Copper Mountain Resort will continue to keep day parking free at the Alpine Lot for the upcoming 2023-24 ski season — though paid parking could still be in the area’s future.
In February, Summit County commissioners, at the request of Copper officials, lifted a decades-old prohibition on paid parking in the Alpine Lot that was part of the site’s planned unit development guidelines.
Representatives for Copper made the case that charging riders at the resort’s largest parking site could incentivize carpooling and alternate modes of transportation in a bid to reduce traffic congestion.
“We’ve experienced quite a bit of growth these past two seasons at Copper, especially coming out of the pandemic,” said Director of Development Graeme Bilenduke, during a February meeting with commissioners. “That’s caused us to take a look at how we manage our operation, how we receive our guests coming into the resort, and how we encourage and incentivize people to go from single-occupancy vehicles to having a higher-occupancy car per visit.”
