Copper is the locals' mountain!
Pros: Great terrain, good snow, decent crowds
Cons: Minimal nightlife.
I grew up skiing here, and at Keystone resort. This is known around Summit County as the resort for locals, evidenced by its consistent first place rank among Summit County resorts according as voted by locals.
It has great, varied, and divided terrain. Someone might think that too much is made of this "natural division" feature, and while it's not Copper's only bragging point, it makes skiing here so much better. When I visit other mountains, the mix of newbs and experts is unpleasantly surprising. At Copper, I'm used to enjoying the advanced areas without worrying about the dude in the jeans and hunting hat (nothing against him as a person, of course).
The free cat skiing is great. It accesses some of Copper's steepest and gnarliest slopes. I've pretty much explored the whole in-bounds area, and Copper has lots to offer to riders at each skill level, with tons of hidden goodies!
A number of fast lifts service all the main nexuses, and I find I tend to get more skiing done at Copper than at any other resort I've been to.
Copper has worked to make the village a more lively place, but it is generally pretty quiet. That said, I have had some awesome nights there - New Year's Eve in particular. One advantage of the quite village are decent specials - especially at the local chinese restaurant and pizza place. Just walk a few blocks from the slopes and you're bound to run into some of the local flavor.
It has great, varied, and divided terrain. Someone might think that too much is made of this "natural division" feature, and while it's not Copper's only bragging point, it makes skiing here so much better. When I visit other mountains, the mix of newbs and experts is unpleasantly surprising. At Copper, I'm used to enjoying the advanced areas without worrying about the dude in the jeans and hunting hat (nothing against him as a person, of course).
The free cat skiing is great. It accesses some of Copper's steepest and gnarliest slopes. I've pretty much explored the whole in-bounds area, and Copper has lots to offer to riders at each skill level, with tons of hidden goodies!
A number of fast lifts service all the main nexuses, and I find I tend to get more skiing done at Copper than at any other resort I've been to.
Copper has worked to make the village a more lively place, but it is generally pretty quiet. That said, I have had some awesome nights there - New Year's Eve in particular. One advantage of the quite village are decent specials - especially at the local chinese restaurant and pizza place. Just walk a few blocks from the slopes and you're bound to run into some of the local flavor.
