What to Wear & Bring out to Ski

• Sunglasses
• Goggles
• Ski Socks - usually wool or blend
• Base Layers - long underwear top & bottom
  • Many of us now wear cold-weather tights & tops.
  • If you have exercise tights and tops - that will work.
• Fleece or Sweatshirt
  • Wear on top of the base layer & underneath the jacket
  • Bring one fleece
• Ski Jacket - can be a shell or a padded jacket
• Ski Pants - shell or lined - both work
• neck gaiter - Weather dependent.
• Swimsuit - for the hot tub and/or Athletic Center
  • Ex: The Copper Athletic Center has a pool & hot tub.

Deals

• REI is having a good winter sale - 40-50% off.
• They just finished a great sale with 70% off.
  • Here, you can get good goggles and ski gloves on sale for less than $50.
• Bang for your buck
  • 32 Degrees brand at Costco
    • You can get a couple of sets of long underwear for $32.
    • Two pairs of bottoms & 32 Degree Base Layers for $9.97
    • Costco had some Columbia winter gear as well.

What to Rent 

• You can rent skis, poles, boots, and helmets at the Mountain.
• Skis, poles, boots
  • $50 - $80 a day
• Passes are usually between $150 & $300 a day, depending on the mountain.
• You can get packs
  • Ex: 3-day pack for Copper Mountain is $471.51 at the end of Feb.
• Check deals on lessons.
  • Ex: $209 for a full lesson with a $50 lift pass
• If your friend has a season pass; Epic, Ikon, Copper, etc, you can get between 10- 25% off on food, merch, rentals, lessons, and lift tickets.