A small herd of bighorn sheep tromp through the snow along Highway 6 in Summit County, just a few miles from Copper Mountain.
The snow is starting to pile up at Copper Mountain, with 8 inches from the last storm, 15 this month and a total snowfall for the season of 56 inches to-date.
As of Dec. 15, Copper was reporting a 29-inch base at mid-mountain and a 32-inch base at the summit. Seven lifts are running, serving 344 acres and snowmaking crews are laying down at the Union Creek area, which should open soon with a little help from Mother Nature.
Keep up with the snowfall at Copper with this link to the resort’s snow stake cam, showing 24-hour snowfall totals.
Other mountain cams at Copper show a great view of the superpipe at the base area, and even the inside of Woodward at Copper.
A trail report with grooming info is updated daily here. The Dec. 15 edition shows several popular runs, including Andy’s Encore and Rosi’s, off the Super Bee, as recently groomed.
And if visit this link, you’ll be able to win bar bets and impress friends by learning all the cool facts about Copper Mountain ski area, including the total acreage (2,450), the vertical drop (2,601 feet) and the average annual snowfall (282 inches).
Coming up at Copper Dec. 19 is a USASA Rocky Mountain Series snowboard contest.
Contact us so we can help you plan the best winter vacation to Copper Mountain, and enjoy a few more pictures below.
A serene early winter view of Peak One from the shore of Dillon Reservoir in Frisco.
A dried thistle, still showing a bit of purple from summer bloom, wears a new dusting of snow.
Copper's superpipe is ready for action.
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