Copper Mountain Resort releases event lineup for 2024-25 winter ski and snowboard season

Copper Mountain Resort/Courtesy photo
Copper will open for the 2024-25 winter season on Nov. 8. and, like previous seasons, will feature a lineup of signature events including new competitions and activities.
Following Copper’s opening day celebration on Nov. 8, the resort’s annual Snowsation festival will usher in winter with free concerts, giveaways, games and more on Nov. 16 and 17.
Throughout the holiday season, guests can enjoy fireworks, with planned displays on Nov. 29, Dec. 24 and Dec. 31. Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve will include torchlight parades. Copper will also commemorate the opening of the new Timberline Express lift with a celebration planned for the end of November.
The Athlete’s Mountain will invite world-class skiers and riders to compete in the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix halfpipe event, happening Dec. 18-21. This World-Cup event will feature the best athletes on the World Cup circuit in their first North American competition of the season.
New this year, Copper Mountain will play host to a new X Games event that is scheduled to take place during the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix. More details about the new partnership will be announced soon. Copper will also host up-and-coming amateur freestyle athletes for the U.S. Revolution Tour in halfpipe and slopestyle comps on Jan. 13-17.
In the new year, skiers and riders are encouraged to check out Copper’s staple events like Safetyfest, happening Jan. 25 and 26, and Subaru Winterfest, featuring free live music, a vendor village and swag giveaways on Feb. 21-23.
The IFSA Freeride World Qualifier and Junior Freeride events for big mountain competitors will happen in Copper Bowl in February, and the USASA National Championships in April will welcome young athletes from across the country to compete in slopestyle, halfpipe, rail jam, boarder/skier cross and slalom events.
The resort will also offer several reccurring events throughout the season, including its free Copper Live music performances in Center Village.
The Mammut Uphill Race Series will return for a third season, inviting experienced ski mountaineering racers and uphill enthusiasts to compete in four timed uphill courses around the resort. The series is scheduled to take place on Jan. 25, Feb. 15, March 8 and end with the Copper Cup on April 12.
Copper will wind down the season with spring events including Sunsation and Slush Rush. Sunsation, the annual end-of-season snow dance party will include a free concert performance on April 26 and 27.
Slush Rush invites guests to participate in a one-of-a-kind team relay event on May 3. Skiers and riders alike are welcome to join in teams of three to compete in a relay race that combines navigating around gates in the Superpipe, flying through banked turns in a cross course and tackling a jump and rail before launching into an ice-cold pond skim.
For more information, visit CopperColorado.com.

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