Colorado ski resort begins snowmaking

Copper Mountain begins snowmaking operations ahead of 2025-26 winter season

The 2025-26 winter season is officially underway at Copper Mountain. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, Copper announced that overnight temperatures dropped low enough for the resort’s snowmaking teams to fire up the snow guns. Copper blew snow early in the morning on Wednesday before shutting off the guns as temperatures rose. Snowmaking crews will continue to make snow at every opportunity over the coming weeks as the resort gears up for the season ahead. …

Colorado ski resort begins snowmaking

Copper Mountain begins snowmaking as temperatures drop, setting the stage for an early winter start.

Copper Mountain, CO, is the First Resort to Begin Snowmaking for Winter 2025-26 - SnowBrains

First day of snowmaking. | Photo: Ian Zinner/Copper Mountain Snowmaking is officially underway at Copper Mountain, Colorado, where crews fired up the resort’s snow guns early Wednesday morning as overnight temperatures dropped below freezing. The effort marks the unofficial start of the 2025–26 winter season in Summit County. Related: Copper Mountain, CO, to Host First Alpine World Cup in More Than 2 Decades Copper’s snowmaking team will contin…

Colorado's Copper Mountain Kicks Off Snowmaking

In a bit of very welcome news to skiers and snowboarders throughout Colorado, Copper Mountain has unofficially kicked off winter 2025 – 2026 by firing up their snowmaking guns this morning, October 1st, 2025. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Copper Mountain (@coppermtn) Overnight temperatures dropped low enough for snowmaking to begin, with guns firing along multiple trails. Crews will continue to work over the next several weeks, ma…