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Para-alpine skiers at the 2012 IPC Nor Am Cup held at Copper Mountain
Copper Mountain. Photo: Bidgee, CC BY-SA 3.0 au, Wikimedia Commons

Copper Mountain

Ski resort · United States

Is it worth the trip?

Every day scores the same

Copper Mountain is closed for the season on these dates.

Each day of your trip, out of 100

Mon 2 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
13 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-7°C
Wind
12 kn

Tue 3 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
13 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-8°C
Wind
7 kn

Wed 4 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
7 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-9°C
Wind
6 kn

Thu 5 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-7°C
Wind
3 kn

Fri 6 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
4 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-9°C
Wind
8 kn

Sat 7 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
2 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-9°C
Wind
5 kn

Sun 8 · 0 out of 100

Fresh
0 cm
Depth
0.1 mmid 0.1 m, base 0.1 m
Coldest
-7°C
Wind
6 kn

Tap a day for snow, wind and the temperature. Full forecast

Forecast: next 8 days

Full forecast
  1. Sun 10, poor
  2. Mon 20, poor
  3. Tue 30, poor
  4. Wed 40, poor
  5. Thu 50, poor
  6. Fri 60, poor
  7. Sat 70, poor
  8. Sun 80, poor

The resort in two facts

  • Top 3,765 mvillage 2,953 m
  • Open December–Aprilusually

Full forecast

every day, every number

Lifts closed for the season. They usually open about 25 November.

We don't know the avalanche risk here. Check Colorado Avalanche Information Center.

Forecast and score for each day at Copper Mountain
DayScoreFresh72 hDepthtop, mid, baseColdestat topWindat top
Sun 1Nov0, poor8 cm0 mmid 0 mbase 0 m-2°Cwind, 9 knots
Mon 2Nov0, poor13 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-7°Cwind, 12 knots
Tue 3Nov0, poor13 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-8°Cwind, 7 knots
Wed 4Nov0, poor7 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-9°Cwind, 6 knots
Thu 5Nov0, poor4 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-7°Cwind, 3 knots
Fri 6Nov0, poor4 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-9°Cwind, 8 knots
Sat 7Nov0, poor2 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-9°Cwind, 5 knots
Sun 8Nov0, poor0 cm0.1 mmid 0.1 mbase 0.1 m-7°Cwind, 6 knots

Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to. Snow depth starts from today's reading at Fremont Pass, 3447 m. More

Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.

Best time to go

best in Mar

Good ski days in a typical week, each month, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).

  1. Jan0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
  2. Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
  3. Mar2of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
  4. Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
  5. May0of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
  6. Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
  7. Jul0of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
  8. Aug0of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
  9. Sep0of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
  10. Oct0of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
  11. Nov0of 7: a trip from Mon 2 Nov
  12. Dec0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec

Tap a month to see this spot for a trip then.

Snow by month

Typical snow on the ground and coldest daytime temperature by month
MonthBase2,953 mMid3,359 mTop3,765 mColdestat the top
Nov0.2 m0.2 m0.1 m-14°C
Dec0.3 m0.3 m0.3 m-18°C
Jan0.7 m0.6 m0.6 m-18°C
Feb0.8 m0.7 m0.7 m-17°C
Mar0.9 m0.9 m0.9 m-14°C
Apr1.0 m0.9 m0.9 m-8°C
May0.7 m0.7 m0.6 m-1°C
Junnone0.1 m0.1 m5°C

Typical snow on the ground in the village, halfway up and at the top: the middle value over 2016 to 2025, from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the grid cell nearest each height. Not a forecast, and not the groomed pistes: resorts make snow lower down.

Map

the resort, its town, photos

Each place wears its best day on these dates: green good, amber fair, pale red poor, as the key says.

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Photos of Copper Mountain

Copper Mtn shuttle 276
Near Copper Mountain. Photo: Xnatedawgx, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
View of Ten Mile mountain range from Summit House East
Near Copper Mountain. Photo: Mikepascoe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
C2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS over Copper Mountain Colorado
Photo: Mikepascoe, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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About Copper Mountain

Village 2,953 m, top 3,765 m.

A ski resort with its village at 2,953 m and its top at 3,765 m. It is usually in season from December to April. The snow is usually deepest in March, about 0.9 m at the top (3,765 m). For skiers the best month is usually March, with about 2 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Copper Mountain.

The score is the conditions only: the journey, the price and the partners never change it (how we score, how we earn).

Rough cost (estimate): about US$2,450–US$3,830 each

about US$2,450–US$3,830 each · 6 nights, 2 sharing: flights, transfer, stay, food, lift pass, ski hire.

Our estimate from typical public prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book (where they come from). Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

How we worked it out 
Rough cost per person for this trip
WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn ORD to EGE, estimated from distance and season, 2 airlines on the route, with a hold bagabout US$181–US$382
Transfershared airport transfer, returnabout US$94–US$161
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, sharedabout US$288–US$482
Food7 days eating outabout US$342–US$636
Lift pass5 days at about US$312 a day, country averageabout US$1,330–US$1,800
Ski hire5 days, or about US$114 to fly your ownabout US$221–US$368
Totalabout US$2,450–US$3,830

For 2 people sharing a room. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra. Prices from public sources, checked in 2026.

Where to stay: 3 towns

Closest

Copper Mountain

1 min by car · 18 places to stay

about US$107/nightcountry average

See 18 places to stay in Copper Mountain · Booking.com

About Copper Mountain its beds, food and every spot near it

About US$107 a night is our estimate of the country's average 2-star double room that month: not each town's price, and not a quote. Drives are estimates. Prices are about, in US Dollar (USD): our pound figures at the European Central Bank's rate of 30 October 2026.

Getting there: about 6h 35m

About 6h 35m door to door from Chicago

Fly ORD → EGE, direct, then 1h 55m by road

An estimate, one way; the journey never changes the score.

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