I went on a quick ski trip to Copper Mountain (in Colorado) this weekend. Brian was working in Denver so I flew in on Friday evening and we drove up to Copper. We stayed at a condo in East Village directly across the street from one of the lodges and the Super Bee lift. It’s pretty cool to stay so close to the lift and lodge and walking distance to restaurant and bars.
Overall, I would rate Copper with an ‘A’. The mountain is really welled laid out, fairly larger (2400+ skiable acres), and everyone is very, very friendly (and not in a fake way). The east part of the mountain is advanced and it progressively gets easier as you head west which goes a long way in separating out the different types of skiers.
As for the snow, it was nothing special. They haven’t received snow in several weeks so I wasn’t able to experience the Colorado powder. However it was sunny and not windy. The conditions were hard packed and/or packed powder and it was very fast. BTW, people seem to ski faster in Colorado then Washington. I’m assuming a combination of conditions and wide runs encouraged the fast skiing – I didn’t mind once I got used to the rental skis.
Nope, Zach and Nate didn’t go, but I wanted to make sure I posted this picture of them.
Looking toward Vail (which is only about 15 minutes up hwy 70 – lower part of picture).
Me enjoying the sun and skiing.
Looking east at some tall peaks. We took this photo from 12k feet up and those peaks were taller.
Brian with his SF Giants beanie…apparently there are a few Giants fans at the resort.
Oh…don’t miss my ski movie – click here!!!