Copper Mountain’s 2020-21 season closing day.
Event Type: Resort
Sunsation presented by 10 Barrel Brewing
The legacy continues with Copper’s Sunsation, the finest spring festival in all of the Colorado high country. This year’s annual closing weekend celebration will feature 10 Barrel’s Hella Hectic skim pond challenge, Nokian Tyre’s Green Tire Giveaway, stein hoisting contests, swag giveaways, and free live concerts from popular bands, Letters to Cleo and American Authors!
The World’s Largest Easter Egg Hunt
Hop on over to Copper for 65,000 eggs spread over 2,500 acres! There will be different hunts for all ages – from a 3 and under hunt in Center Village, to an adults on-mountain hunt. and giveaways.
Colorado Special Olympics Winter Games
Copper is proud to be the official winter training site for all Colorado-based winter Special Olympics athletes, as well as the official host resort for the Winter Games. Come support these amazing athletes as they compete at Copper for the 31st year in events including Alpine Skiing, Cross Country Skiing, Snowshoeing and Snowboarding.
Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships
The longest-running & most prestigious snowboarding competition in the world. The world’s best riders compete in Men’s & Women’s slopestyle & halfpipe competitions. FREE live concerts, a Riglet park for 3-6 year olds, an Après All Day program, a public banked slalom course, Athlete Signings and great after parties. The US Open is FREE & open to the public. Visit BurtonUSOpen.com for the full schedule of competition & events.
Monarch Mountain’s Opening Day
Monarch Mountain will open for the 2020-21 season on November 20, 2020.
Copper Triangle Bicycle Ride
There’s never a bad time to train for a true alpine cycling classic like Copper Triangle. Start high in the Rocky Mountains and only go up from there on the 79-mile loop cresting three Colorado mountain passes – totaling 6,500 feet in elevation gain. New this year, a friendly QOM & KOM of Vail Pass, with podium presentations for the top 3 men & women.
GoPro Mountain Games
We are stoked to bring back your favorite outdoor adventure sport competitions live and in-person June 8-11 in Vail, CO!Professional and amateur outdoor adventure athletes from the Vail Valley and around the world will converge upon the mountains and rivers of Vail to compete in nine sports and 25 disciplines including: x-country and road cycling, freestyle, 8-Ball, sprint and extreme kayaking, raft cross, World Cup Bouldering, stand up paddle sprint and surf cross, as well as trail, mud and road running, dog comps and the Ultimate Mountain Challenge.In addition to the athletic events, the GoPro Mountain Games will include a mountain photography competition, adventure film school, film festival, an interactive exhibition and demo area, live music, and mountain lifestyle parties.The Mountain Games are a project of the Vail Valley Foundation.