Copper

Many Holdout North American Destination Resorts to Open This Week, Parking Reservations at Copper and Snowbird Already Filling Up

By the end of this week, most of the resorts we’ve reviewed will be open for the 2020-21 season. With COVID-19 still a factor, we’ve detailed the access information for each of these mountains here.

California Bars Day-of Ticket Sales at Ski Resorts This Season

To limit mountain capacity and discourage last-minute traveling, California will no longer allow resorts to sell day-of lift tickets this season. Resorts are also asked to limit parking to ticket and pass holders only.

Killington, Snowbird, Copper, and Others Now Penalizing Parking Reservation “No Shows”

Guests who fail to use their parking reservation on any given day may now face the loss of future bookings. These resorts have implemented a tiered penalization system, with repeat offenders facing the most serious repercussions.

State of 2020-21 Resort Operations

With COVID-19 cases continuing to persist across North America, we’re seeing some resorts tighten capacity restrictions or push back openings, either voluntarily or by state mandate. As you debate whether to book a trip this season, we’ve decided to aggregate all we know in one place.

Copper Reopens No-Reservation Parking

Starting now, Copper will no longer require parking reservations for access to the free Alpine and Far East lots.

Reservation Restrictions Lifted at Several Ikon Resorts

Access to Aspen/Snowmass, Brighton, Crystal, and Winter Park is now completely reservation-free. Parking reservations have been completely eliminated at Killington and Pico, while these restrictions have been considerably relaxed at Copper, Eldora, and Snowbird.

Copper

This Colorado favorite offers very competitive terrain, but many lifts outside base areas are slow.