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Western Slope at Copper Mountain

Expert · 390 m long with 202 m of vertical, averaging 27° and 32° at its steepest, facing N.

32°steepest 50 m
27°average pitch
390 mlength
202 mvertical
3753 mtop elevation
Nfaces

Snow and sun

Western Slope is poleward-facing: least winter sun, holds cold powder longest, can stay firm or icy.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Western Slope

Lifts that reach the top: Three Bears (skiing novice terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 29 minutes, expert skiing needed):

  1. Ride American Eagle
  2. Ski Main Vein (intermediate)
  3. Ski Bittersweet (intermediate)
  4. Ski EZ Road (easy)
  5. Ride Rendezvous
  6. Ski Otto Bahn (intermediate)
  7. Ski Colorado Boulevard (intermediate)
  8. Ride Three Bears
  9. Ski Western Slope (expert)
See Western Slope on the 3D mapAll runs at Copper Mountain
Measured 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.