WINTER PRESS KIT 2019-2020 PRESS CONTACT TAYLOR PRATHER [email protected] 970-968-2318 EXT. 38849 OVERVIEW Located 75 miles west of Denver, Colo. in the heart of the Rocky Mountains, Copper Mountain Resort is the preferred mountain destination with an adventurous vibe that represents the best of Colorado. MORE THAN JUST A SKI RESORT, COPPER MOUNTAIN Three pedestrian village areas provide a vibrant atmosphere with lodging, retail, restaurants, bars and TAKES CENTER STAGE AS family activities. On the mountain, Copper’s naturally- THE ULTIMATE VENUE FOR divided terrain offers world-class skiing and riding for ELITE LEVEL TRAINING AND all, including elite level training and competition. COMPETITION IN COLORADO - GIVING GUESTS THE Copper Mountain Resort boasts curated events year- OPPORTUNITY TO SKI AND round and is home to Woodward Copper – a lifestyle RIDE ALONGSIDE WORLD- and action sports hub which includes high-grade on- CLASS ATHLETES. snow training venues and a 19,400 sq. ft. indoor facility. Copper Mountain is part of the POWDR Adventure Lifestyle Co. portfolio. BY THE C o p p e r M o u n t a i n i s c o n v e n i e n t l y l o c a t e d o f f o f I - 7 0 a t E x i t 1 9 5 . t h e r e s o r t i s NUMBERS a p p r o x i m a t e l y 1 0 0 m i l e s ( 2 h o u r s ) f r o m D e n v e r I n t e r n a t i o n a l A i r p o r t a n d 5 5 m i l e s ( 1 h o u r ) f r o m E a g l e C o u n t y R e g i o n a l A i r p o r t . BASE ELEVATION 9,712 feet | 2,960 meters MID-MOUNTAIN ELEVATION 11,200 feet | 3,414 meters SUMMIT ELEVATION 12,441 feet | 3,792 meters VERTICAL DROP 2,738 feet | 835 meters TOTAL SKIABLE ACRES 2,527 acres TOTAL SNOWMAKING ACRES 412 acres MILES NORTH TO SOUTH 3.12 miles | 5.02 kilometers MILES EAST TO WEST 2.65 miles | 4.26 kilometers AVERAGE SNOWFALL 300 inches | 762 centimeters AVERAGE WINTER TEMPERATURE day: 23 degrees F | -5 degrees C LIFTS 24 TOTAL WINTER DATES & HOURS November 8, 2019 - April 19, 2020 Monday - Friday | 9 am - 4 pm Weekends & Holidays | 8:30 am - 4 pm BY THE 148 TRAILS 18% EXPERT 36% ADVANCED NUMBERS 25% INTERMEDIATE 21% BEGINNER BOWLS (4): Resolution, Copper, Spaulding, Union PEAKS (3): Copper Peak, Union Peak, Tucker Mountain LONGEST TRAIL: Collage (1.7 miles) LONGEST PATH DOWN: Soliloquy to Roundabout (2.8 miles) US SKI TEAM SPEED CENTER P ROJECTED OPENING DATE: Oct. 25, 2019 LENGTH: 2 miles VERTICAL DROP: 2,300 feet MAX SPEED: 80 mph DISCIPLINES (4): Giant Slalom, Downhill, Super G, Slalom, Super Combined OTHER WINTER ACTIVITIES Rocky Mountain Coaster: 5,800 ft. in Length Tubing: 4 Lanes Ice Skating: $10 Rentals Snow Playground: Children up to 5 years old Woodward Barn: 19,400 sq. ft. Indoor Facility Free Snowshoe Tours: 2x Daily | Friday - Sunday Nordic Skiing: 15 miles of Trails VILLAGE INFORMATION PEDSTRIAN VILLAGES (3): East, West, Center DINING LOCATIONS: 26 Total (4) On- Mountain SHOPS: 22 Total NEW THIS SEASON THREE BEARS x TUCKER MOUNTAIN NEW ALPINE TECH CENTER Explore 273 acres of expert terrain on Copper Mountain is excited to announce the Tucker Mountain with the new Three Bears opening of a new alpine technical center chairlift opening in the 2019-20 season. designed specifically for elite level Giant This three-person fixed grip lift will access Slalom and Slalom training and racing. The terrain that was previously accessible via new training area will be to the west of the snowcat or hiking only. The lift will come U.S. Ski Team Speed Center, comprised of complete with a ski patrol warming hut at two trails “Andy’s Encore” and “Ore Deal.” the summit and bathrooms at the base of The challenging terrain, with a race- Mountain Chief. Tucker Mountain has long prepared surface, will be the maximum been considered some of the best expert Men’s Giant Slalom in-bounds terrain in the state of Colorado vertical of 450 meters. The terrain has with north-facing slopes allowing pristine everything from moderate to steep powder turns long after the last storm. pitches with a very technical gradient on Topping out at 12,421 ft. in elevation, the “Ore Deal”. There will be various turns off of Three Bears are sure to be as configurations to maximize the training signature as the high alpine views. The opportunities for elite-level athletes name Three Bears pays homage to including those on the World Cup circuit. POWDR’s founding family of passionate This new outstanding addition to Copper outdoor adventurers. Mountain will complement the world-class training on the existing U.S. Ski Team Speed Center, allowing teams