COPPER MOUNTAIN SUMMER 2018 PRESS KIT COPPER MOUNTAIN RESORT
Located just 75 miles west of Denver, Colorado in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Copper Mountain Resort is a premium vacation destination that’s refreshingly void of pretense. Three pedestrian-friendly village areas provide a vibrant atmosphere with lodging, retail outlets, restaurants, bars and family activities. Each summer, the mountain transforms into an unspoiled playground for those seeking a relaxed summer experience driven by an agenda of whims and spontaneity. Copper Mountain Resort also boasts a brimming year-round event calendar and is home to Woodward Copper – an action sports training facility with progression-focused programming.
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LOCATION & TRANSPORTATION HIGH ALTITUDE PRECAUTIONS Copper Mountain is conveniently located • Wear sunscreen, sunglasses and a hat, off of Interstate 70 at exit 195. Just 75 miles even on cloudy days. (or about 2 hours) west of Denver and 20 • Wear proper clothing to protect skin in miles (30 minutes) east of Vail, Copper all conditions. Mountain is easily accessible from both • Keep hydrated! Drink plenty of fluids - Denver International Airport (DIA) and even more than usual. Eagle County Airport (EGE). • Listen to your body. Don’t push yourself beyond your limits, and if you develop SUMMER DATES & HOURS altitude sickness symptoms (headache, June 8 - Sept. 16, 2018 nausea, shortness of breath) seek Village Activities: 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Sun. - Fri. medical attention. 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., Sat. SUMMER LIFTS & TRAILS SOCIAL MEDIA | @coppermtn Due to the replacement of the American Eagle and American Flyer lifts, hiking and biking access will be limited to just the Colorado Trail this summer.
CURRENT CONDITIONS ADDITIONAL SUMMER ACTIVITIES Alpine Rush Zip Line Weather Forecast The Rocky Mountain Coaster at Copper Mountain Webcams Woodward Copper WreckTangle Go-Karts ELEVATIONS Mini Golf Base Elevation: 9,712 feet Hydrobike & Bumper Boat Rental Mid-Mountain Elevation: 11,214 feet Climbing Wall Summit Elevation: 12,441 feet Bungee Jump Vertical Drop: 2,738 feet Copper Creek 18-Hole Golf Course Vail Pass Bike Tours AVERAGE SUMMER TEMPERATURE REI Adventure Station at Copper Day: 70 degrees F (21 degrees C) VILLAGE AT COPPER MOUNTAIN AVERAGE RAINFALL (3) Villages - East, Center and West 2 in (5.08 cm) (19) Dining Locations & Bars (22) Shops and boutiques Athletic Club and Spa WHAT’S NEW?
New Woodward WreckTangle App Copper Crush is Not Your Mother’s Wine Features Timing and Video Festival With four new WreckTangle’s debuting Do you proudly have boxed wine next to at Snowbird, Utah; Woodward West in milk and OJ in your fridge? Is your wine Tehachapi, California; Killington, Vermont; budget $15 or less a bottle? This event is and Woodward Pennsylvania this summer, designed to take the “frou frou” out of the new app will create a ninja community a wine festival. Come in your jeans, get from coast to coast with abilities to view ready to stomp grapes and enjoy events timing and video footage, share with like Candy Bar and Wine Pairing, grape friends and compete for a top spot on the stomping, and live music, all while sampling leaderboard. wines at an approachable price. Flip to the Events Calendar for details.
NEW SUMMER ADVENTURES FROM REI
Summer Mountain Mixology Lunch at the Summit: Copper Peak Consider yourself the favorite friend as Reach the summit of Copper Peak and you demonstrate your newly acquired learn the basics of high-alpine travel with skills from REI’s Mountain Mixology Class experienced REI Guides. As you hike at your next campout or backpacking trip. above tree line, you will be rewarded This class will take beverage artistry to with breathtaking views of Colorado the next level, as we travel into the forest geography, as well as a delicious catered around Copper Mountain to discover lunch. This exciting half-day adventure is a whole new world of mixing drinks. a great way to get out with new and old Learn from certified mixologists how to friends. incorporate your