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Hi Lianne,
 
This was my first trip to Copper Mountain.  I have previously skied Keystone (3x) and Breckenridge(1x) when I lived in the US.  I must say that I was a bit hestant as my general perception of Copper developed over the years was that it represented a smaller mountain with less challenging trails (I’m an expert skier) and less exciting nightlife. 
 
Boy was I completely wrong.  I found the mountain fabulous. Staff were very friendly, the sking great and the range of expert trails super.  As an added bonus the mountain was extensive enough to hide a crowd of skiers. …but that wouldn’t have mattered as the lodge/ski pass combination provided a “fast pass” electronic ski pass that vertually put you in the front of any lift line.  Add two days of fresh powder …what more can you ask for.
 
The lodge (single bedroom with murphy bed) was also super.  Easy check-in, 5 minute walk to the lift with views from our room of the slopes.  The village bars and restaurants were also great.  My wife and I also took day trips to Aspen and Breckenridge to view the shops and the slopes and concluded that Copper was definitely our choice.  
So an emphatic 10. 
Cheers,
Terry P

Hi Guys Thought you would all like to see some pictures from opening day on Saturday at Treble Cone.  We were pleasantly surprised at how good the coverage was and mostly skied off trail and did a couple of tours out of bounds which was great to get some blood pumping thru the legs.  We had good intensions of having a cruisey day as I was breaking in new boots but ended up going a bit crazy. We’ve also been living in an inversion down here in town for the last week so we all enjoyed getting up into the blue sky.   Hope all of you are managing to enjoy the ski season as well and look forward to catching up for some turns if any of you make it down our way. Gleni & Blair

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Niseko on the northern island of Hokkaido in Japan.

Sarah was in Japan this season so give her a call if you would like to ski or ride in Japan in 2010.

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Hi guys, not sure about the favourite ski holiday as any time I can get the ski’s on and not be thinking of work is great! Even though it’s nice to get away without my darling children at times one of the most memorable ski holidays would have to have been 2 years ago when my wife and I along with the two kids headed off to North America. After a week in Palm Springs and Vegas becoming “Americanised” we hit Park City for a week of skiing at The Canyons, Deer Valley, Park City and also a day of X-country at Soldier Hollow. This was followed by another week in Breckenridge skiing there as well as Keystone and Copper Mountain. The improvement you see with the children getting a full week of long runs and blue skies really makes the expense worth it, the only problem I have now is they want to go down the black runs with me! Whilst on Colorado another must visit venue with Children would be the Colorado Museum of Natural History in Denver, it can easily occupy a day and helps get one partly used to the altitude before heading on up into the Rockies.

We enjoyed the experience so much we have already booked our next trip with Sarah at Ski Traveller!

Cheers

Karl T

You arranged our best ski holiday this year – but it was after we left Winter Park that it became truly magical. We hired a car and drove from Winter Park on a ski crawl – similar to a pub crawl but the intoxication was provided by pristine slopes rather than alcohol – well perhaps both.  First stop Copper – last stop Telluride. We resisted Keystone, Breckenridge and Vail because we have been there before – so headed south from Copper – via Monarch, Crested Butte and Durango. You could even take in a mountain top church service at Durango. The mountain’s name – Purgatory!  Crested Butte was the most magical of all. Clear blue skies, pristine snow and all capped off with margaritas at a mid-mountain outside bar made of ice and aptly named The Ice Bar!      

Sandra I

Hi,

I had the most exhilarating time at Revelstoke, BC. High Speed, quality Gondola and 2 chair lifts gave me access to an unprecedented level of terrain. Deep quality powder, ample trees, carved wind lips and access to a stunning bowl!

Loved it
Nick G

Well it’s hard to pick a favourite, but really, what could be better than skiing on Christmas morning in Whistler? Waffles at Crystal Hut celebrating a 16th birthday, more skiing, then an international Christmas dinner with plenty of good wine to top off a wonderful day with friends and family.

Kirsty G

My favourite Ski holiday would have to be the time I spent in Val D’Isere, France last year.

It was like Narnia, fresh powder all the time, amazing terrain, great people and SO MUCH FUN! The best snowboarding of my life was done there, and I got to spend my time there with 6 of my best friends! HOW PERFECT! One of my favourite things about Val was the Bluebird days! Honestly I think there was only about a weeks worth of “bad days” the whole 4 months I was there…….but it was snowing fresh powder so you cant really complain!

Thanks

Toni B

The best ski holiday I ever had was in Canada in 2006 at Kicking Horse. It was a fantastic place and we stayed in a beautiful log cabin.

The field was very accomodating and friendly and the snow was wonderful, the view superb

Plus with Whakapapa ski passes we recived a 50% discunt on lift tickets

Anna A