Date(s) Skied: 1/11-1/14, 2008
Resort or Ski Area: Copper Mountain, CO
Conditions: Powder/Packed Powder
Trip Report: I tripped to Copper with my 15 year old daughter, a high beginner/low intermediate snowboarder. The Dad-daughter bond time was as important as was the skiing for me, so I forced myself to spend the largest majority of my time on trail my daughter could navigate.
We arrived on Thursday evening to snow falling as we ventured out I-70 to Summit County. Friday morning found 6-8" of new from overnight. Friday night brought another 4-5" of fresh. Runs on groomed trails were the more common choices for our 4 days on the mountain. On a few occasions I was able to do runs on parallel trails to the flattened stuff that my daughter was most comfortable with. I even was able to convince her to sample a few chopped up/small bump trails occasionally, hearing only the rarest of "Oh, dad......"
All in all, an excellent trip, even if the skiing was limited by my partner.