favorite spirits with items Adventure Race Navigation Techniques found in nature, while gathered around Moving efficiently in the backcountry an exclusive bar in the great outdoors. is key in adventure racing. Whether Participants must be 21 or older to competing solo or working with a team, register. having the skills to navigate with a map, Ales and Astronomy plot coordinates, and travel off-trail are all Enjoy this casual evening with REI as we essential to be successful in these races. explore the stars from the top of Copper Join REI guides as they discuss these skills Mountain. REI’s professional instructors while in the perfect training grounds of will whisk guests to the private venue Copper Mountain. We will have you feeling where they’ll be treated with beer and ready and confident in the tasks that will wine while discussing the constellations be expected of you during your race. of the Northern Hemisphere. Participants Visit coppercolorado.com/REI for a full must be 21 or older to register. lineup of summer offerings at the REI Adventure Station. COPPER’S ONGOING SUMMER EXPERIENCES
Brews and Tunes Mountain Pose Yoga Sessions Fridays | June 8 – Aug. 31 Sundays | June 10 - Sept. 2 Every Friday, grab a beverage and Take in the inspiring sights and tranquil experience the magic of a Rocky Mountain sounds of the mountains with this weekly evening. In Center Village’s Après Alley, outdoor yoga class. For a small donation, you’ll find life-sized lawn games and free yogis are encourages to meet at Copper live music from Umberto Fonte on the West Creek Vista in East Village and bring water, Lake Stage. a yoga mat, sunscreen and layers. Kids Night Out Sunday Stroll, Blues & Brunch Fridays & Saturdays | June 8 – Sept. 1 Sundays | June 10 - Sept. 2 From 5:30 – 10:30 p.m. every Friday Stroll through Center Village and shop on a and Saturday, receive three free hours lazy Sunday morning. Tune into a true local of childcare by spending $30 at any of artist as he strums his blues away on the Copper’s dining or retail locations. guitar. Enjoy a brunch at the nearby Toast & Co, serving up Colorado favorites such as Copper Campfire and Fireworks Chorizo Hash, Med Veg Benny, and healthy Saturdays | June 9 – Sept. 1 options like the Acai Breakfast Bowl. Every Saturday night at the fire globe in Center Village, roast s’mores and sing along with guitarist Randall McKinnon. Cap off the evening with fireworks over West Lake at dusk. (weather permitting) THE BARN
Woodward Copper is a year-round action sports facility offering snowboard, ski, skateboard, BMX, mountain bike, scooter and cheer programming for all ages and abilities. Exclusive to Woodward Copper is The Barn, a 19,400ft² indoor playground complete with foam pit jumps, skate bowl, street course, pump track, mini ramps, spring floor, tumble track and multiple Olympic-grade trampolines. Combined with nationally-ranked terrain parks on Copper Mountain, Woodward Copper is dedicated to a program of progression that has proven success in athletes of all skill levels. THE BARN (5) OLYMPIC GRADE FLYBED TRAMPOLINES (1) 14’ X 14’ SUPERTRAMP (4) FOAM PITS (1) FULL SIZE SKATE BOWL (2) MINI RAMPS (1) SKATE STREET COURSE (1) SKATE PUMP TRACK (6) FOAM PIT JUMPS (1) TRAMPOLINE HARNESS SYSTEM (1) 18’ TUMBLE TRACK (1) 54’ X 22’ SPRING FLOOR
ON SNOW (6) TERRAIN PARKS - CENTRAL PARK (M/L FEATURES) - EAGLE JIB PARK (S/M) - HIDDEN VEIN (S/M) - UPPER PLAYGROUND (S) - LOWER PLAYGROUND (S) - ALIROO ALLEY (S) - LOWER ROUNDABOUT (XS) - GREEN ACRES (XS) (1) WORLD CUP COURSE (1) 13’ BEGINNER HALFPIPE (1) 22’ OLYMPIC SUPERPIPE EVENTS CALENDAR
Colorado Days, June 9 - 10 Fjällräven Classic USA, June 28 – 30 Whether a native or a transplant, enjoy all The Fjällräven Classic USA is not only the that is the Centennial State at Colorado first to take place outside of Europe but Days. Burning Stones Plaza in Center Village this year’s event adds a new dimension: will come alive with vendors, food and live altitude. This three-day, 30 mile trek music all from within state lines. across some of Summit County’s most beautiful terrain will provide breath-taking views and both mental and physical challenges.
