Jan 21-26 Copper Mountain & A-Basin $659 (6 Days 5 Nights + Transport)

COPPER MOUNTAIN

Copper Mountain offers 2,527 acres of naturally divided terrain catering to all skill levels. Advanced and expert guests enjoy Copper’s challenging bowls and the Woodward Copper Barn, a 19,400 square foot action sports training facility. Generous beginner terrain and award-winning instructors at Copper Ski and Ride School cater to first-time and novice visitors. While Copper is best known for its world-class skiing and snowboarding terrain, guests also enjoy the resort’s intimate, pedestrian-only villages which offer restaurants, family-friendly activities, shopping and comfortable lodging, all within walking distance to the lifts. More on https://www.coppercolorado.com/

ARAPAHOE BASIN (A-BASIN)

Known as the Legend, Arapahoe Basin is nestled high along Loveland Pass about 68 miles outside of Denver, Colorado. Having been in operation since 1946, the Legend offers some of the highest skier and rider accessible terrain in North America where half of the mountain sits above the timberline with skiing and snowboarding through late spring and early summer. A-basin features a vertical rise of 2,270 feet and a summit elevation of 13,050 feet with 1428 accessible acres and an average snowfall of 350 inches. The terrain is rated 7% beginner, 20% intermediate, 49% advanced and 24% expert with the signature run Pallavicini as one of Colorado’s longest and steepest trails. More on https://www.arapahoebasin.com/

LODGING

We will be staying in a big vacation house located in Frisco CO, the MOST PREMIUM location for the trip, with 5 bedrooms, 10 beds (3 Queen Beds, 6 single beds, 1 Queen sofabed), 3.5 baths, 1 living room, 1 family room, 1 sitting room and 1 fully equipped kitchens. We will max out at 14 people. The house is 14 minutes from Copper Mountain, 23 minutes from Arapahoe Basin, and 1h50m from DEN Airport.

Features: Indoor fireplaces, private deck, grill on the deck, free WiFi, TVs, dish washer, washer, dryer, microwave, coffee maker, hair dryer.

Essentials Provided: Towels, bed sheets, shampoo, soap and toilet paper

FLIGHTS (Please Book Yourself)

We have booked these United flights, currently costing $451.22 (as of 5/1/2024):

United Airlines UA2240

Tuesday, Jan 21st 2025 12:00 PM LGA -> 02:18 PM DEN

United Airlines UA1333

Sunday, Jan 26th 2025 05:40 PM DEN -> 11:16 PM LGA

These are the most direct & the cheapest flights available, and closest airport to NYC. Please book the flights here: www.priceline.com or www.united.com

Book as early as possible as flight price goes up as trip gets closer or even SOLD OUT. You may book different flights, but airport transportation to the house may not be available on your arrival and departure times.

ROUND TRANSPORTATION

Daily round trip transportation from the house to Copper Mountain & A-Basin is included. Round trip transportation from DEN airport to the house is included if the flights are the same as listed above (or earlier on arrival flight or later on departure flight). If your arrival flight and/or departure flight are within 15 minutes of our flights indicated above, we can still accommodate you on airport transportation. We can use the vehicle to go out for dinners, and other activities as well.

LIFT TICKETS

* Get Ikon Base Pass for $969 (https://www.ikonpass.com) or Ikon Session Pass 4-Day for $479. This is the best price we have for this trip, and the pass you get will also be good for our other Ikon Pass mountain trips.

TRIP COST:

We will accept Early Bird $200 deposit this season before Sept 1st 2024 to secure your spot Regular $250 deposit when Early Bird spots have sold out. (The balance $459 is due by Sept 1st, or the deposit will be forfeited).

* Early Birds $659 above mentioned lodging & ground transportation package (Price will go up on Sept 1st or when 50% of all tickets are sold whichever comes first)

* Regular $709 above mentioned lodging & ground transportation package afterward

Included In Trip Cost

This 6 days 5 nights ski/snowboard trip includes: 4.5 days (half day on last day) downhill skiing or snowboarding at Copper Mountain & A-Basin(1st, 3rd, & 4th days at Copper Mountain, and 2nd & last day at A-Basin), 5 nights of lodging at condos in Silverthorne CO, mostly two persons will share a bed, or own single bed with $40 upgrade. We will do our best to match your roommate. All ground transportation, including daily round trip transportation from house to these mountains, transportation on activity day and to dinners, and round trip airport transportation to and from the house if your flights are the same one mentioned above (or earlier on arrival flight or later on departure flight).

NOT Included In Trip Cost

* Lift Tickets (Check "LIFT TICKETS" session above) & Equipments

* Flights (Refer to "FLIGHTS" session above to book yourself)

* Gratitudes to Trip Leader/Driver

BUY TRIP TICKET HERE:

https://jan212025copper.eventbrite.com/ Returning members ONLY: You can also Venmo us @jwang88 to avoid transaction fee. When Venmoing, please indicate your email, phone #, and preferred roommate(s) if any. Your spot is NOT confirmed until your payment is received.

REFUND POLICY:

* Early Bird $200 deposit / Regular $250 deposit is not refundable

* 50% refund on lodging & ground transportation if cancelled 30 days in advance

* No refund on lodging & ground transportation within 30 days of the trip

* The trip is not cancellable due to COVID-19 related reasons

TRAVEL INSURANCE:

To protect your trip, consider buying travel insurance, around 5% to 7% of total cost, and you can get reimbursed 75% to 100% of the cost for any reason for cancellation or trip interruption. https://www.travelinsured.com/

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Copper Mountain, 209 Ten Mile Cir,, Frisco, United States