By Mikaela Ruland

Follow Mikaela's adventures at @themillennialoutside and themillennialoutside.com

There is nothing so humbling as your first mogul run, except maybe your second. Or your fiftieth.

Moguls are hard.

Watching someone who knows what they’re doing, it looks effortless, flawless.

by Doug Blake

Springtime in the Rockies has few constants when it comes to the weather report but bountiful guarantees when it comes to mountain living.  Goggle tans, lightened lift lines, extended apres’, and a melting of good times highlight just some of the expected pleasures of the blossoming climate and culture.  Summer is right around the corner but don’t forget to savor the season while checking out Copper Mountain’s best drinks on and off the hill.

by Lisa Blake

Copper Mountain’s raucous end-of-season celebration is always one for the books. This year the jam-packed Rocky Mountain festival closes out the 2018-19 ski season (and, boy, what a season it was!) April 20 and 21 with bands, brews, the famous Red Bull Slopesoakers competition and a Retro Shred-a-Thon charity ski.

by Tracy Block

With Copper Mountain’s 2018-2019 Closing Day soon approaching, the time is NOW to flaunt your spring ski style. Temperatures are on the rise, so now, you can toss a few layers, and celebrate the end of the season with a festive, loud look. Not sure how to embody spring ski fashion in Colorado? Here are a few ideas to help you along the way.

1. Rock a onesie from Shinesty

By Lisa Blake

When the fluffy stuff falls and falls and falls, some of us buzz with anticipation, alarm clocks poised, ski boots warming, dreaming of those two sweet words: powder day!

But it’s not always roses.

by Mikaela Ruland

Follow Mikaela's adventures at @themillennialoutside and themillennialoutside.com

It was a bluebird, spring ski day at Copper Mountain.

We don’t often find ourselves in Copper Bowl, but when we do, it’s because the conditions are perfect.

This March day was no exception.

by Lu Snyder

It turns out Copper’s best kept secret might also be Summit County’s.

Copper is home more than 20 kilometers of Nordic trails – groomed for classic and skate skiing and snowshoeing – ranging from gently rolling greens along Copper’s golf course in the East Village, to more challenging trails that wind through the hills by Copper’s Lewis Ranch neighborhood and on into secluded forests west of the ski area. Yet despite the free and convenient access, the Nordic trails remain mostly undiscovered.

by Tracy Greenhalgh

Chris Gorga has been teaching kids to ski and ride at Copper for nearly a decade, and he still can’t hide his exuberance toward his job and his students.

by Sally Francklyn

The USASA (United States Snowboard and Freeski Association) is building a community of skiers and riders, rather than being just a competition. Tricia Byrnes, the Marketing Manager for USASA, said the regional events are “Where winter kids hone their skills, meet their friends, and embark on an Olympics, World Cup, or X Games career.” USASA is a great way to get a taste of competing in winter sports activities.