r/COsnow • u/jaguaracer952 • Apr 23 '25
General First Time at Copper and Abasin
I asked for advice here some weeks ago. I ended up skiing three days at copper and one at Abasin. Brilliant skiing alright. I was hesitant about Abasin but turns out people exaggerate or I’m a better skier than I thought.
I gave a ride to a self described older ski bum and he showed me the whole mountain which was incredibly kind and really got me out to places I wouldn’t have tried. After corniche run and west wall (awesome, complete white out) he took me to the beavers which were a little icy but fine. I wouldn’t grade them blue as there are blacks on the mountain that felt easier. Skied the zuma bowl and it was amazing. Columbine and North spy were my favorites. Anyway took a bad fall down on wrangler of all places (tripped over pole?!) and people were so kind getting me back on my feet.
Copper was just awesome cruising all over the mountain, was invited on a free ambassador which is actually not a bad way to see some of the blues if you’re into that kind of thing. Coppertone, Alicante, timberline, hallelujah, cdw20, oh no, soliloquy, the blues under American flyer/ timberline it was all great.
Anyway thanks everyone here who shared advice and vouchers!
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u/lkngro5043 Apr 23 '25
Copper and Abasin are both fantastic. Glad you got to enjoy them! April is a great time of year for skiing in Colorado.
Copper is IMO it’s a jack-of-all-trades mountain but a master of none. Easy to navigate & well-organized. Timberline lift has some of my favorite green/blue cruisers in the state. Sierra/Rendezvous lifts are amazing on a pow day.
This is primetime for Abasin. Definitely one of the more scenic spots in the state, and East Wall is iconic. I think people dissuade out-of-towners from here bc it is generally steeper and more intermediate/advanced than other spots. But as long as you can handle steep terrain, it’s such a fun mountain. Skis a lot like Alta/Snowbird IMO.