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A couple weeks ago I was watching Copper put the finishing touch on their always perfect Superpipe and now I”m seeing the best riders in the world completely dominant it. Today was the Grand Prix Superpipe Finals at Copper Mountain in Colorado. The best pipe riders throwing down for their chance at winning cash, getting [...]

Timing worked out perfectly that I could spend today on the mountain just in time to check out the USASA Nationals at Copper.   I did take a couple laps at Breckenridge this morning, before heading over to Copper to take in the afternoon of riding, Nationals and the Monster Mash pipe contest (look for [...]

The Copper Superpipe opened today as the first halfpipe in the United States and during a non-Olympic year it might have gone unnoticed but with the Olympics around the corner it was a very busy superpipe training day. Tom and I headed over to Copper to enjoy an easy day on the slopes and get [...]

Copper Mountain had opened up on Friday and since I’m a season passholder it made perfect sense to spend Sunday at Copper. I carpooled with Lauren to Copper and met up with Chris from Snowboarderguide to shred for the day before I carpooled back with him to Steamboat. Today’s demo was Capita and Union with [...]

When I received the invitation to join Dragon Optics at Woodward at Copper during their camp session, I knew I couldn’t turn down such a fun opportunity to check out the camp and the team.   A huge thanks to Alex Pashley for inviting me and letting me have a great first time at Woodward. [...]

Have you ever dreamed of pulling a 900? What about a double corked 1080? Maybe your first 360? This summer with the Woodward Camp at Copper you can progress your own riding with the help of foam pits, trampolines and coaches so you don’t miss a beat from the terrain park as summer passes you [...]

Yesterday was a mess in Colorado with the snowstorm that came through.  Between Denver and Summit County, I witnessed a rollover accident 10 feet in front of me, drove in the worst conditions I’ve seen and managed to make it up to the mountains before the highway closed.  With the snow falling throughout the night…today [...]

Last Sunday, the USASA Nationals began at Copper Mountain.  6 days of competitions began with 1,600 amateur athletes throwing down in halfpipe, slopestyle, giant slalom, slalom and boardercross.   Today was the 4th day of competitions and a beautiful bluebird day to watch the events at Copper Mountain. The fine crew at Copper Mountain and [...]

I give credit to the marketing crew at Copper (my sister resort) because they know when to make fun of themselves and make it look good.    What exactly is National Snow Day?  It’s that “Everyone deserves an unexpected free day to ski, snowboard, and build a snowman. Experience what the rest of the nation [...]

On Monday night I had the opportunity to check out the Oakley Revolution Tour at Copper Mountain. I was really stoked to get the invite and be able to attend the event, even for just one night. I took photos and did a write up for Transworld Business, but also attended on behalf of my [...]