A Perfect Weekend at Copper Mountain
Dates
we went: January 10-12th, 2008
Who was involved: Two parents and three children (ages 14,
14 and 11)
Where we stayed: The Cirque
What we did: skied, swam, watched movies and read
Where we ate:
Mostly in the condo, but we happened on a great family deal for lunch one
day at Pizza Carlos (at the base of the mountain near the American Eagle lift).
We got an 18” 2-topping pizza with lots of cheese, a wonderful family size
salad (with lots of fresh, crisp romaine, roma tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion
and mozzarella) and four soft drinks all for $32. It was plenty to feed all
5 of us with leftovers, which they boxed up and kept refrigerated for us until
the end of the day.
Why
it was perfect:
The Cirque was absolutely lovely – extremely clean and comfortable, everything
needed to do our own cooking – all we needed to bring was the food. There
was a huge hot tub with a view of the mountains, and right next to it was
an outdoor pool, complete with fountain, heated enough to swim in it comfortably
even with outdoor temperatures at 20 degrees F. Each day we found complimentary
hot cider in the gathering space in the lodge. There was a workout room, a
“kid room” with bean bag chairs and a foosball table, and a media room with
a large screen TV (where we were able to watch our beloved Green Bay Packers
upset the Seattle Seahawks in the playoffs!) Copper Mountain has wonderful
runs for all levels of skiers. 
Even
though the snow was great (they had received 16” in the past 7 days) we never
waited in a lift line more than 15 minutes. We especially enjoyed Witches
Cove – a fun little run through the trees, just off of High Point run. We
tested our skills on a few bump runs and fulfilled our need for speed on some
nice steep blues and blacks on both sides of the mountain.
Places to check out on the web:
www.passwagon.com
www.coppercolorado.com