January 8, 2014
Try Snowshoeing or Crosscountry Skiing — For Free — This Weekend
Zipping up the mountain on Copper Mountain's high-speed lifts is awesome, but there's a quieter side to being outside in the winter that will be featured during the 19th annual Winter Trails day on Jan. 11. Crosscountry ski areas and gear-makers will team up to give winter sports enthusiasts the chance to try snowshoeing and cross country skiing free at venues throughout North America.
January 7, 2014
Heard About Copper’s Siesta Zones? It’s All Part of Ski Safety Month
During ski safety month at Copper Mountain, guests are welcome and encouraged to stop by Copper’s on-mountain ski patrol duty stations to enjoy a warm cup of free hot chocolate and meet patrollers and avalanche dogs. Stop by either Patrol Headquarters, which is located at the top of the Excelerator lift, and/or Timberline Patrol which is located off of the American Flyer lift.
January 3, 2014
If Your New Years Resolution is to Ski More, We Can Help!
With some of the best early season snow in recent years, we're sure that many of you have made a New Years resolution to ski more — and we'd like to help you keep it. And why not — this season is shaping up to be one of the best snow years in recent memory. Copper has picked up more than 100 inches of snow for the season, and 13 inches in the first few days of 2014, with more on the way and nearly 2,000 acres of terrain open for skiing and riding.
December 29, 2013
Copper Mountain is Ready For The New Year—Are You?
Copper Mountain will send off the old year and ring in the new with mountain style, including a New Years Eve rail session under the lights at Burning Stones Plaza, as well as a torchlight parade, a kids’ glow-light parade, and the ever-popular fire dancers and fireworks.
December 28, 2013
CDOT Plans More Love for I-70 Skiers with Westbound Twin Tunnels Expansion
After completing a significant upgrade on eastbound I-70 with a third eastbound lane through the Twin Tunnels, near Idaho Springs, the Colorado Department of Transportation wants to proceed with expanding the westbound side of the tunnel.
December 24, 2013
Just in Time for Christmas, Oodles of Powder at Copper Mountain
The big winter-weather news this weekend might have been the nasty ice storms that pounded parts of the Midwest and and Northeast, but here in Colorado, the weather has been shaping up just the way we like it.
December 24, 2013
Copper Mountain Vacation Lodging: Heated Parking, Hot Tubs and More!
A ski trip to Colorado is always a good thing, but you can increase the fun quotient by choosing your Copper Mountain Vacation Lodging very carefully to make sure you get all the amenities that you deserve.
December 22, 2013
There’s a Secret World Beneath the Snow
Have you ever watched dogs playing in a field of fresh snow? If you have, you've probably seen them sniff the surface, then perhaps pounce and bury their faces completely in the chilly powder. Our four-legged friends are using the instincts of their wild relatives, like coyotes and wolves, to track animals that are active even in the coldest part of winter.
December 21, 2013
Happy Winter Solstice 2013!
If these short days and long nights have been getting you down, don't worry — it's the winter solstice, and starting tomorrow, Dec. 22, the sun will once again start moving northward in the sky. The days will gradually lengthen toward spring, officially marked by the vernal equinox (around March 21) when day and night are equal length, and finally, the summer solstice (June 21) when the cycle starts again.
December 20, 2013
Everything You Wanted to Know About Mountain Tourism (But Were Afraid to Ask)
The destination tourism industry's Big Dogs are once again set to gather Jan. 31 for The Assembly 2014, an annual don't miss conference that presents both a fact-based and knowledge-based assessment of the current business climate, and identifies existing and emerging opportunities for growth in the mountain travel industry.