Free Live Music from Jefferson Starship, June 30 Jefferson Airplane founding member Paul Kantner created Jefferson Starship with that collective spirit in mind and carried it with him throughout his life. Today’s Jefferson Starship remains dedicated to breathing Sunday Concert, June 17 new life into the living catalog of the Kick off your summer season with the first Jefferson legacy, going to the edge, pushing of four free concerts within the Copper the sonic boundaries and staying true to the Mountain Summer Concert Series. On June original spirit of the music, on and off stage. 17, Blood Sweat & Tears performs both classic and contemporary rock acts that Free Live Music from the Magpie Salute, span the generations. July 1 The Magpie Salute features musicians Attack of the Big Beers, June 22 – 24 who have played together for decades Attack of the Big Beers returns to Copper throughout various projects and share June 22-24. This beer festival includes “big a musical bond. The band brings Rich beers,” or those brewed with high original Robinson, the guitarist and co-founding gravity. Many other brews from Colorado member of The Black Crowes, together and beyond will be available for sampling. with two key members of Crowes fame - Brewers will also be competing for the guitarist Marc Ford and bassist Sven Pipien Brewzilla Cup: the award for the biggest, - alongside drummer Joe Magistro, and baddest beer of the festival. guitarist Nico Bereciartua. Copper Mountain Film Festival Presented by 10 Barrel Brewing Co., June 23 - 24 In its second year, the Copper Mountain Film Festival is two evenings of short and feature films presented by local filmmakers. The event features guest speakers, Q&As with filmmakers and a Screenwriting Contest hosted by the Denver Filmmakers Collective. EVENTS CALENDAR
Copper Mountain Music Fest, July 7 – 8 Children’s Hospital Courage Classic, July Nothing quite compares to free live music 21 – 22 under the shadows of the Rocky Mountains. Ride for a great cause at the renowned This 4th annual music festival features Courage Classic cycling event, July 21 – 22. bluegrass and Americana artists from Benefitting Children’s Hospital Colorado, around the country. With giveaways from this tour takes riders through Colorado’s Elevation Outdoors, fireworks on Saturday high country complete with challenging evening, and kids craft stations, the Copper mountain passes. Mountain Music Festival has plenty for the whole family. The 2018 lineup includes Aaron Burdett Acoustic Trio, Timber, Gasoline Lollipops, Black Lillies, and more. Under Armour Trail Running Series, July 14 Trail running enthusiasts will take to Copper Mountain for a stop in Under Armour’s Trail Running Series. With distances from 5k to 50k, runners of all abilities can experience the thrill of running through a beautiful Rocky Mountain environment. Mac & Cheese Fest, July 28 – 29 Come and enjoy indulgent, crafty, cheesy dishes as chefs deliver the yummiest most creative concoctions. If sampling is not enough, test your tummy at the eating competition. Kids can partake in an afternoon of free fun-filled activities and entertainment. Boogie down to live music as you wrap up a perfect weekend. Advance ticket purchase is recommended. Copper Triangle, Aug. 4 Triple Bypass, July 14 On August 4, I-25 Kia.com partners with The Triple Bypass Bicycle Ride is recognized the Davis Phinney Foundation for the 13th as one of the premier cycling events in the annual Copper Triangle, a 78-mile alpine nation. Celebrating its 30th Anniversary, cycling event. Featuring challenging climbs the Triple Bypass features a gorgeous tour over Fremont Pass, Tennessee Pass and through the heart of the Colorado Rocky Vail Pass, the Copper Triangle ride has long Mountains from Evergreen to Avon. Leaving been considered one of Colorado’s classic from the Evergreen area, the route is 120 road rides. All proceeds raised benefit miles on beautiful roads and paths. Riders Parkinson’s Disease research. will make their way through Copper before they travel up Vail Pass. Additionally, the “single” bypass route begins at Copper and ends in Avon. EVENTS CALENDAR
Guitar Town, Aug. 10 – 12 Cider Circus, Aug. 24 – 25 Experience the best guitar playing in the While this circus doesn’t come with 3 rings, world at the 14th annual Guitar Town. there is still plenty of fanfare to be had at The weekend includes three days of Cider Circus. Sample craft ciders and brews free acoustic and electric performances, while enjoying jugglers, mimes, clowns and guitar workshops, free guitar repairs from acrobats. Guitar Center and music activities for the Copper Country, Sept. 1 – 2 kids. This year’s performers include Al Di Summer at Copper wouldn’t be complete Meola, Robben Ford, Coco Montoya, John without Copper Country. This free Labor Jorgenson, Andy McKee, Pat Bergeson, Rob Day tradition offers world-renowned Ickes & Trey Hensley, Rory Hoffman, Christie musical acts and an artisan show. The 2018 Lenée, Stig Mathisen, Scott Goldman, and line-up includes The Long Players, Marc Mark Selby Tribute. Broussard, Ricky Skaggs, Umberto Fonte, Rodney Crowell, Richie Furay, Ronnie Spector & the Ronettes, The Mavericks, and a Country Showdown. Colorado Days, Sept. 8-9 Whether you’re a native or a transplant, enjoy all that is the Centennial State at Colorado Days. Burning Stones Plaza in Center Village will come alive with vendors, food and live music all from within state lines. Colorado Ragnar Relay, Aug. 10 Summer Concert Series, Sept. 15 Ragnar Relay returns to Copper Mountain. Enjoy the final date for the Copper In teams of 12 or 6, runners make their way Mountain Summer Concert Series on from Copper to Aspen/Snowmass across Copper’s summer closing day. General 200 miles of the Colorado Rockies. Dubbed Admission is FREE. Artist to be announced. as one of the hardest Ragnar Relays in the series, this overnight run will have participants pacing on single-track trails and backwoods roads. Visit CopperColorado.com for the Copper Crush Wine Festival, Aug. 17 - 19 Do you proudly have boxed wine next to most up-to-date information on staples like milk in your fridge? Is your wine events and summer happenings. budget $15 or less a bottle? This event is designed to take the “frou frou” out of a wine festival. Come in your jeans, get ready to stomp grapes and enjoy events like a Candy Bar and Wine Pairing, sampling of wines retailing at approachable pricing, free live music and more.