{"id":801266,"date":"2019-11-12T15:12:01","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T22:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/indoor-freestyle-improvements-highlight-woodward-copper-opening-barn-bash-features-sit-skier-kennisons-speech-red-gerards-new-film\/"},"modified":"2019-11-12T15:12:01","modified_gmt":"2019-11-12T22:12:01","slug":"barn-improvements-highlight-woodward-copper-opening-as-barn-bash-features-sit-skiers-speech-red-gerards-new-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/local-news\/barn-improvements-highlight-woodward-copper-opening-as-barn-bash-features-sit-skiers-speech-red-gerards-new-film\/","title":{"rendered":"Barn improvements highlight Woodward Copper opening as \u2018Barn Bash\u2019 features sit-skier\u2019s speech, Red Gerard\u2019s new film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"swift-gallery p402_hide\" readability=\"6.7633289986996\">\n<ul id=\"imageGallery-374394-696\" class=\"gallery list-unstyled\">\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-1024x768.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"John LaConte \/ jlaconte@vaildaily.com | Athletes ages 5-and-up were welcome to try out the Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain for free on Saturday. A season pass to the barn costs $289 or can be added to a Copper Mountain season pass for $150.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"9\">\n<p><strong>Athletes ages 5-and-up were welcome to try out the Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain for free on Saturday. A season pass to the barn costs $289 or can be added to a Copper Mountain season pass for $150.<\/strong><br \/>John LaConte \/ jlaconte@vaildaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-1024x768.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"Athletes ages 5-and-up were welcome to try out the Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain for free on Saturday. A season pass to the barn costs $289 or can be added to a Copper Mountain season pass for $150.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-1-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"John LaConte \/ jlaconte@vaildaily.com | The Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain celebrated its season opening on Saturday, unveiling a new spring floor and 8,000 new foam cubes. Freestyle athletes use the barn as an indoor training facility.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"0\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"11\">\n<p><strong>The Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain celebrated its season opening on Saturday, unveiling a new spring floor and 8,000 new foam cubes. Freestyle athletes use the barn as an indoor training facility.<\/strong><br \/>John LaConte \/ jlaconte@vaildaily.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-1-768x1024.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain celebrated its season opening on Saturday, unveiling a new spring floor and 8,000 new foam cubes. Freestyle athletes use the barn as an indoor training facility.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li data-thumb=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-2-150x150.jpg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-2-1024x669.jpg\" data-sub-html=\"Curtis DeVore | Special to the Daily | The first chair riders break the ribbon signifying the start of the season at Copper Mountain. The Summit County resort started hosting Alpine training for the U.S. Ski Team on Wednesday, and opened to the general public on Friday.\" class=\"h-100\" readability=\"-0.5\">\n<div class=\"caption\" readability=\"10\">\n<p><strong>The first chair riders break the ribbon signifying the start of the season at Copper Mountain. The Summit County resort started hosting Alpine training for the U.S. Ski Team on Wednesday, and opened to the general public on Friday.<\/strong><br \/>Curtis DeVore | Special to the Daily<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row no-gutters h-100\">\n<div class=\"col my-auto\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.summitdaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/11\/Copper-VDN-111119-2-1024x669.jpg\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" alt=\"The first chair riders break the ribbon signifying the start of the season at Copper Mountain. The Summit County resort started hosting Alpine training for the U.S. Ski Team on Wednesday, and opened to the general public on Friday.\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"caption-toggle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/indoor-freestyle-improvements-highlight-woodward-copper-opening-barn-bash-features-sit-skier-kennisons-speech-red-gerards-new-film\/#\" class=\"show-captions\">Show Captions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/indoor-freestyle-improvements-highlight-woodward-copper-opening-barn-bash-features-sit-skier-kennisons-speech-red-gerards-new-film\/#\" class=\"hide-captions\">Hide Captions<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">COPPER MOUNTAIN \u2014 Every time you jump into a foam pit at the Woodward Barn, you take a little piece of the pit home with you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">And after several long years of that, many of those cubes had seen enough, said Emily Terrell with Copper Mountain Resort.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The Woodward Barn \u2014 Copper Mountain\u2019s massive indoor freestyle training facility \u2014 reopened over the weekend with 8,000 new foam cubes and a welcome party on Saturday, offering free access to the many trampolines and park facilities that make the barn a legendary training ground for freeskiers, snowboarders, freestyle BMX riders, skateboarders and, yes, even rollerbladers and scooter kids. All were present on Saturday for the barn\u2019s annual season kickoff party, which took place both inside and outside the facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI\u2019ve worked this event for five years: This is definitely some of the nicest weather we\u2019ve had,\u201d Terrell said Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The barn, which was outfitted with a new roof and new birch spring floor over the offseason, was packed all day as kids 5-and-older took to the trampolines for free intro sessions. A live DJ spun tunes as snowboards from Weston and Never Summer, facemasks and water bottles from Phunkshun recycled plastic and Burton stickers were given away as kids gathered to see \u201cJoy,\u201d the new snowboarding movie from Summit County local Red Gerard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cOnce again people were really stoked to be here for the annual welcome party,\u201d Terrell said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Adaptive<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Money was being raised Saturday for the High Fives Foundation, which focuses on preventing life-changing injuries and provides resources and hope if they do happen. The High Fives Foundation empowerment fund supported 92 athletes in 2018. Among them was Trevor Kennison, who made headlines earlier this year for riding Corbet\u2019s Couloir in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on his sit-ski during the Kings and Queens of Corbet\u2019s competition in February. Kennison broke his back on Vail Pass in 2014 and told his story to listeners Saturday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cI laid there buried in the snow from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m lucky to be alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Kennison now speaks out on behalf of the High Fives organization, which has disbursed more than $365,000 to athletes like him since Jan. 1, 2018, through grants and equipment including wheelchairs, adaptive bikes, standing frames, hand controls, waveskis, sit-skis, outriggers and more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Subhead\">Alpine<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">While freestyle was the focus on Saturday, the U.S. Ski Team\u2019s Alpine squad has also been enjoying Copper Mountain for the last week or so.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">U.S. Ski Team athlete Kyle Negomir, a Ski &amp; Snowboard Club Vail alum, said the team started training Nov. 6 and has been loving the surface available at Copper.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">\u201cHaving full speed training available this early in the season has been awesome,\u201d Negomir said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">Over in Vail, Golden Peak is targeting a Nov. 18 start for Alpine training, as well, said Jessie Vandenhouten with Vail Resorts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText\">The U.S. Alpine team heads to Vail for a fundraiser at Yama Sushi from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday. Negomir said many Vail athletes should be in attendance including himself, River Radamus and Mikaela Shiffrin. For more information, visit: one.bidpal.net\/alpinefundraiser<\/p>\n<p class=\"STND-STND BodyText Tagline\">This story is from VailDaily.com<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.summitdaily.com\/news\/indoor-freestyle-improvements-highlight-woodward-copper-opening-barn-bash-features-sit-skier-kennisons-speech-red-gerards-new-film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: Summit Daily<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Athletes ages 5-and-up were welcome to try out the Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain for free on Saturday. A season pass to the barn costs $289 or can be added to a Copper Mountain season pass for $150.John LaConte \/ jlaconte@vaildaily.com The Woodward Barn at Copper Mountain celebrated its season opening on Saturday, unveiling a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-801266","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-local-news"},"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-08-01 14:56:25","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"KSMT The Mountain","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt","push-errors":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801266","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801266"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801266\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801266"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801266"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/ksmt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801266"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}