Copper Mountain - anyone been

[mikestaple]

Hi

Looking to do a family reunion over Christmas at Copper. Anyone been to Copper? We are a mix of intermediates to low expert skiers.

Anyone done a rental in Frisco - how was the shuttle bus service?

Thanks

 

[gmcunni]

I've used the shuttle service in and around frisco and found it great.

 

[Smellytele]

Copper is a fun mountain. The lower frontside is really broken into skiing ability which has its pluses and minuses. the further you go west the easier it gets

 

[Razor]

Been a number of times. From the sounds of your group, Copper would be great. We stayed right on the mountain in a condo right next to the B lift. Perfect. Walk out the door onto the lift. That was quite a while ago, though. Don't know much about recent improvements. Frisco is nice with some good spots to eat. Shuttle is good.

 

[Edd]

Another thumbs up for the shuttle service from Frisco. The nightlife options in downtown Frisco, where I stayed, are quite limited compared to something like Breckenridge, but they will do.

Copper is fantastic, truly a wealth of terrain for all abilities. I might do a quick 3 day trip there and stay right in the village at some point.

 

[Hawkshot99]

Skied there this winter and loved it. We spent almost the entire day in the back bowl area but the rest of the mtn was great as well.

 

[catsup948]

Copper is great! It doesn't have anything overly steep but it offers a great variety of terrain. Spaulding Bowl was a favorite of mine. It felt very remote.

 

[skiNEwhere]

Skied copper many times, usually early season. Perfect for the intermediate skiers, the groomers off of the timberline express are top notch. Not to mention free parking with only a short bus ride

 

[jimk]

Hi

Anyone done a rental in Frisco - how was the shuttle bus service?

Thanks

About six years ago I stayed on Main Street in Frisco for about four nights and a two foot snow storm hit just as we got there. The roads were bad and we used the free Summit Stage which ran through it all to smoothly get to Copper each day even when parts of I70 over by Denver were closed overnight. Great times in Copper's Enchanted Forest area:

 

[Kerovick]

Was there in March. Great mountain, you pay for it though...

 

[Puck it]

Send a PM to Cannonball. He was a liftie there a few years ago, but has a lot of intel on the area still.

 

[Smellytele]

Was there in March. Great mountain, you pay for it though...

A lot cheaper than Vail and Breck and discounts can be found easily for copper unlike the other aforementioned areas.

 

[skiNEwhere]

A lot cheaper than Vail and Breck and discounts can be found easily for copper unlike the other aforementioned areas.

I wouldn't go that far. Yes it's cheaper than Vail but last time I passed by the ticket window I believe the price was $114 or $119.

A couple years ago they gave pass holders 10 friend passes for $59 each. This season they were $69 each. And next season they'll be $79 each, which will bring it close to the Vail "ski with a friend" pass.

One thing that's great about copper is that it just never feels crowded, one of the reasons being that it's similar in size to Breckenridge yet gets less than half the amount of their visits.

If you go early season, be afraid, be very afraid of racers everywhere......

 

[Smellytele]

I wouldn't go that far. Yes it's cheaper than Vail but last time I passed by the ticket window I believe the price was $114 or $119.

A couple years ago they gave pass holders 10 friend passes for $59 each. This season they were $69 each. And next season they'll be $79 each, which will bring it close to the Vail "ski with a friend" pass.

One thing that's great about copper is that it just never feels crowded, one of the reasons being that it's similar in size to Breckenridge yet gets less than half the amount of their visits.

If you go early season, be afraid, be very afraid of racers everywhere......

Discounts are easy to find. lots of 2fer1's out there

 

[mikestaple]

Oh. I've paid for it at Steamboat. So Copper will seem like a bargain. Thanks for the reviews.