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Ski Cooper

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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!

Trails
Total Runs
64
Ski Lift
Lifts
5
Skier
Skiable Acres
480(2 km2)
Snow
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.

Mountain Summit
Summit Elevation
11,700'(3,566 m)
Vertical Drop
Vertical Drop
1,200'(366 m)
Mountain base
Base Elevation
10,500'(3,200 m)

Ski Cooper Difficulty Level

Score
Difficulty Score™
56.2out of 100
←  EasyHard  →
Ski Cooper's difficulty level of 56.2 is above average. 81% of its trails rated as either intermediate or expert-level, which doesn't leave much for the beginners.
 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.
Green Circle
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.

Blue Square
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%.

Black Diamond
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
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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.

NameCodeCityDistance
Denver International AirportDENDenver, CO93 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.

NameCodeCityDistance
Aspen-Pitkin Co/Sardy FieldASEAspen, CO32 mi
Eagle County Regional AirportEGEEagle, CO38 mi
City of Colorado Springs Municipal AirportCOSColorado Springs, CO94 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.

NameLocationSummitDifficulty Score™Distance
Copper MountainFrisco, CO12,441 ft69%10 mi
BreckenridgeBreckenridge, CO12,998 ft83%17 mi
VailVail, CO11,570 ft79%20 mi
Beaver CreekBeaver Creek, CO11,440 ft64%21 mi
KeystoneDillon, CO12,408 ft76%25 mi
Aspen Mountain Ski ResortAspen, CO11,212 ft82%30 mi
Loveland Ski AreaDillon, CO13,010 ft65%31 mi
Aspen Highlands Ski ResortAspen, CO11,675 ft78%32 mi
Aspen Ski ResortsSnowmass Village, CO12,510 ft70%36 mi
Aspen SnowmassSnowmass Village, CO12,510 ft68%36 mi
Winter Park ResortWinter Park, CO12,060 ft86%46 mi
Ski Granby RanchGranby, CO9,202 ft32%47 mi
Echo Mountain ResortIdaho Springs, CO10,650 ft28%47 mi
Crested ButteCrested Butte, CO12,162 ft77%50 mi
Sunlight MountainGlenwood Springs, CO9,895 ft66%56 mi
EldoraNederland, CO10,600 ft50%56 mi
MonarchSalida, CO11,952 ft53%57 mi
Cranor Hill Ski AreaGunnison, CO7,000 ft0%62 mi
Bluebird BackcountryKremmling, CO9,845 ft60%73 mi
ButtermilkLarkspur, CO9,900 ft34%75 mi
Howelsen Hill Ski AreaSeamboat Springs, CO7,136 ft46%83 mi
Arapahoe Basin Ski AreaDillon, CO13,050 ft81%84 mi
Powderhorn Ski ResortPowderhorn, CO9,850 ft60%86 mi

Ski Cooper Mountain Stats

NameStatistic
Summit Elevation11,700 ft
Base Elevation10,500 ft
Vertical Drop1,200 ft
Trails64
(19% Beginner,  27% Intermediate,  54% Expert)
Lifts5
Skiable Acres480
Avg. Annual Snowfall260 inches
Ski Cooper Mountain Stats
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