Copper, CO

Following on from my disappointment at Keystone, I came to Copper Mountain to fit in a few more days on the slopes. There was a few more lifts open here, but also a lot more people. At a much higher altitude than Keystone I thought I’d give my lungs and brain a stretch. I had more fun here than at Keystone, but only because there were some black runs open.

The Mountain

At 3,792 m (12,441 ft) Copper is high. The only lifts running were the American Eagle, Super Bee, and Excelerator. Excelerator was closed most mornings as the USA ski team had it booked out to train on Copperopolis. I did a few runs down Copperopolis, Mine Dump, Ptarmigan, Rhapsady-Main Vein. I never made it over to Super Bee. Lunch at Solitude Station was very expensive.

Getting there from Keystone I jumped on the Summit County bus, transferring at Silverthorne Transit Center and again at Frisco Transit Center. It would be nice if there was a trunk line the removed the need to transfer. The bus timetables are lined up at Frisco, so there is very little wait. The scenery along Highway 70 were incredible, so try and grab a window seat, or up the front. The ride took about 90 minutes door to door, which is pretty long, but it gave me time to catch up on the changes to the internet.

November 2016