Chris Runyon
Social Media Specialist
Born and raised in the foothills of Southwest Virginia, Chris is a southern marketing nut gone tech savvy. While not updating the public, he enjoys trying his luck in amateur competitive-eating contests and intense CatchPhrase game nights with friends. You can spot him snowboarding pretty easily with his purple and white splatter helmet; representing JMU Ski and Snowboard Racing all day...every day.
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Faces of Copper : Mooie Davis, Weather Reporting
Faces Of Copper showcases different employees from around the resort, giving you an inside look at the people behind the service. The third video in the series follows ski patroller and weather reporter, Mooie Davis, as he takes us through his typical day at Copper Mountain Resort.
2012 Sunsation Events & Music Lineup
It's that time of the year again. Another winter season has come and gone which only means one thing...Sunsation and closing day is almost here! Here's the 411 on this awesome weekend of music and events like CopperMan 3K Adventure Race and SlopeSoakers: Floating Rail Jam. Get a sneak peak at the bands and start planning for an amazing weekend.
The Best Things in Life are FREE
Having fun shouldn’t break the piggy bank. That’s why Copper offers Free Your Mountain Program to our guests. Here’s a recap of all the programs that keep your wallet fat and checking account happy.
Faces of Copper: Lift Operator, Adam Reszenski
Faces Of Copper showcases different employees from around the resort, giving you an inside look at the people behind the service. The second video in the series follows lift operator, Adam Reszenski, as he takes us through a typical day at Copper Mountain Resort.
Copper Uncorked: Not Your Average Wine Festival
Swish, smell, and drink….but in your snowpants. That's right; Copper Uncorked was anything but your average wine festival. Here's a quick recap of the Burger and Wine Challenge Copper hosted this past Valentine's weekend. It was like Bobby Flay's Thrown Down meets attitude-free wine party.
Givin' the Green
We understand that the only way to keep getting those fresh tracks is stop leaving our carbon footprint behind.Copper Environment Fund gives $32,900 dollars to local organizations in Summit County and the surrounding areas.
Boxes For Days at Copper
This past Sunday, Mervin Manufacturing and Snowboy Productions invaded Woodward at Copper's Terrain Park for their Boxes For Days tour. It was a simple concept. Take normal park boxes and arrange them one after another to create an abnormal, tremendously difficult, yet ridiculously fun to ride Super-Box. Their efforts were noble but contestants were beefing left and right on this box-osaur. Remember to check out the video and photos from the event!
Faces of Copper: Gabby Leibbrandt
Kick back and relax as we give you a glimpse of day in the life of Food & Beverage with Gabby Leibbrandt, cashier extraordinaire and weird face artist. Enjoy our mini series of all the faces that make up this amazing place we call Copper Mountain.
Kick the Tires & Light the Fires: Winter Mountain Bike Race
Here's a recap of Copper's 1st Annual Winter Mountain Bike Race. See the all the action of the night race with a first person POV cam on single speed monster, Brad Grohusky. Don't forget to check out all the bike photos too!
Shaun Palmer SBX/SX Camp
Racers were tucking and pumping their legs off this past week at the Shaun Palmer SBX/SX Camp at Copper Mountain. See the course as we take you through first person POV video and what it took to put together a World Cup training facility.
Smashing World Records
How many vertical feet have you ski or snowboard in your life? Let just say no way near as much as Fu man chu tele-skier Rainer Hertrich. Meet the man who smashing world records. Most people don't set goals that take eight-plus years to achieve.
Rev Tour: Road to Pro
We got a chance to sit down with 17-year-old Atlanta transplant who has gained Steamboat local status, Penn Lukens, to get an idea of what it’s like on the road to pro. This is what he had to say:
Grand Prix & Progress Sess Recap
Here's a recap from the U.S. Grand Prix at Copper Mountain. Check out the winners of the longest-standing and celebrated tour in action sports history, the 16th Annual U.S. Sprint Grand Prix & a time lapse video of the Paul Mitchell Progression Session with event highlights.
Halfpipe Art & Grand Prix
Ever wonder how the 22' Superpipe is made? With hard work and a groomers' dream. Debbie Caves knows first hand how many hours of snow-love it takes to build the 22' beast at Copper. Copper goes behind the scenes of what it truly takes to get the Superpipe up and rolling for the winter season and ready for U.S. Grand Prix event.
U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper
Copper welcomes the US of A’s ski speedsters as they train on the only full length downhill course in ‘Merica at the new U.S. Ski Team Speed Center at Copper. Check out Copper’s other race programs so you can be the next Ted Ligety or Lindsey Vonn.
Shop 'Til Ya Drop!
This winter season, we've revamped our shopping scene and ski demo stores that we know you're going to love. No guys, it's not just for the ladies. We've got neat stuff for everyone to enjoy. It's time to get your shop-on at Copper.
Safety Snow Pups
Stuck on the mountain? Copper's furry four-legged friends are ready to sniff you out. Copper Mountain Avalanche Dogs, or C-MAD, train each day like their getting a call tomorrow. Discover the hard work that goes into training these snow pups into becoming lifesavers.
Newbs to Olympic Athletes
Everyone has to start somewhere. Why not start at the best place? Copper Mountain pumps out winter athletes like nobody’s business. We take beginner racers and riders and transform them into rippin’ machines.
Snow Day Road Trip: Everyone Deserves a Snow Day
Copper Mountain knows there are skiers and riders out there who have never felt the pure thrill of waking up to hear that school has been cancelled on the radio. So it’s our privilege to bring a Snow Day to the awesome people of the U.S. of A!
The Newest Speed Demon
Without further ado, Copper Mountain presents the new Union Creek high speed quad. Hold on to your snow pants, the new Union Creek lift is ready to take you to the top. Check out the footage of its progress and Copper's first snow fall!!
Bring on the White Noise
The snow guns are fired up and ready to roll. The faint, continuous roar of white noise at Copper Mountain reminds all of us that Opening Day, November 4th, is just around the corner.
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