i worked at copper last season and will be there again this season...
and like i said before...
green passes work wonders, or if you come early enough you can ask a lifty or more likely and more readily available a ticket checker to buy you the ticket...
they can walk over to the counter and buy one for cheap...
if you want to be there for a few days, buy them a six pack or something for it and i assure you someone will help you out...
i think last year staff could get 1/2 price tickets...
but i cant recall exactly...
but its no big deal, just be polite and ask...
i helped out plenty of folks last year...
good luck anyways...