The closing of the season at Copper Mountain is a sad time of the year, but it doesn't have to be that way. There is no better way to cheer up a crowd than free music, loads of fresh powder, and beautiful Spring mountain sunsets at Sunsation. A lot of skiers don't realize that the Copper Mountain in the springtime, is actually one of the more enjoyable times to hit the slopes. The locals are busy preparing their yards for summer. The regulars are busy exchanging their snow skis for golf clubs. What this means to the die hard skier is no lines at the lift, more untrammeled snow to conquer, and of course some killer package deals that you would never get away with during the height of winter. And if you think the end of the season means less quality snow, last years celebration dropped record numbers of fresh snow during Sunsation.

Copper Mountain's Sunsation is one of the top rated festivals in Colorado and for good reason. One, it offers some of the best skiing and snowboarding across its 2,450 acres of steep, slopping terrain. Two, its lodging rates and package deals are almost unmatched during this time of the year so why not book your hotel or vacation rental? Lastly, their free concert series features top notch talent, and we're not just talking about one group for one day, but several groups over the course of days. A few of the highlighting concert appearances at Sunsation have been Michael Franti & Spearhead, De la Soul, Galactic, Keller Williams, John Popper Project, North Mississippi Allstars, and The Original Wailers (from Bob Marley and the Wailers).

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If you like snowboarding and you have never been to the Cooper Mountain Rocky Mountain Series, you have certainly been missing out. The series takes all disciplines of snowboarding, including slopstyle, boardercross, alpine, and superpipe, and combines them into the biggest amateur snowboard series for all of North America. The series lasts five weekends (December – March) of every ski season, and is concluded by the USASA National Championships. The Rocky Mountain Series has been hosted in Copper Mountain for 23 years, with the USASA National Championships reaching its 20th year now.

The Venues of the Rocky Mountain Series include the Main Vein Superpipe, Vein Glory Boarder Cross Course, the Catalyst Terrain Park, and Bittersweet. After the conclusion of the Rocky Mountain Series, the 2010 USASA Nationals will kick-off in early April. The Nationals are the chance for the nations fiercest competitors to come head to head for six days of Slopestyle, Superpipe, Slalom, and Giant Slalom. This years competition will begin on April 5th, with the closing award ceremonies concluding the evening of April 10th, 2010.

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Many of the racing series hosted at Copper Mountain are for top qualifiers only and Olympic hopefuls, but the Copper Mountain Village Race Series is a chance for any team of friends or co-workers to come out for some friendly competition. The series has been around for 30 years now, and is open to any age and skill level. You will find everyone from the seasoned pro, to the novice at the Village Series. The series takes place over a period of 10 weeks (January – March) throughout the ski season, with a total of nine races mixed throughout the weekdays.

Registration begins each week at Jack's Restaurant from 8:30 to 9 AM, and the competition begins at 10 AM sharp (don't be late). The events on tap for this year will be the Slalom and Giant Slalom (GS). The Slalom is traditionally the shortest of the races and is comprised of tight turns/gates, fast-paced action, and multiple courses. The GS for those who are unfamiliar, offers fewer gates, wider turns, and is generally a good all around place to start for the novice. After all skiers have made their runs, their times will be tallied, and the quickest competitors will be announced the winners for the week.

After each Copper Mountain Village Race Series will be a lively after party, featuring spirits, video replays of the day, and plenty of free giveaways to take home with you.

The USSA Grand Prix in Copper Mountain is in its fourteenth year (second year in the row as the first qualifier for the Grand Prix). This is the where the top snowboard athletes from around the nation come to compete on the massive 19,000 square foot park, and newly built 22' superpipe, for the chance to snag a spot on the 2010 U.S. Olympic team. Copper will be the first of three qualifying stops, with Mammoth Mountain, CA being the second qualifier, and Park City Resort, UT the final stop of the tour.

