COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Piper Miller, right, holds on to her cap as rides up Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift with her parents Jake and Rori Miller for a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Will Bird, center, receives his diploma from Head of School, Travis Aldrich, right, socially distanced handing his diploma via a ski at the top Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift May 29, 2020. Will's mother, Martha, left, takes pictures of the event. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: Peak School graduation ceremony on top the Super Bee lift at Copper Mountain ski area May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas to then ride the lift back down. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Alberto Espinosa, right, has his picture taken by his mother, Georgina, after receiving his diploma on top of Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift during a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Alberto's bother, Mathias, sits in the middle of the lift in support. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Alberto Espinosa, rides back down Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift after receiving his diploma at the top during a graduation ceremony May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Koa Rashidi, right, holds on to his cap as rides up Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift with family for a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Cole Perkins, right, rides up Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift with family for a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Connor Albin, right, along with family members, rides up Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift for a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Alberto Espinosa, right, along with family members, rides up Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift for a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School Head of School, Travis Aldrich, gives out congratulations and instructions for his students at the base of the Copper Mountain's Super Bee lift before a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. Aldrich handed out diplomas in a basket extended to the grads from a ski. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate, Cameron Bryant, had his likeness on signs held by family before a graduation ceremony on the top of the Copper Mountain ski area May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate, Maggie Hoehn, left, and Peak School student, Brielle Quigley, who will be a senior next fall, at the base of the Super Bee ski lift at Copper Mountain before a graduation ceremony at the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduates Will Bird, left, and Cameron Bryant, right, pose for pictures next to a banner will all 14 grads on it at the base of the Super Bee ski lift at Copper Mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
1 of 13
COPPER MOUNTAIN, CO - MAY 29: The Peak School graduate Piper Miller, right, holds on to her cap as rides up Copper Mountain's Super Bee ski lift with her parents Jake and Rori Miller for a graduation ceremony on the top mountain May 29, 2020. Fourteen graduates and their families rode up to the top of the lift were graduates received their diplomas and then rode the lift back down congratulating fellow grads and greeting teachers. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post)
ExpandBy Andy Cross | across@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: | UPDATED:
Getting your player ready...
Peak School’s senior graduation was a truly moving affair this year.
The Frisco school celebrated commencement on Copper Mountain’s Super Bee chairlift Friday morning, handing out diplomas to 14 graduates as they reached the top of a literal (and metaphorical) mountain.
Graduates, who rode the lift with their families, were congratulated on the way down by fellow grads and teachers.
















