Creek Trail descend into Frisco from the Gore Range Trail. Resort The lodging, dining, and entertainment facilities at Copper Mountain are divided into three villages: East Village, The Village at Copper (AKA Center Village), and West Village (formerly Union Creek). The ski area is most notable as being designated by the National Forest Service as having the most organized skier layout of any ski resort. The beginner runs are located entirely to the west and graduate evenly in difficulty as the lifts progress to the east. They are isolated from the busier and more difficult runs in a natural fashion. Similarly, the intermediate runs are located even more to the east and develop in difficulty in a smooth manner. More difficult runs are to the far east, with the most difficult runs being on the backside. The most southern Tucker Mountain provides only double black diamond runs. Olympic medalist Putzi Frandl worked at Copper Mountain as a ski instructor for many years beginning in 1984. Statistics Elevation Summit: Base: Vertical: Slope Aspects North: 55% South: 5% East: 25% West: 15% Trails Trails: 150 total (25% beginner, 24% intermediate, 34% advanced, 17% expert) Acres: Average annual snowfall: Snowmaking 05/06 : Bowls: 5 (Resolution, Spaulding, Copper, Jupiter, Union) Peaks: 3 (Copper, Tucker, Union) Lifts 25 total 3 high speed six pack chairlifts: 1 chondola (Six-passenger chairs/Eight-passenger Gondola cabins): American Eagle 1 bubble high speed six pack: American Flyer 1 non-bubble high speed six pack: Super Bee 4 high-speed quad chairlifts: Excelerator, Timberline Express, Kokomo Express, Woodward Express 5 triple chairlifts: Lumberjack, Resolution, Rendezvous, Sierra, Three Bears 4 double chairlifts: Alpine, Pitchfork, Blackjack, Mountain Chief 1 T-Bar: Storm King 2 Single Surface Tow Lifts: Celebrity Ridge, Gem 6 Conveyor Lifts In popular culture The resort was the central location for the 1983 film Copper Mountain. The ski scenes in the 1994 film Dumb and Dumber were filmed at Copper. The chairlift used was the E-Chair, which has since been replaced by the Excelerator High Speed Quad. References External links Buildings and structures in Summit County, Colorado Geography of Summit County, Colorado Landforms of Summit County, Colorado Ski areas and resorts in Colorado Tourist attractions in Summit County, Colorado White River National Forest