"We're going to take as much advantage of it as we can," Eppinger said.
It's a full-on snow day, which means people who bought the ski area's snow day pass can ski because more than 4 inches of snow has come down. The problem is that it's only the second time this season that 4 inches has come down at Copper Mountain.
"This is our second 4 inch day of the year," Eppinger said.
Copper isn't alone in what has been a dry early ski season.
According to the Natural Resource Conservation Service website, statewide the snowpack is now 23 percent below normal. In the Colorado Basin, where many ski areas are located, the snowpack is 32 percent below average.
Still, skiers like B.J. Johnson say they are having fun.
"We were up skiing this morning. The snow on the trails was nice good snow where the runs are open," Johnson said.
That said, with big holiday ski crowds now arriving and many ski areas only able to open 25 pecent of their terrain, the Christmas wish for many is more space to play.
"I would love to see a few more trails open up," Johnson said.
This weekend, Copper Mountain will try to open its Sierra Lift and many other resorts are working to get terrain open. Plus, in true marketing fashion, even if December is dismal, Eppinger says January may be jumping with snow. You can bet he'll be ready to spread that news as fast as he can.
"Those days will be here and we will be ready," he said.
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