Purpose-built and located 20 miles east of Vail, Summit County in Colorado, has a well-designed ski area with clear divisions for different levels of expertise. Beginners will find plenty of easy greens, intermediates have long steeps for some gentle cruising, and the advanced skier is catered for in the challenging Copper Bowl. The snowboarder has separate terrain parks for the expert and the intermediate levels, and there are 25km of trails for the cross-country skier.
Undergoing a million-dollar renovation, which will see three hotels established in condominium clusters, Copper Mountain is set to expand and improve tremendously.
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RESORT INFORMATION |
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| Nearest
town: Breckenridge |
| Resort Altitude (metres): 2960m |
| Ski Season: November to April |
| Mountain Range: The Rocky Mountain range |
| Number of Lifts: 21 |
| Highest Lift (metres): 3775m |
| Lowest Lift (metres): 2960m |
| Number of Slopes: 118 |
| Beginner
Slopes: 0.21 |
| Intermediate Slopes: 0.25 |
| Expert Slopes: 0.54 |
| Snowboarding: 2 parks |
| Cross Country (km): 25km |
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LOCAL ATTRACTIONS |
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Nearby Attractions: Ice-skating, sleigh rides, snowmobiling, and snowshoeing are all available at Copper Mountain Resort for a break from skiing.
Walking trails take you through the glorious Rocky Mountain and all the most magnificent scenery of these fabled mountains, while the Sports Centre, Gym, and Swimming Pool, add their own touch of non-skiing activities.
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Aprés-Ski: JJ’s Rocky Mountain Tavern is one of the hotspots for apres, with its old Wild West flavour and entertainer Moe Dixon, who has been keeping the crowds happy for the past 20 years. If you want to catch your favourite game on TV, then head for Jack’s Slopeside Grill, where the drinks flow freely and there is a decent deck for a bit of sunning.
Endo’s Adrenaline Café livens things up over weekends with live entertainment and all night partying. Fast food fiends will find plenty places to get their poison of choice in nearby Frisco and Silverthorne.
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