New Toy at Ski Cooper Delights Beginners

The new magic carpet at Ski Cooper is helping skiers and riders learn that much easier.  “It’s working out perfectly. It’s really nice and everybody’s loving it, “says Ski Coopers president and GM, Clint Yant. “I think it’s one of the best improvements we’ve done. It was kind of a pain but it’s the best thing we’ve done in a long time.”

The new magic carpet is 770 feet and can take 77 people up at one time. It replaced the old Printer Boy Platter lift.

The Magic Carpet is at the bottom of Ski Cooper in the Ski School and Beginner Skier/Rider area. Photo courtesy Bobby Dowd.

The season started off slowly for Ski Cooper. Yant says, “We opened Christmas Eve because we didn’t get any snow. I’ve never opened the mountain with that little snow but it held up.” The numbers over the Christmas holiday were similar to last year. “Plus, there are no lift lines and the snow is getting better."

Yant says the mountain is anxious to open cat skiing on Chicago Ridge. “We went up there today and did another survey so we’re hoping we can open it up next week finally.” Yant says ski patrol has done a lot of avalanche control and packing it down.

Photo courtesy Ski Cooper.

Tennessee Pass Cookhouse is open for dinner and some lunches. The restaurant is available through reservations seven nights a week.

Ski Cooper has a base altitude of 10,500 feet with an altitude of 11,700 feet at the summit. Ski Cooper is near Leadville and sits on the Continental Divide. The historic resort was pivotal with the formation and training of the 10th Mountain Division.

Ski Cooper also has a trade for its season pass holders. Ski or ride three free days with any of the mountain’s partner ski areas including Echo Mountain, Powderhorn, Sunlight, and Monarch in Colorado, as well as Ski Apache, Angel Fire, Pajarito, Red River, and Sipapu in New Mexico.

Photo courtesy Ski Cooper.

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