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PHOTOS: Copper Cup ski race training at Copper Mountain

By and November 21, 2025 | updated 1 week ago

U.S. Ski Team skier River Radamus passes a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).

Copper Mountain Resort in Summit County, Colorado is hosting the 2025 Stifel Copper Cup, one of only two stops in the United States (both in Colorado) during the 2026 FIS Alpine Skiing World Cup this season.

Several nation’s men’s and women’s teams, including top skiers on the U.S. Ski Team, participated in multiple training days during the third week of November on the lower section of the Super-G course.

From Colorado racers River Radamus and Kyle Negomir to internationally-known superstars like Aleksander Kilde and Lindsey Vonn, Copper Mountain is ready to host the best of the best during the Thanksgiving week on the slopes in the East Village.

U.S. Ski Team skier River Radamus passes a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
Norwegian skier Aleksander Kilde, left, talks with a ski coach ahead of a training session on the Super-G race course Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. Kilde and other nation’s racers were partaking in several days of training sessions ahead of the Copper Cup World Cup Alpine ski races during the week of Thanksgiving 2025. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier Breezy Johnson passes through a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
A female ski racer carves around giant slalom gates during a training session Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier Breezy Johnson, right, and one of her coaches smile for a photo during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
A French Ski Team skier skis while a U.S. Ski Team coach watches during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
A ski racer passes a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
Lindsey Vonn races down the course at Copper Mountain during a training session on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette).
A French Ski Team skier skis during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier Lauren Macuga smiles after her first descent on the Super-G ski race course Wednesday, Nov. 202, 2025 during a training session ahead of the Copper Cup World Cup Alpine ski race during the Thanksgiving week 2025 at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier Sam Morse passes a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier Kyle Negomir passes a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
An Austrian Ski Team skier skis during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier Jacqueline Wiles skis up to the Superbee chairlift after her first descent on the Super-G ski race course Wednesday, Nov. 202, 2025 during a training session ahead of the Copper Cup World Cup Alpine ski race during the Thanksgiving week 2025 at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
A Norwegian Ski Team skier skis during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
Members of the U.S. Ski Team ride the Superbee chairlift back to the start house during an alpine ski race training day on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado ahead of the Copper Cup World Cup Alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week 2025. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier River Radamus splits a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
A maintenance worker prepares part of the finish line in the East Village base at Copper Mountain Resort Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025, ahead of the Copper Cup World Cup Alpine ski race set to happen over the Thanksgiving week 2025 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
U.S. Ski Team skier Isabella Wright skis up to the Superbee chairlift after her first descent on the Super-G ski race course Wednesday, Nov. 202, 2025 during a training session ahead of the Copper Cup World Cup Alpine ski race during the Thanksgiving week 2025 at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
A U.S. Ski Team skier passes a gate during ski race training Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025 ahead of the Copper Cup alpine ski races during the Thanksgiving week at Copper Mountain Resort in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
A grand stand being built in the East Village base at Copper Mountain Resort, as seen Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025, will allow hundreds of spectators to watch ski racers descend the course during the Copper Cup World Cup Alpine ski race over the Thanksgiving week 2025 in Copper Mountain, Colorado. (Jonathan Ingraham, Denver Gazette).
River Radamus races down the course at Copper Mountain during a training session on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2025. (Tom Hellauer/Denver Gazette).
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