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Copper Mountain, Colorado, announced on social media that the resort will extend its season to Sunday, May 3, $49 lift tickets for the final week of skiing. The mountain initially planned to close on Sunday, April 26, but now skiers and snowboarders have an extra week to grab those great spring laps.
Copper credits early-season snowmaking —starting October 1, 2025— along with its high base and north-facing terrain for the extended season. The resort is typically one of the first in the United States to start making snow each season. Copper Mountain also has a higher base elevation than other resorts at 9,712 feet (2,946 meters) and a summit elevation of 12,441 feet (3,792 meters). That allows the mountain to remain colder along with its north-facing slopes which keeps snow melt at a minimum.
Six ski resorts remain open in Colorado. Aspen Mountain and Winter Park are set to close April 19, Loveland on April 26, while Breckenridge and Arapahoe Basin aim to stay open as long as conditions allow.
There’s still a lot to do at Copper Mountain with its Sunsation Spring Festival featuring free live music, DJs, and great spring après ski.
Schedule
Friday, April 24
- 2:00 p.m. | DJ Trizz | Main Stage, Eagle’s Landing
- 3:00 p.m. | Party Pupils | Main Stage, Eagle’s Landing
- 5:00 p.m. | DJ Afterparty w/ Maris Moon | Main Stage, Eagle’s Landing
Saturday, April 25
- 1:00 p.m. | Odell Bar Opens | Eagle’s Landing
- 1:30 p.m. | Moon Taxi | Main Stage, Eagle’s Landing
- 3:30 p.m. | The Record Company | Main Stage, Eagle’s Landing
- 5:00 p.m. | Sunsation Sweepstakes Prize Drawing | Subie Shack, Eagle’s Landing
Sunday, April 26
- 11:30 a.m. | Skimmy Dippers Dual Pond Skim | Eagle’s Landing
- 1:00 p.m. | Odell Bar Opens
- 3:00 p.m. | Don Fuego | Main Stage, Eagle’s Landing
Copper Mountain’s Skimmy Dippers Dual Pond Skim will take place on Sunday, April 26. The event puts teams of two that will drop in simultaneously on side-by-side pond skim courses, a 60-foot rail, and other jump features, combined with a skim across ice-cold water. Teams are judged on style, technique, creativity, and difficulty as they attempt to skim their way across the water. The top team will earn two Copper season passes for the 2026-27 season. Additional awards will be given to second and third place, plus Best Costume and Best Trick. All prizes are valid for the 2026-27 season.
As of Thursday, April 16, Copper Mountain has a base of 30 inches, 27 trails open, four lifts operating, and 361 acres of skiable terrain. The weather forecast through Tuesday, April 21, features cold temperatures at night with a low of 4°F and highs in the upper 40s. Feel the stoke, Copper Mountain just gave skiers and snowboarders an extra week of hitting the slopes for the final laps of the 2025-26 season. So, get out there and grab that spring corn, warm sun, and finish the season with a bang.
