Apologies for the shameless plug, but we had fun! Copper Mountain's Sunsation festival rocked last weekend and the next promises to be even bigger. Of all of the end of the season festivities, Copper Mountain has recruited the widest variety of talented musicians to melt the snow and minds of everyone around.
Kicking off the festivities on Saturday was Passafire with some reggae rock jams. We enjoyed lunch, lunch beers and sunny seats on the patio. Great funky music played by a band from . . . no, not California. Any other guesses? How about Savannah, Georgia? Yes, Passafire, despite the style did not emerge from an earthship in Taos, NM, they are from the good ol' south.
They wrapped up and we headed out to sneak in a few more runs before the season ended. It was a toasty day which forgives the mushy tatters we had to ski on. The coverage was still solid, but with temps reaching 50 degrees, the snow quality just wasn't going to be there.
This weekend's snow doesn't promise to be any better, but then again we are now in the latter half of April. The forecast doesn't promise much in the way of new snow, but temperatures will be nice and high.
Rey Fresco serenaded what might have been our last runs of the year with just the music you would want for cruising blues on a warm afternoon.
After catching the last chair before the orange cone took a ride up, we caught up with Rey Fresco's set. While he was previously unknown, he will not be forgotten. We were two for two on the day with two yet to play.
Finally as the sun set, the show that brought everyone out took the stage. Free of any attire on their upper bodies that might have held them back, Pepper relished the mountain sun and paid many compliments to the local beer, the liberal laws and most especially, the altitude.
Pepper may have had more fun than the rest of the attendees. With new music fresh from the studio and all of the old classics, they were in prime form and went all out.
After seeing People Under the Stairs in Breckenridge later that night, we were left incapable of making it to Copper's Sunday shows featuring Lotus, The Expendables, and These United States.
This coming weekend promises to be just a good time at Copper. For the same low price of free-fidy, skiers can rock out with AC-DC cover band BC-DC, the reggae rhythms of Steel Pulse and then go crazy with Perpetual Groove. That's just Saturday's line up. On Copper's last day of the year they will host Los Lonely Boys, Pato Banton & The Now Generation, and The White Buffalo.
Many of the ski areas that are closing down feature similar free music. Vail has Wyclef Jean wrapping up their season. Lotus makes their way over Berthoud Pass to play Winter Park's last day of the season. Breckenridge closes down the endless lift lines with the Bravery.
Wolf Creek doesn't have music to offer, but is wrapping up the season with Locals Appreciation rates: $31 gets a ride to the top of some of the best powder stashes in the state. Keystone, Steamboat and Beaver Creek have already thrown in the towel, but resorts like Arapahoe Basin promise to keep the lifts running into June.
Go find a great end to a great ski season and enjoy some free tunes with your ride.
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