ski slopes and 28% for expert skiers - the most difficult Copper Mountain piste is the ?km Patrol Chute run, with a steepness/slope angle of ?%. You can't ski Copper Mountain after dark.
Copper Mountain for skiing gets 4 stars out of 5 overall
Copper Mountain Apres Ski
The apres ski Copper Mountain scene and off-slope or "non-skier" activities include:
10 apres ski bars 20 restaurants 0 bowling 0 night club 0 cinema 3 billiards / pool 1 games room 0 concert 1 indoor swimming 0 outdoor heated pools 2 saunas 2 hot tubs 0 solariums 1 masseurs 0 indoor ice skating 1 outdoor ice skating 1 indoor sports centre 0 indoor tennis 1 squash racquetball 1 sleigh rides 0 ballooning 0 horse riding 0 prepare winter walks 1 climbing 1 golf 0 fishing 0 museum 0 library Plus these additional apres ski facilities Aerobics, Racquetball, Steam Room, Weight Room.
SNO-man says
For Winter 2008-9 Copper opened a Woodward indoor action sports and gymnastics winter facility, giving boarders and freeskiers the opportunity to perfect aerial tricks in a safe indoor environment using state of the art training equipment delivered by expert staff. The 19,000sq ft indoor facility is designed to get first-timers comfortable in the air whether they are going for your first grab or trying to land their first double cork. The progressive teaching tools, including trampolines, foam pits, resi-pits and bungee systems will help skiers and boarders push the limits of their abilities. Camps last between a day and a week and in the evenings the facility is available for family fun.
You can also choose to strap on your skates and spend the afternoon ice skating around West Lake or take a snowmobiling tour in the Arapaho National Forest, arranged through the Copper Mountain Welcome Center. Cross country skiing, telemarking or snowshoeing are available at the Copper Mountain Cross Country Center.
The Copper Mountain Racquet and Athletic Club is an asset the resort is especially proud of and which it regards as one of the premiere athletic facilities in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. The club boasts an indoor lap pool, spas, saunas, steam rooms and massage facilities. Then there's a full-service weight room including free weights, Nautilus and Cybex equipment; exercise machines including stationary bikes, rowers and stair climbers; a wide range of exercise classes including aerobics, water aerobics and body toning; racquetball, and two indoor tennis courts with a tennis pro on staff and a variety of high altitude tennis camps and clinics.
Use of the the Copper Mountain Racquet and Athletic Club is available free to guests who book their vacations through Copper Mountain Lodging Services, an amenity no other Colorado resort can match.
Copper Mountain for apres ski gets 3 stars out of 5 overall
More Copper Mountain Snow Ski Area and Resort Information
Copper Mountain resort - ski Copper Mountain by any other name
The American ski resort of Copper Mountain ski resort is also known as Copper Mountain Copper Mountain and has the following common misspellings:
Copper Mountain ski area has ski slopes which face N
The direction which the various Copper Mountain ski slopes face can make or break your skiing or snowboarding holiday. If you want to guarantee good snow and ski conditions, you should choose a resort with ski slopes which face the right way for the time of year you're travelling.
- In the coldest winter months of January and February you need a ski resort with some sunny south facing ski slopes, so your days on the snow doesn't feel like a polar expedition. Conversely, in the warmest spring skiing months of March and especially April, a ski resort with some cool and shady north facing slopes will ensure you're not skiing on slush, but benefitting from best late season snow. The best ski resorts have ski areas and slopes which face in all directions so that you're guaranteed greating skiing whatever the weather. Copper Mountain ski resort has ski slopes facing N.
Copper Mountain for snow gets 4 stars out of 5 overall