Ski Cooper
Ski Cooper is a ski area located in the state of Colorado in USA. The resort is in the town of Leadville, CO.
We recently ranked all of Colorado's ski resorts, so you can see where Ski Cooper stacks up against all its nearby ski hills!
Season Passes
Ski Cooper is a part of the Powder Alliance pass network. This pass allows you to buy a season ticket at your home slope, then be able to use it to ski up to three free days at the rest of the participating resorts.
Lodging Options
There are numerous options to stay at Ski Cooper around the resort. Check out the available options with the form below.
Ski Cooper Terrain Overview
Ski Cooper has a total of 64 ski trails, which are serviced by 5 ski lifts, gondolas and/or trams. With 480 acres, Ski Cooper has a moderate amount of skiiable terrain available for skiers. This area is equivalent to 194 hectares, 0.8 square miles, or 1.9 square kilometers.
Ski Cooper's slopes see on average 260 inches (6.6 meters) of snowfall a year. That is almost 21 feet every year!
Total Runs
64
Lifts
5
Skiable Acres
480(2 km2)
Annual Snowfall
260"(660 cm)
Ski Cooper Elevation
Ski Cooper has a summit elevation of 11,700 feet, or 3,566 meters. However, not all of that elevation is able to be skied. The base of the ski slope sits at 10,500 feet above sea level, creating a ski hill that is 1,200 feet (366 meters) high. This is referred to as the slope's vertical drop - or a measure of how high the skiable hill is.
The summit of 11,700 feet makes this ski resort one of the highest in the country. The average ski slope summit is around 4,000 feet, so this is extremely high compared to its peers.
Summit Elevation
11,700'(3,566 m)
Vertical Drop
1,200'(366 m)
Base Elevation
10,500'(3,200 m)
Ski Cooper Difficulty Level
Difficulty Score™
56.2out of 100
DID YOU KNOW?
At Parks & Trips, we've created a proprietary Difficulty Score that attempts to show how difficult a particular ski slope is. We get to this number by combining a number of metrics for each resort and comparing them to its peers. Most of the score is based off the amount of easy-intermediate-expert slopes by acreage and the maximum vertical drop of the overall resort, but also includes a few lesser-used metrics as well.
Our algorithm compares each resort’s metrics with all others in North America, then assigns each a Difficulty Score, which we use to rank them accordingly. Resorts with a lower score are easier to ski than those with a higher one. However, a high score does not mean that the resort does not have any easy slopes, or vice versa. This is just an overall score given to the resort based on all its metrics grouped together.
Skiable Terrain by Difficulty Level
Ski Cooper has 480 total skiable acres, which can be broken down into the three main groups of difficulty: Beginner, Intermediate, and Expert.
Ski Cooper's difficulty level is higher than average, which is because 27% of its ski trails are rated as intermediate, and another 54% as expert.
Beginner
19%(91 acres)
Beginner trails (identified by a green circle) are the easiest trails on the hill with a gradual 25% or less gradient, and are usually wide to accommodate beginner skiers.
Intermediate
27%(128 acres)
Intermediate trails (identified by a blue square) are usually the most popular and crowded runs, which have a slope of anywhere between 25-40%.
Expert
54%(261 acres)
Expert trails (identified by a black diamond... or two) are the hardest slopes on the mountain, and have very steep gradients over 40%.
Is Ski Cooper good for beginners?
Ski Cooper is above average in its difficulty level, so... probably not? It will depend on which trails you take since only 46% of its trails rated for either beginner or intermediate skill levels.
Ski Cooper Location
Ski Cooper is located in the state of Colorado, USA. This ski area is nearest the town of Leadville, CO.
Address:
Leadville, CO 80461 USA
View on Google Maps
Website:
skicooper.com
GPS Coordinates:
39.36000, -106.30000
Getting to Ski Cooper
By Car: If you are driving, you would set your GPS to either the ski resort's name (Ski Cooper), its coordinates of 39.36000, -106.30000 (latitude, longitude), or simply drive towards the town of Leadville, CO to get close.
By Air: If you are coming in from across the country, then you may need to board an airplane to get here.
A large airport has scheduled major airline service with millions of passengers per year. This type of airport always accepts international flights. Here are the closest large airport(s) to Ski Cooper.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denver International Airport | DEN | Denver, CO | 93 mi |
A medium-sized airport has scheduled regional airline service. This type of airport may or may not accept international flights. Here are the closest medium-sized airport(s) to Ski Cooper.
| Name | Code | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy Field | ASE | Aspen, CO | 32 mi |
| Eagle County Regional Airport | EGE | Eagle, CO | 38 mi |
| City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport | COS | Colorado Springs, CO | 94 mi |
There may also be much smaller regional airports next to Ski Cooper, but we didn't list them here due to the fact that no major airlines go through them.
Other Nearby Ski Resorts
Skiers will - especially if coming from far away - try and visit a couple different slopes all in the same trip. Here are the closest other ski slopes within 100 miles of Ski Cooper.
| Name | Location | Summit | Difficulty Score™ | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Mountain | Frisco, CO | 12,441 ft | 69% | 10 mi |
| Breckenridge | Breckenridge, CO | 12,998 ft | 83% | 17 mi |
| Vail | Vail, CO | 11,570 ft | 79% | 20 mi |
| Beaver Creek | Beaver Creek, CO | 11,440 ft | 64% | 21 mi |
| Keystone | Dillon, CO | 12,408 ft | 76% | 25 mi |
| Aspen Mountain Ski Resort | Aspen, CO | 11,212 ft | 82% | 30 mi |
| Loveland Ski Area | Dillon, CO | 13,010 ft | 65% | 31 mi |
| Aspen Highlands Ski Resort | Aspen, CO | 11,675 ft | 78% | 32 mi |
| Aspen Ski Resorts | Snowmass Village, CO | 12,510 ft | 70% | 36 mi |
| Aspen Snowmass | Snowmass Village, CO | 12,510 ft | 68% | 36 mi |
| Winter Park Resort | Winter Park, CO | 12,060 ft | 86% | 46 mi |
| Ski Granby Ranch | Granby, CO | 9,202 ft | 32% | 47 mi |
| Echo Mountain Resort | Idaho Springs, CO | 10,650 ft | 28% | 47 mi |
| Crested Butte | Crested Butte, CO | 12,162 ft | 77% | 50 mi |
| Sunlight Mountain | Glenwood Springs, CO | 9,895 ft | 66% | 56 mi |
| Eldora | Nederland, CO | 10,600 ft | 50% | 56 mi |
| Monarch | Salida, CO | 11,952 ft | 53% | 57 mi |
| Cranor Hill Ski Area | Gunnison, CO | 7,000 ft | 0% | 62 mi |
| Bluebird Backcountry | Kremmling, CO | 9,845 ft | 60% | 73 mi |
| Buttermilk | Larkspur, CO | 9,900 ft | 34% | 75 mi |
| Howelsen Hill Ski Area | Seamboat Springs, CO | 7,136 ft | 46% | 83 mi |
| Arapahoe Basin Ski Area | Dillon, CO | 13,050 ft | 81% | 84 mi |
| Powderhorn Ski Resort | Powderhorn, CO | 9,850 ft | 60% | 86 mi |
Ski Cooper Mountain Stats
| Name | Statistic |
|---|---|
| Summit Elevation | 11,700 ft |
| Base Elevation | 10,500 ft |
| Vertical Drop | 1,200 ft |
| Trails | 64 (19% Beginner, 27% Intermediate, 54% Expert) |
| Lifts | 5 |
| Skiable Acres | 480 |
| Avg. Annual Snowfall | 260 inches |