The superpipe competition will take place from December 12th through December 13th, 2009, in the heart of the Village at Cooper. This years competition should be tough, as 100 national athletes butt heads with returning gold medalists Kelly Clark, Shaun White, and Hannah Teter, as well as fellow Olympians JJ Thomas, Danny Kass, and Gretchen Bleiler. Copper Mountain is already well-known for having the first superpipe open in the US, and this year is particularly exciting with the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games around the corner, and the new mammoth 22' superpipe added to the competition.

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En Fuego (Spanish for "an epic Saturday evening" if you ask anyone in Copper Mountain!) is a free street party in the Village of Copper, offering an excuse to celebrate the various holidays which come along each ski season. The events surrounding En Fuego are entirely family friendly, and they traditionally begin around 6 PM and conclude around 8 PM. To keep attendees warm and fuzzy through the late evening hours, bonfires are generously scattered throughout the nights events. Fire jugglers are not an uncommon sight, as well as air shows, stomp and rhythm performers, ice sculptures, art/graffiti, dog sled teams, and the signature grand finale fireworks display over the Burning Stones Plaza.

On Saturday, November 28th, En Fuego celebrates thanksgiving weekend with their annual tree lighting in the village. The event kicks off with the spectacular display of Santa and his elves dropping down from the sky (skydiving) into the festivities. Once Santa and his elves touchdown they will continue with the annual lighting of the Copper holiday tree. For the next several hours, guests will be entertained by various street and fire entertainers, concluding with the Torchlight Parade and fireworks display.

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Opening Day at Copper Mountain is going to have a huge bash this year with out of this world parties and live music! Don’t miss out on Colorado’s flashiest opening day ceremonies with plenty of food, fun, and entertainment for all. This weekend long event will make the Opening Day at Copper Mountain into a weekend long of incredible festivities.

Presented by Sprint and your friends at the Copper Mountain Resort, they will be celebrating their 5th Annual opening weekend bash. There will even be an exclusive showing of TGR’s own new film, Re:Session. The film will show on the first night of Opening Day at Copper Mountain, and all of the proceeds from this event will go to Team Summit. Join the Opening Day at Copper Mountain crew for festivities that are scheduled to last from November 6th, 2009 to November 8th 2009.

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What better way to give thanks for your plentiful harvest, than a killer weekend of skiing at Copper Mountain. This year the 8th Annual Leftover Yam & Jive Turkey Rail Jam, will take place on Friday, Nov. 27. The event is free to both amateur and professional ski/snowboard rail competitors, and offers several cash purse awards and prizes just to keep things interesting. The event traditionally takes place at the Eagle Jib Park on top of the American Eagle Lift around 11 AM, and lasts approximately 2 hours. Don't forget to bring your helmet if you plan on joining in the jam (required by rules)! Award ceremony follows shortly after.

On Saturday, November 28th, leave the skis and snowboards at home and bring your snowshoes for the 6th Annual Gobbler Chase. This family friendly event kicks off at 11 AM at the Burning Stones Plaza (registration starts at 9 AM). The way it works, is competitors walk, trot, and run through a racecourse, while given Thanksgiving leftovers along the way. Win or lose, each competitor will walk away with a goody bag and a belly full of treats, but the top finishers will receive additional prizes and awards. All proceeds of this event go to benefit various local non-profit organizations. After the race the celebration will continue with a canned food drive, face painting, and various arts and crafts.

Later in the evening of the 28th, Tree Lighting with Skydiving Santa will kick off around 6 PM when Santa and his reindeer drop-in (sky-dive) on guests waiting at the Burning Stones Plaza. Once they land, the annual lighting of the Copper holiday tree will commence. The evenings entertainment will continue through 8PM with street entertainers, bonfires, and fire performers; concluding with the Torchlight Parade and grand finale fireworks display. Let's all give thanks for Copper Mountain!

