{"id":798524,"date":"2019-08-14T11:11:21","date_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:11:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/?p=369903"},"modified":"2019-08-14T11:11:21","modified_gmt":"2019-08-14T17:11:21","slug":"photos-work-beings-on-snowmaking-expansion-at-copper-mountain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/photos-work-beings-on-snowmaking-expansion-at-copper-mountain\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Work beings on snowmaking expansion at Copper Mountain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COPPER \u2014 The U.S. Forest Service recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/white-river-national-forest-approves-trail-building-snowmaking-projects-at-copper-mountain-frisco-nordic-center\/\">approved 73.4 additional acres of snowmaking<\/a> at Copper Mountain Resort, among other projects.<\/p>\n<p>The additional snowmaking will allow for an earlier season as well as a more extensive early season, both for recreational users and competitors, including the U.S. Ski Team, which trains at Copper.<\/p>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-1-1024x699.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-369886\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-1-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-1-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-1-768x524.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>U.S. Forest Service ranger Bill Jackson stands in front of the American Eagle chairlift at Copper Mountain on Tuesday, Aug. 13, and talks about the additional snowmaking at the resort.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/photos-work-beings-on-snowmaking-expansion-at-copper-mountain\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-1.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-1.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-369888\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-2-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Forest Service rangers Sam Massmen, left, and Jackson talk Tuesday, Aug. 13, about the new snowmaking and biking trails projects under development at Copper Mountain.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/photos-work-beings-on-snowmaking-expansion-at-copper-mountain\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-2.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-2.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-3-1024x726.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-369889\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-3-1024x726.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-3-300x213.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-3-768x545.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>Forest Service rangers Marcus Dreux, from left, Massmen and Jackson talk Tuesday, Aug. 13, about the new snowmaking and biking trails projects under development at Copper Mountain.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/photos-work-beings-on-snowmaking-expansion-at-copper-mountain\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-3.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-3.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"p402_hide\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-5-1024x676.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-369890\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-5-1024x676.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-5-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-5-768x507.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><figcaption><strong>A new mountain biking path under construction at Copper Mountain aims to bring green and blue level routes to riders.<\/strong><br \/><em>Liz Copan \/ <a href=\"mailto:ecopan@summitdaily.com\">ecopan@summitdaily.com<\/a><\/em><br \/><a class=\"buy-link\" href=\"http:\/\/SummitDaily.mycapture.com\/mycapture\/remoteimage.asp?backtext=Return+to+SummitDaily.com&amp;backurl=https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/photos-work-beings-on-snowmaking-expansion-at-copper-mountain\/&amp;image=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-5.jpg&amp;notes=https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/08\/forestservice-SDN-081419-5.jpg\"> Buy Photo<\/a><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/photos-work-beings-on-snowmaking-expansion-at-copper-mountain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COPPER \u2014 The U.S. Forest Service recently approved 73.4 additional acres of snowmaking at Copper Mountain Resort, among other projects. The additional snowmaking will allow for an earlier season as well as a more extensive early season, both for recreational users and competitors, including the U.S. Ski Team, which trains at Copper. 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