[8] Copper Mountain received its first detachable chairlift in 1986 when Poma constructed the American Flyer lift, a high speed quad running from Center Village to the summit of the I-lift.

The resort's third high speed quad came in 1994, when Doppelmayr USA constructed the Timberline Express to replace the I and J double chairlifts, servicing a pod of blue trails west of the American Flyer lift.

The Super Bee, a high speed six pack, replaced the B-1 and B-2 double chairlifts, providing a one-seat ride from East Village to Resolution Bowl.

A short high speed quad known as Excelerator was also built replace the E-lift triple chairlift, running from Solitude Station to the top of Super Bee.

In that same year, a mountain coaster was built in the Center Village adjacent to the lower section of the American Flyer.

The American Eagle was replaced with a chondola, combining high speed six pack chairs with eight passenger gondola cabins.

The opening of both lifts was delayed by various technical complications and issues, including one gondola cabin falling off American Eagle due to a grip failure.

Named Three Bears, the lift services expert-only terrain previously only available by hiking or a weather-permitting snowcat ride available for a few hours a day on weekends.

[11] Also in 2019, additional towers were added to the American Flyer to combat areas of heavy sag on the uphill line.

Nearby resorts within Summit County include Breckenridge, Keystone, and Arapahoe Basin, all just west of the Continental Divide and past the Eisenhower Tunnel on the way from Denver.

[16] Olympic medalist Putzi Frandl worked at Copper Mountain as a ski instructor for many years[vague] beginning in 1984.