With the 2025-26 season on the horizon, Copper Mountain is gearing up for a season full of fresh turns, events and competitions.

Copper Mountain will kick off with opening day on Friday, Nov. 7. Skiers and riders can ring in the new ski season by enjoying hot chocolate and coffee as well as power bars from the Copper Bake Shop. The first 50 skiers and riders in the American Eagle lift line on opening day will receive YETI giveaways. The opening day celebration will continue into the afternoon and evening with the Barn Bash at Woodward Copper’s indoor action sports facility, marking its grand reopening following recent updates.

Guests can drop in for a DJ set, clinics, a mega ramp jam, backflip factory and new features inside the Barn.

The excitement is expected to carry into the weekend with the annual Snowsation festival happening on Saturday, Nov. 8. Like previous years, the event will feature free concerts, giveaways and more. The music lineup includes Rootbeer Richie & The Reveille opening for headliner Velvet Daydream. 

A few weeks later, the inaugural Stifel Copper Cup presented by United Airlines will come to Copper. The four days of world-class Alpine ski racing will take place Thanksgiving weekend from Nov. 27-30. The Audi FIS World Cup will feature men’s super-G and giant slalom and women’s giant slalom and slalom.

Following the races, Center Village will come to life with fireworks and free concerts on Friday and Saturday. On Friday night, DJ Logic will open for DISPATCH. On Saturday night, G. Love will open for Young the Giant. There will also be an awards show on Friday night for the top finishers of the men’s giant slalom event and the highly anticipated bib draw on Saturday ahead of the women’s slalom event on Sunday.

For more information about the Stifel Copper Cup festivities, visit CopperColorado.com.  

World Cup returns

Shortly after the Stifel Copper Cup, The Athlete’s Mountain will welcome some of the world’s best skiers and riders for the Toyota U.S. Grand Prix from Dec. 17–20. The event serve as Copper’s third World-Cup competition of the season and serves as an Olympic qualifying competition ahead of the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics.

During the holiday season, guests are invited to come to Copper for free festivities on Dec. 24 and Dec. 31 in Eagle’s Landing in Center Village. On Dec. 24, guests can enjoy a DJ set, holiday cookie decorating, a torchlight parade and fireworks.

The festivities will continue on New Year’s Eve with live music, a torchlight parade, fireworks and more.

In the new year, Copper will have a steady lineup of on-mountain competitions. Copper will host up-and-coming amateur freestyle athletes for the U.S. Revolution Tour in halfpipe, slopestyle and big air competitions from Jan. 12–17.

After that, the IFSA Freeride World Qualifier and Junior Freeride events for big mountain competitors return to Copper Bowl in February. USASA National Championships will return to Copper near the end of the season in April, welcoming 2,000 of the best young skiers and riders from across the country.

Copper’s winter calendar will also feature guest-favorite events like Safetyfest, Subaru Winter Fest and the Mammut Uphill Race Series.

Copper plans to close out the winter season with Sunsation and Slush Rush. Sunsation, the annual end-of-season festival, will include a free concert performance on April 25 and a live DJ set in Center Village on April 26. Slush Rush, the one-of-a-kind pond skimming event, will close out the 2025-26 season on April 26.

For more information about Copper’s winter event lineup, visit CopperColorado.com.