to bring in athletes TUCKER MOUNTAIN HAS across all alpine disciplines from around the LONG BEEN CONSIDERED world. SOME OF THE BEST EXPERT IN-BOUNDS TERRAIN IN THE STATE OF COLORADO WITH NORTH-FACING SLOPES ALLOWING PRISTINE POWDER TURNS LONG AFTER THE LAST STORM. NEW THIS SEASON WOODWARD MOUNTAIN PARKS WINTER DEW TOUR COMES TO COPPER With an open invitation to all participants, The annual Winter Dew Tour ski Woodward Mountain Parks are a re-imagined and snowboard competition and festival will be approach to creating innovative hosted at Copper Mountain Feb. environments on-mountain. Woodward 6-9, 2020. This new partnership between Mountain Parks are built to empower and Mountain Dew®, Adventure Sports Network inspired the next generation of action sports Group and Copper Mountain keeps the Winter through intuitive progression at every level Dew Tour in Colorado and Summit County and it and a focus on providing fun above is the first move for Winter Dew Tour in more all else. New at Woodward Copper for the than a decade, having spent the last 11 years at 2019-20 ski season are three transformed Breckenridge, CO. The four-day winter Dew Tour venues, including the Danny Davis-inspired will include the world’s best male and female Woodward Peace Park. skiers and snowboarders competing in individual halfpipe, slopestyle and para snowboard An escape from rigid contest formats and a competitions, Dew Tour’s signature Team celebration of creativity, fun and progression, Challenge competition and a calendar of fan- Peace Park (founded by Olympic based activities. Spectators will have a front row snowboarder Danny Davis) has arguable seat to the action out of Copper’s Center Village been the most impactful event in modern- where the event stage, sponsor activations and day snowboarding. From its inception, Peace Team Challenge will take place. Slopestyle will Park was widely recognized as a private, pro- be held in Copper’s Central Park, an elite-level only event that featured some of the best mountain park facility, while the halfpipe events athletes in snowboarding and a temporary, will wow Dew Tour athletes and visitors alike as progressively built, one-of-a-kind course. the 22-foot Superpipe sits just above the base of Until now. Featuring a non-linear flow of Center Village. The Dew Tour festival experience quarter pipes, contours, berms, rollers, etc., will include live music on the Dew Tour main the possibilities for a new run every line are stage as well as a sponsor village, pro athlete endless. This unique layout and combination photo-ops, poster signings and more. TheDew of features helps remove the intimidation Tour is free and open to the public. factor and creates an inviting zone for intermediate, advanced and expert users. LOOKING AHEAD CREEKSIDE HOTEL - FALL 2020 MID-MOUNTAIN LODGE - 2021-22 Replacing Solitude Station for the 21-22 ski Construction has already begun on a new season will be a brand new 25,000 sq. ft. 127-room hotel with anticipated completion mid-mountain lodge. Construction on the as early as Fall 2020. The four-story hotel, facility is already underway and will continue located on a portion of the Chapel parking through the next two seasons. Once lot near Copper Road and Ten Mile Circle complete, the new facility will feature a full- will consist of 127 guest rooms offering a mix service casual restaurant, full-service bar and of two queen beds, king beds and suites. lounge, private dining area, cafeteria options With a spectacular panorama of Copper and 270-degree views of the vast Colorado Mountain and the Sky Chutes, the Creekside mountain landscape. Hotel will feature an outdoor patio nestled along West Ten Mile Creek complete with SKY CHUTES LANDING - 2020 fire pits and hot tubs, giving guest a chance Construction has begun on a new employee to unwind and soak in the views after a day housing facility located on the on the slopes. The hotel will be a significant northern portion of the Alpine parking lot new addition to the resort’s Center Village near the resort entrance. Sky Chutes and will provide easy access to unmatched Landing will be comprised of 44 rental units Colorado adventure. – a mix of studios, 1 bedroom, 2 bedroom and 3 bedroom apartments. The new employee housing addition comes just three THE HOTEL WILL BE A years after the completion of Copper Point SIGNIFICANT NEW ADDITION Townhomes, which offered much needed TO THE RESORT’S CENTER affordable housing to residents of Summit VILLAGE AND WILL PROVIDE County.