Copper Mountain ski area, Colorado, Management Description <<< Back to Copper Mountain ski area main page   Copper Mountain ski area Management Says: Thirty-eight years ago a guy named Chuck Lewis looked at an unassuming mountainside with vision and conviction. He took one look at the current site of Copper and told his friends, I don’t care how everyone else does it, we're not everyone else, and he meant it. He negotiated a deal to purchase 280 acres at the base and worked with the Forest Service to establish parameters and guidelines for the ski area. Chuck was     both a renegade and a visionary. During the summer of '71, initial construction began on the ski trails. Today, Chuck’s dream is alive and well. As stated in a 1969 US Forest Service report, if there were a mountain that had terrain for skiing it would be Copper Mountain. It is the most nearly perfect ski mountain in the U. S. Over the years, new lifts were added and Copper grew to its current size of 2,465 acres. What was once a sleepy little day ski area is now one of Colorado's premier year-round destination resorts. In 1997, the resort was purchased by Intrawest - a worldwide leader in resort operations and real estate development. Now the resort consists of not only   an incredible mountain, but multiple villages, hundreds of buildings and a million other tangible, moving pieces. Copper is, and always has been, bigger than the tangible. Copper is about people. It’s about spirit. It’s about attitude, passion, heart, guest loyalty and financial strength. It’s about a place that provides a true connection to nature, adventure, the mountain, the community and the mountain lifestyle, void of any pretense. It’s a place, most of all, intent on allowing guests to push their proverbial ‘play button. ’ Copper Mountain is a Colorado ski resort located in Summit County, Colorado, 75 miles west of Denver in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. With 2,465 acres of ski and snowboard terrain Copper is perfect for your Colorado winter ski vacation or summer vacation getaway. Copper offers shopping, dining, convenient lodging and family activities, including snow tubing, snowshoeing and snowmobiling in the winter, and hiking, biking and rafting in the summer. Copper Mountain is a full inclusive resort with three distinct villages (The East Village, The Village at Copper and Union Creek) ideally suited for different personalities, all within easy walking distance of the slopes and activities. Copper has 17 mountain establishments located in the East Village and The Village at Copper for coffee, fine dining, quick bites and grill options. For those guests seeking other recreational pursuits, Copper offers snow tubing, snowshoeing, dog sledding, scenic sleigh rides, snowmobiling, an athletic club and ice skating. For up-to-date weather, photos and more, visit www. Coppercolorado. Com. Make sure to check out Woodward at Copper, the first of its kind indoor/outdoor ski and snowboard camp on the planet. Year round it features the Barn, an indoor ski and snowboard training facility with 20,000 sq ft of terrain park and pipe progression in a safer, more controlled environment. Campers develop their tricks in The Barn and progress them in Copper’s winter and summer terrain parks and superpipe. For more information, visit www.woodwardatcopper.com.   Hotels Near Copper Mountain ski area, Colorado Beaver Run Resort And Conference Center, Breckenridge .1 miles away Copper Mountain Resort, Copper Mountain 1 miles away Frisco Lodge Bed And Breakfast, Frisco 4.9 miles away Crystal Peak Lodge, Breckenridge 5 miles away One Ski Hill A Rock Resort, Breckenridge 5 miles away Hotel Frisco, Frisco 5.2 miles away Alpine Inn, Frisco 5.8 miles away Holiday Inn FRISCO - BRECKENRIDGE, Frisco 6 miles away Baymont Inn & Suites Frisco Lake Dillon, Frisco 6 miles away Ramada Frisco, Frisco 6 miles away Mountain Thunder Lodge, Breckenridge 6.2 miles away Hyatt Main Street Station, Breckenridge 6.2 miles away Valdoro Mountain Lodge, Breckenridge 6.2 miles away DoubleTree By Hilton Breckenridge, Breckenridge 6.2 miles away River Mountain Lodge, Breckenridge 6.3 miles away * Distances listed are direct linear distances, actual travel distance may be different.   Trailmap Bigger Trailmap Pictures of Copper Mountain ski area Bigger Picture Bigger Picture Bigger Picture Bigger Picture Bigger Picture Stats Detailed Stats Summer Summer Activites at Copper Mountain ski area Contact Info Phone, Email, Address, GPS coordinates Weather Local weather forecast These outdoors activities are available near Copper Mountain ski area.   Ski Areas Near Copper Mountain ski area: Breckenridge, Colorado , 6 miles away    3398 foot drop, 27 lifts, 146 runs    55% Expert & Adv.    32% Intermediate    13% Beginner Ski Cooper, Colorado , 13 miles away    1200 foot drop, 5 lifts, 26 runs    40% Expert & Adv.    30% Intermediate    30% Beginner Keystone, Colorado , 14 miles away    3128 foot drop, 20 lifts, 135 runs    49% Expert & Adv.    32% Intermediate    19% Beginner Vail, Colorado , 18 miles away    3450 foot drop, 31 lifts, 193 runs    53% Expert & Adv.    29% Intermediate    18% Beginner Loveland, Colorado , 19 miles away    2410 foot drop, 10 lifts, 92 runs    46% Expert & Adv.    41% Intermediate    13% Beginner Arapahoe Basin, Colorado , 20 miles away    2270 foot drop, 7 lifts, 105 runs    60% Expert & Adv.    30% Intermediate    10% Beginner Beaver Creek, Colorado , 27 miles away    3340 foot drop, 25 lifts, 149 runs    38% Expert & Adv.    43% Intermediate    19% Beginner Winter Park, Colorado , 33 miles away    3060 foot drop, 26 lifts, 145 runs    57% Expert & Adv.    34% Intermediate    9% Beginner SolVista Basin, Colorado , 34 miles away    1000 foot drop, 6 lifts, 37 runs    20% Expert & Adv.    50% Intermediate    30% Beginner Eldora, Colorado , 45 miles away    1600 foot drop, 12 lifts, 53 runs    30% Expert & Adv.    50% Intermediate    20% Beginner   Whitewater Near Copper Mountain ski area: Tenmile Creek, -blank- County , 4 miles away, Class III-V - 4.2 miles long (Close to Copper Mountain Ski Area to Dillon Reservoir) Whitewater Outfitter - Highside Adventure Tours, Summit County , 5 miles away, Whitewater outfitter Whitewater Outfitter - A B Ski Rentals, Summit County , 6 miles away, Whitewater outfitter   Trails Near Copper Mountain ski area: Wheeler Trail, Summit , 1 miles away Miners Creek Trail, Summit , 2 miles away Wheeler Dillion Trail, Summit , 6 miles away   National Parks Near Copper Mountain ski area: Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park - CO , 63 miles away Black Canyon Of The Gunnison National Park, Gunnison - CO , 65 miles away   Golf Courses Near Copper Mountain ski area: Breckenridge Golf Club, Breckenridge , 7 miles away Raven Golf Club at Three Peaks, Silverthorne , 10 miles away Keystone Ranch Golf Course, Dillon , 10 miles away

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