COPPER ANNOUNCES TWO LEADERSHIP APPOINTMENTS
Copper Mountain, Colo….October 2, 2007…Copper is pleased to announce exciting appointments within their leadership structure for the 2007-08 season. Chris Colman has accepted the new position of Director of Operations and Bruce Hodson has accepted the new position of Director of Slopes and Maintenance.
In this role, Chris Colman will oversee all of the guest-facing functions within the mountain and base area, including ski patrol, lift operations, transportation, parking and base operations. Chris brings to this role 35 years of experience at Copper Mountain in all aspects of mountain and village operations, and has been with Copper since the mountain opened in 1972. Most recently, Chris has been serving as the Director of Village Operations.
Bruce Hodson will oversee all of the maintenance functions on the mountain and in the base area including slopes and snowmaking, park and pipe, lift and electrical maintenance, vehicle maintenance and the warehouse. Bruce brings to this role 28 years of experience at Copper Mountain primarily in slope maintenance and base operations. For the past eight years, Bruce has been serving as the Manager of Slope Maintenance and Snowmaking.
Copper Mountain opens for the 2007-08 ski and ride season on Friday, November 2, with its 3rd annual Lift Off festivities. Activities include ski and snowboard film premiers, free live music, après parties, ski and snowboard demos and a chance to win tons of great giveaways. 2007-08 season passes are on sale now! NEW this season – the Rocky Mountain Super Pass "Plus," with unlimited access to Copper and Winter Park, plus six days at Steamboat and the Rocky Mountain Ultimate Pass, with unlimited access to Copper, Winter Park and Steamboat! View all pass information at www.passwagon.com.
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