IS THIS YOU???
WE FEEL YOUR PAIN!
(And we have the cure for what ails you)
We are (not unreasonably) PROUD to present the first club event of the 2025 Ski Season, where the Delta Ski & Snowboard Club will be defending their SWEEP of the NAASF season awards for the first time in many, many, many orbits of the nearest star. I can see snow from my house again and it's not going anywhere for the next 6 months or so - so it is time to start preparing!!
I know you've all been running, doing serious core exercises, burpees, plyometrics, swimming, cardio, and pumping up your leg days - now it's time to reward all of that hard work with your first taste of ON SNOW activity!! Grab your skis and boards and make the trek over to the DSSC Copper Training Camp the second week of December, 2024 at Copper Mountain, CO!
This season we have an opportunity to get Snowboard-specific RACE TRAINING if we can get FIRM commitments ASAP. If you are interested in learning to carve a snowboard and to be a better snowboard racer, PLEASE let Todd Hensley from UAL and DSSC Snowboard Team Captain Stephen Rocha know you will be at the camp by sending them emails at the links below!! (DO THIS NOW) You will also need to go through the registration process described below and make your reservations for accommodations.
Please make sure you read through ALL of the information below! The discount tickets for non-IKON pass members are only available if you are also purchasing a coaching package. All of this information is also available on the DSSC website.
During the week, we meet at different places for après ski, have a DSSC Pizza Party, participate in the annual UPS Ugly Sweater Pub Crawl, and attend the annual UAL White Elephant Gift Exchange party at Zacatecas Mexican Restaurant. While the conditions on the mountain aren't guaranteed - this is early season skiing/boarding when it is possible not all of the mountain will be open - we have had year after year of great skiing and boarding for our Camp and we would love to see you there!
Whether you are just learning to ski or snowboard, you're a returning B Racer, or a veteran A Racer, we can all use some coaching lessons early in the season to remind us of what we should be concentrating on to get out of the gate early on the right foot. Come knock off the rust with the rest of us!!
As always, if you have any questions, please don't hesitate to text, call, or email me!
Mike Pearson
DSSC President
435-252-4831
capnmike1@earthlink.net
Copper Training Camp 2024
Lift Tickets
$50/day
*This special price lift ticket is only for those purchasing the coaching/lesson program.* Call Copper Reservations to book lickets and use the code below:
- Call Copper Mountain group reservations at: (866) 837-2996
- Group Name: United Airlines Ski Week 24
- Group Code: 6468
Adult Ski RACE Lessons
1 Day- $199.00
2 Days- $329.00
3 Days- $469.00
4 Days- $599.00
- Does NOT include 7% resort surcharge
- Lift ticket or season pass required and not included in price
- There is no guarantee a participant will be placed in the most accurate group for his/her ability if the original formation of groups on Dec 9th is missed
- Copper reserves the right to place a participant into our regular daily ski school program to best address the individual's needs, progress, and safety.
- This is an adult ski program, not offered to anyone under 18
Youth and Adult Ski Snowboard Lessons
Despite our efforts, there will NOT be gate or snowboard RACE Lessons this year at Copper Training Camp. There will be however, tiered lessons available at a discounted rate. Even though they aren't race lessons, becoming an overall better skier/rider means a lot more fun and better racing!
Copper Mountain is offering 20% off daily Youth and Adult Ski & Snowboard Group Lessons. These are open to all ages and skill levels.You book these lessons the exact same way as you do the ski racing lessons. Please see below (updated 11/11/24).
How To Book - Ski Race Lessons, Snowboard and Ski Group Lessons (aka, How to Book ALL Lessons)
Lodging
Gold Lodging
- Hotel Room- $142.85/night + $59.55 Housekeeping Fee
- 1 Bedroom Condo- $177.60/night + $89.33 Housekeeping Fee
- 2 Bedroom Condo- $244.42/night + $119.10 Housekeeping Fee
- 3 Bedroom Condo- $417.73/night + $148.88 Housekeeping Fee
*Housekeeping Fee is a flat rate per reservation
Silver Lodging
- Silver Hotel Room - $126.12/night + 59.55
- 1 Bedroom Condo - $158.30/night + $89.33 Housekeeping Fee
- 2 Bedroom Condo - $216.53/night + $119.10 Housekeeping Fee
*Housekeeping Fee is a flat rate per reservation
How To Book
- To reserve please call the Copper Mountain group reservations line at (866) 837-2996
- Group Name: United Airlines Ski Week 24
- Group Code: 6468
- 15% will be added to the total lodging cost (pretax) to confirm specific room features such as location, building or bedding
Lodging Deposit /Payment Policy
- Copper Mountain will accept one (1) form of payment per lodging unit reserved; they are unable to split the room cost by multiple forms of payment.
- A 15% deposit on the entire length of stay will be required upon making reservations.
- The balance on the room reservation is due 14 days prior to arrival and will be automatically billed to the credit card account on file.
No Shows
- Rooms which have been reserved and whose attendees fail to show on their scheduled day of arrival will be billed to the individual holding the reservations for the total lodging amount for the contracted time.
Arrival/Departures
- Check-in time is 4:00 PM Check-out time is 10:00 AM. They will make their best effort to accommodate our group’s arrival schedule subject to “ready room” availability. Late check-outs are not encouraged; however, these may be possible for an additional fee and are subject to availability. Please contact the front desk within 24 hours of departure to check on availability.
Early Departures
- A fee of 100% of the remaining room nights lodging amount will be charged if attendees check out before their confirmed departure date. This may be waived for emergencies at the discretion of Copper Mountain Resort.
Cancellation Policy
- If lodging is canceled 15 days or more prior to arrival date, refund on the deposit amount received will be made less 10%
- If canceled 14 days or less prior to arrival, the individual is subject to full forfeiture of the reservation value.
Cancellation Fee Waiver
- During the booking process a Group Reservations Specialist will include vacation protection in the quoted reservation total so that the guest may be refunded payments if cancelling for a covered reason due to but not limited to injury, health, weather, road closures and job termination. If guest opts out of the vacation protection within 14 days of arrival payments are non-refundable for any reason. The cost of Copper’s Vacation Protection Plan is 7% of the individual guest’s total purchase, calculated on the pretax amount.
Taxes & Surcharges
- The above lodging rates do not include applicable tax and resort surcharges. Local tax is 8.375% and the resort Surcharge is 9.9%. Each lodging reservation is responsible for the applicable tax and resort surcharge as designated by the individual property management company assigned.
Equipment Rental
Norski Sports at Copper Mountain wants to extend a special discount for our trip to Copper Mountain!. At Norski they pride themselves on providing the best rentals and service, all while doing it at the best price in town.
Below is a special link for our group to use that will give us 40% OFF ski and snowboard rentals.
No payment or card info is needed until time of rental pick up.
General Info/How to Get There
Copper Mountain is just a quick, easily drivable 1.5 hours away from Denver, CO. The best way to get to Copper is to carpool from the airport, take a shuttle, or public transportation via Bustang! Click on the Link for more detail!
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Copper Mountain opens their lifts at 9am, subject to weather conditions
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Lessons go from 10am-3pm Monday - Thursday
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If you booked a lesson, please be prompt in reporting so the coaches can sort us into groups by experience and interest.
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Meeting point, near the outside of the ski school, between the American Flyer lift and the American Eagle lift.
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Coaching/Lessons and Tickets reserved in advance of arrival should be picked up at Mountain Sports Sales Center Desk at the top of escalators across from Jacks, in the Copper One Lodge, Center Village.
