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expedition_retirementWe had never been to Copper Mountain before, although we had heard good things about the resort. One detail that we hadn't noted before was how high the resort was. Our hotel, at the base, was more than 9,000 feet above sea level, which made sleeping the first night uncomfortable. And with skiable terrain above 12,000 feet, I definitely was feeling the altitude on our first day of skiing. However, by the second day, I was adjusting to the altitude, and it became less of a problem after that.
It snowed overnight the first night we were there, so that we got some great powder runs in early on our first morning. The guys we started the morning skiing with wanted to go higher up the mountain in pursuit of more powder, but because I was feeling the altitude, we separated from them and joined another skier from the group, spending the rest of the day a bit lower on the mountain. We would ski with her the rest of the day and each of the next two days.
The weather through the middle of the week was clear, with sunny skies and warm temperatures, which made for comfortable skiing. And while it was relatively warm, the snow never really got mushy, so that the skiing conditions remained really good through the week. Then, on the final day, we got a significant snow storm. It began snowing overnight and continued to snow, heavily at times, throughout the day. The powder in the morning was heavy and sticky, but it got drier and lighter through the day, and by the afternoon it was delightful to ski in. We skied with a small group of club members that day that we hadn't had a chance to ski with previously.
It was a fun trip, with some great skiing and good company. While there was nobody on this trip that we had ever skied with before, we definitely made some new friends. Hopefully we'll get to ski with some of them again someday.
It snowed overnight the first night we were there, so that we got some great powder runs in early on our first morning. The guys we started the morning skiing with wanted to go higher up the mountain in pursuit of more powder, but because I was feeling the altitude, we separated from them and joined another skier from the group, spending the rest of the day a bit lower on the mountain. We would ski with her the rest of the day and each of the next two days.
The weather through the middle of the week was clear, with sunny skies and warm temperatures, which made for comfortable skiing. And while it was relatively warm, the snow never really got mushy, so that the skiing conditions remained really good through the week. Then, on the final day, we got a significant snow storm. It began snowing overnight and continued to snow, heavily at times, throughout the day. The powder in the morning was heavy and sticky, but it got drier and lighter through the day, and by the afternoon it was delightful to ski in. We skied with a small group of club members that day that we hadn't had a chance to ski with previously.
It was a fun trip, with some great skiing and good company. While there was nobody on this trip that we had ever skied with before, we definitely made some new friends. Hopefully we'll get to ski with some of them again someday.