Skid Road at Copper Mountain
Intermediate · 1810 m long with 243 m of vertical, averaging 8° and 17° at its steepest, facing NE.
17°steepest 50 m
8°average pitch
1810 mlength
243 mvertical
3204 mtop elevation
NEfaces
Snow and sun
Skid Road is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.
How to get to Skid Road
Lifts that reach the top: American Flyer (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rendezvous (skiing easy terrain to get there); Rendezvous (skiing easy terrain to get there); Timberline Express (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); American Eagle (skiing intermediate terrain to get there); Sail Away (skiing intermediate terrain to get there).
From the base area (about 18 minutes, intermediate skiing needed):
- Ride American Flyer
- Ski Coppertone (easy)
- Ski Skid Road (intermediate)
Where it ends
Joins Rosi's Run. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Super Bee (1 min), Stinger (1 min).
See Skid Road on the 3D mapAll runs at Copper MountainMeasured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.