This year marks the 5th annual Copper Mountain Lift-Off, which always proceeds the opening of the ski season. Copper could just open their slopes on November 6th, making many of their ski fans just as happy, but no, they like to do it up in style. The entire weekend of the sixth is filled with nothing but fun, film, frolic, and skiing frenzy. Friday evening begins with a free Movie Tour Pub Crawl, featuring the very best in ski/snowboard film, spirits, raffles, and après parties. This years film will be RE: Session, by TGR.

Saturday morning is another chance to hit the slopes. Last year, all weekend long, guests who rode the Lift Off chair on the American Eagle were given the chance to win prizes, such as lift tickets, season passes, and ski gear. As the sun sets over the mountain in the early evening, the celebration will continue with the annual Copper Mountain Concert, featuring such artists as Blackalicious, Beatnuts, and Rahzel (from the Roots). Last years musical guests were Boombox and Brother Ali, and this years hosts will be announced over the Copper Mountain Website. The concert kicks off around 8 PM.

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The multitude of Copper Mountain attractions makes it a stand-out Colorado destination.  There is a wide array of exciting attractions not only at Copper Mountain itself, but also in the neighboring towns.

Frisco Colorado, the closest town to Copper Mountain, will delight vacationers with its quaint, small-town charm as they explore its shops and restaurants. Thriftier travelers should note that sometimes, there are savings to be found by staying in charming Frisco rather than at Co

pper Mountain itself. Also nearby, the town of Silverthorne is home to a range of outlet malls for savvy shoppers looking for great deals on name brand clothing and other items. If you are travel with family or a group of friends you can also save money by booking a Copper Mountain vacation rental.

New for 2009, Woodward Camp has opened one of the hottest Copper Mountain attractions, The Barn.  The Barn is the first year round, indoor facility specifically designed for terrain park and pipe progression.  Sprawling over 20,000 square feet, The Barn features a Snowflex big air jump, a Snowflex slope, fly bed trampolines, a tumble track, skate bowls, mini-ramps and numerous rails and boxes and quarter pipes.

As for the mountain itself, there are many things to do beyond the top-notch slopes.Fun for the whole family the Coca Cola Tubing Hill is both fun and affordable.  Reservations are highly recommended for this popular Copper Mountain Attraction.

Copper Mountain’s athletic club is also home to a world class spa.  Guests can pamper themselves with facials and deep tissue massages.  And for those looking for something more active, the athletic club features an impressive pool, racquet ball courts and a number of other high energy attractions. Of course skiing is the main draw, but there is a whole other world to explore inside this great Copper Mountain Attractions.

The “Copper Mountain Ski Experience,” blessed with the advantages of an outstanding natural landscape and superb terrain  is all about just that – skiing!  The area is home to over 2,400 acres of skiable land, making it one of the largest ski areas in the country.  Featuring 125 unique runs, Copper Mountain has a run for everyone. The western side of the mountain is where the beginner slopes are located, perfect for those learning the sport or those who just want to take it easy.  For those honing their skills, the center of the mountain is where you’ll find the intermediate slopes. 

However, the biggest challenge and the main attraction of the Copper Mountain ski scene is the eastern side of the mountain, home to the advanced slopes.  The expert “double black diamond” slopes reside on the Copper and Union Peaks, 12,000 feet up.  Further into the expert slope, you’ll find four “expert only” bowls, which include Copper Bowl, Union Bowl, Spalding Bowl, and Resolution Bowl.  These bowls have challenges comparable to those in Vail, Breckenridge, and Keystone.

Unlike some of its more renowned counterparts, the Copper Mountain ski resort features shorter, more efficient lines, ensuring that guests get to maximize their time on the slopes rather than wasting their time standing and waiting in line. Whether you are looking to tackle some of the most challenging slopes in the world, try out your skills on some picturesque intermediate slopes, or learn the sport for the very first time, the Copper Mountain ski resort is by far the best place to do it.  You won’t be disappointed!