Copper Mountain, CO - With a foot of fresh snow this week, Colorado's Copper Mountain ski resort is scheduled to open for the winter season on Friday, Nov. 6, with top to bottom skiing and riding and Lift Off, Copper’s 5th annual opening weekend festival.


Lift Off will take place Nov. 6-8, highlighted by a Saturday night concert with The Heyday, DJ Relm and headliner The Rapture. The latest 2010 ski and snowboard movies will be screened, including the Copper premier of TGR’s new film: Re:Session, with proceeds benefiting Team Summit.

The weekend will also include equipment demos, après specials, giveaways, a showing of the new Matchstick Productions’ movie, In Deep, at The Woodward at Copper Barn and new this year, Lift Off Late Night. Concert tickets on sale now at Copper's Guest Services office in the resort's Mountain Adventure Center.