Around the country and throughout the world, GSA houses Federal workers and provides both products and services to support the important work of government. With an annual budget of approximately $16 billion and a staff of 14,000, GSA influences almost $66 billion in government financial transactions.
With an average annual snowfall of 280 inches, 2465 acres of skiable terrain, and a base elevation of 9712 feet, Copper Mountain is one of the highest ski resorts in Colorado, and offers abundant ski and snowboard terrain for all ability levels.
Sondre Norheim won his first competition in Christiania in 1868. The first widely known ski jumping competition was the Husebyrennene, held in Oslo in 1879, with Olaf Haugann of Norway setting the first world record for the longest ski jump at 20 meters. Explorer Fridtjof Nansen was a skilled skier and was number 7 in the 1881 competition at Huseby.