Copper Mountain Ski Resort
add photosCopper Mountain Ski Resort is located approximately 75 miles West of Denver. Although the primary winter activity is of course skiing, Copper Mountain offers a variety of other winter activities. Additional activities include tubing, snowshoeing, sledding, and ice skating just to name a few, and several of these are FREE. Copper Mountain also offers a variety of summer activities such as biking, golf, climbing wall, and paddle boats.
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"Love Love Love Copper"
Copper Mountain is probably one of my favorite places to ski/snowboard. It is getting pretty congested but all of the good ski areas in Colorado are. The key is to plan for it, leave early, and play to stay the night. That way you can truly enjoy skiing and not have to worry about getting back on the busy road. Copper Mountain in great, they have instructional courses for young and old. They have a nice big lodge and let's face it, the view up there is phenomenal!
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"Terrific children's programs, great lodging, good skiing"
Copper Mountain terrain naturally divides the resort into beginner, advanced / intermediate, and expert. There are three main villages and each village aligns with the natural terrain. Upon arrival, the first thing I noticed was the cleanliness and high quality appearance of Center Village. Since I had last been to Copper Mountain, over ten years ago, the condition of the village appeared to be in generally better condition then I remembered it. Center Village was adorned with twinkle lights as well as several other special touches to make it more homey, friendly, and fun. On the flip side, I noticed very little improvements or renovations have taken place to the actual ski lifts or runs.
Skiing: The overall quality of the skiing was hindered by the fact that at the time of our recent visit, Copper Mountain had not received a full foot of snow in a single storm so far in the season. It did not appear the resort was making any snow on a daily basis, but was solely relying on the daily resurfacing and grooming to maintain the condition of the runs. This led to rather icy conditions on several of the runs. I actually found the green runs to be more iced over then the blue or even black runs in some cases. There was enough snow however for several of the back bowl lifts to be open. If you have the opportunity to experience the scenery from the back bowls, I highly recommend it. The views are breathtaking and even if you aren’t an expert skier, there is an easy blue that is worth a try.
Other Activities: Copper Mountain offers a slew of FREE winter activities listed on their website. Including Apres Ski (happy hour),snowshoeing, orientation tours, and inter-resort transportation. I also found several restaurant coupons on the website as well as nightly specials for restaurants. Be sure to check these out before heading up to Copper Mountain.
Lodging: Copper Mountain offers a wide variety of lodging options for families ranging from Studio to 5 bedroom condos with a maximum occupancy reaching as high as 12 people. Lodging is ranked by quality of the interior, amenities, as well as distance to the lifts. Platinum is the highest, followed by gold, silver, and bronze. Lodging includes complimentary athletic club use, full kitchens, fireplaces, hot tubs, garage parking, and ski lockers. All lodging services are conducted out of one central facility, regardless of which lodging location or level you select – this makes check-in very efficient. Because of the availability of amenities in Center Village, unless you are planning on preparing most of your meals in the room, this is where I suggest lodging as a family. The ease of access to the lifts, daycare, restaurants, easy access to transportation services is so convenient.
Resort Transportation: Shuttle services run approximately every ten minutes and provide easy, quick transportation between the villages. Copper Mountain also provides shuttle service from Denver International Airport to Copper Mountain for a reasonable cost; if you aren’t accustomed to or comfortable driving in snow I recommend inquiring into the airport shuttle as an alternate means of transportation to the mountain. Once you arrive in the village, you will find most services and destinations are either within walking distance or accessible via the free shuttle.
Dining: Restaurant prices were on the high side when
considering the quality of the food. All three villages offered food options and we found the further you moved away from the base of the mountain the more reasonably priced the food was. Our favorite place to eat was a little sandwich shop called Chubs adjacent to the ice skating lake in Center Village. Sandwiches and salads were around $6, sides and drinks were $1, and a kid scoop of ice cream was under $2. Food was also available on the mountain, I visited the café at the top of the American Eagle lift and found the prices to be rather steep but the chance for a warm cup of soup instead of a smashed granola bar was very inviting. Many of the restaurants did not offer kids menus and those that did, in several cases ended up being more pricey then ordering off the main menu and splitting an adult meal between two kids. Where kids’ menus were offered, they were pretty much standard fare – burgers, pizza, mac and cheese, etc. The most challenging meal for us was breakfast. The best option for breakfast that we found in Center Village was the cafeteria. The little ones could pick out their favorites and generally were able to find something they were accustomed to. I did not find any sit-down restaurants that offered kids menus for breakfast. If renting a condo, I highly suggest taking breakfast foods with you and preparing your own breakfasts and maybe even lunches. On several occasions, breakfast ended up being our most expensive meal of the day.
Stores and Shops: Central Village hosts most of the stores and shops. Most of the items available would be what you would expect to find at a ski resort – ski clothing, ski equipment, winter clothing, and convenience type items in the event you forgot any essentials. The one shop that was a draw for the kids was the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. They sell S’mores kits for a very reasonable price. While we chose not to partake in this activity because the fire pit was outdoors and the kiddos were freezing, we did see several couples roasting marshmallows. If the temperature had been warmer, it would have been on my must do list with the kids.
Note: Copper Mountain Resort has recently been sold to a company that owns several other ski resorts. Resort personnel that I discussed this with all made similar comments that they were anxious to see what changes would be made. They expected the new owners to shift their focus from growing and developing the village to improving the quality of skiing. The previous owners were predominately in the real-estate and condominium business and not in the ski industry.
*This review is based on a complimentary two-night stay at the Copper Mountain Resort. I received no other compensation and the owner did not express any requirements that I express a particular point of view.
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