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Originally Posted by Northendzone
Why is COP not a good hill to learn on
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
COP is a great learner hill. If you can board/ski on that crowded ice mound you can board/ski on anything.
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I've seen more people turned off of skiing/boarding because of COP than learn on it. It's ridiculously icy/hard packed and not forgiving. Not to mention crowded with people also just learning (read: not paying attention to where they or anyone else is going).
Don't get me wrong, I think COP is an awesome thing to have in the city and I would have killed to grow up with access to it. It's a great place to let the kids go after school with buddies, or to play around in the terrain park. However it's not a learning hill. Possibly after getting a feel for things, doing a lesson or two, use COP as a 'second turns' kind of learning. But I wouldn't start there.
For learning I strongly recommend Nakiska. Challenging enough runs to keep everyone entertained for the day, easy enough runs to learn. You're not waiting in line for half an hour for a 30 second ride down. You can spend more time on a single run to actually get a feel for things. No major flats to hamper boarding.
Panorama is also a good hill to learn on, albeit it's more suited to a weekend getaway. I first learned to board at Marmot, but that's definitely a weekend getaway.