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Originally Posted by kunkstyle
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.
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I learned to snowboard on COP. I had no issues with it. Your first few times you're going to be unable to stand/turn. Why pay extra for a bigger hill or drive further out of the city?
You're first 2-3 times you need to just focus on being able to stand and do basic turns. Getting off at the halfway point of COP is absolutely fine for this.
Once you have basic turn down, I'd reccomend somewhere else, but it's not as though your going to be capalbe of carving on powder your first time up.
I'd also caution on spending a lot of money on boots. Instead focus on fit. My boots are extremely cheap. Since I have skinny ankles, my feat tend to slide out of the expensive boots, that are usually lined with fancy fur. Find a boot that fits you properly. You don't need to overpay for all of the "features" that top end boots provide.