Dining and entertainment are spread over Copper Mountain’s three villages:  The village at Copper, East Village, and Union Creek.  They all light up during the High Alpine Holidays with the long-standing tradition of a spectacular torchlight parade that weaves its way down the mountain to a grand-finale fireworks display.  The Village at Copper sparkles with holiday cheer for the annual event, punctuated with repeat performances by En Fuego on December 20 and January 10.

This year for New Years Eve, Colorado’s premier Disco Mountain band will perform in the Village.  There will be a Disco Dance Contest, Street Performers, Bonfires, a Big Air performance by the Copper Free Ride Team, fireworks and more.  Then January 2-4, 2009, the largest consumer demo in the snowboard world will feature free demos of Burton boards, boots, and bindings.  All will be in readiness for the U.S. Snowboarding Revolution Tour competition as described at copperseries.com.  Families can also take advantage of Kids Night Out, Kids Eat Free, Arcades, Lessons, and Ski Groups.

Copper offers a variety of divided terrain for all levels of skiers and riders.  Beginner slopes are on the western side, intermediate in the center, and expert terrain on the eastern side.  Advanced double black-diamond slopes are located at Copper Bowl, Union bowl, Spaulding Bowl, and Resolution Bowl at 12,000-plus elevation on Copper Peak and Union Peak.  These expert bowls are comparable in difficulty to Breck’s Imperial Bowl.

When measured by area, Copper Mountain Ski Resort is the largest resort in Summit County.  Operated by Intrawest, it extends from a base elevation of 9,712 feet to its summit at 12,313.  There are 2,433 skiable acres including 125 runs accessible through 5 high-speed chairs, 10 chairs, 6 surface lifts, and 1 tubing lift.  Expect fewer lines and shorter wait times everywhere but on the centrally located lifts that service blue and green runs, the Superpipe, and Catalyst, the premier terrain park.

Call Rick Allemang with RE/MAX Properties of the Summit at 970-547-1002 for information about ski properties or real estate in the woods to meet your family’s needs and goals.