Beaver Creek Ski Resort

Beaver Creek is a must if you’re a fan of snow and the Rockies.
You don’t have to be a skier or snowboarder to enjoy BC. There is something for everyone. They offer tons of things for all ages. BC has 3 mountains that you can start on one side and make your way over to the 3^rd side. There are tons of lifts that get you where you want to go.
The price of a day pass to ski is high but if you talk to your hotel/​condo concierge, scout out deals, or purchase them in advance, you will find a deal that is suitable for you.
We enjoyed apres skiing while there, the gondola, snowshoeing and more. We had guides for everything and they were very knowledgeable.
You do not need a car while here as they highly encourage usage of their shuttle system. It will take you from Avon to BC to the parking lots in a matter of minutes. If you get a free day/​night, go over to Vail and ski or explore their Village.
Enjoy the views, you will love it!

I can’t say enough great things about Beaver Creek. It’s a great village and great ski resort. Nice shops and a cute ice rink. Perfect for families. And the slopes are great for beginners, as well as intermediates and experts. I took a private group lesson with my family since it had been 20+ years since I was on skis and our instructor was just delightful and so helpful and patient. And who doesn’t love Beaver Creek Cookie Time?! Nothing like fresh, hot, out of the oven chocolate chip cookies once you’re off of the hill. I think the only downside is how expensive it is but that’s to be expected.

Sorry Disney, but Beaver Creek is actually the happiest place on Earth. Top notch service, world class terrain, and some of the best and most consistent snow makes for a phenomenal skiing experience for athletes of all abilities.

I loved this ski resort. Well, most of it. The lift ticket prices were obnoxious but I see where the money goes. Everything about Beaver Creek is first class without the snobbish-​ness of vail. Every employee goes out of their way to say hello. The service on the mountain was first rate. I loved the length of the blues and greens. I’m a «leisure» skiier and really don’t hit anything off trail so this resort was perfect for me. My husband likes to challenge himself and wasn’t to impressed with Beaver Creek so I guess it really depends on what kind of skiing you like to do. It’s a very well groomed and maintained resort– I would love to return someday.

Worst courtesy patrol ever. I think some of the power may have gone to their heads. It’s unfortunate that Beaver Creek does seem to vet the intentions of some of their staff. Just because their having a bad day doesn’t mean they should share that with paying customers. Fortunately their pathetic attempt at trying to ruin my day won’t work I’m going to Copper the rest of the week.

Ahhhhhh… Beaver Creek !
There is really no other place like this on earth.
One of the best skiing places whether you are a beginner, intermediate or an expert.
3 inter-​connecting mountains that give you unsurpassed amount of groomed trails with the most magnificent views.
Located 25 minutes from Eagle County Regional airport, and 20 minutes drive to Vail village.
This little town has absolutely everything to offer to the most discriminating skier.
Beautiful accommodations whether you choose a hotel, resort, lodge, condo or most magnificent homes right on the ski trails.
Fantastic restaurants with top notch service, ski rental equipment shops, little boutiques, ice skating ring right in the middle of town, wonderful spas, plenty of bars for after ski to relax and warm up, fireworks every Thursday night, one of the best ski schools for kids and most of all the the best weather with the softest winter and average of 240 sunny days in a year.
The only negative: it is getting super expensive to ski since the single adult lift ticket is $ 165 a day so do your homework and buy them in advance. They do offer special deals if your stay is a little longer and you purchase 3 or more days of skiing.
So come and ski Beaver Creek, (at least once) ski in Arrowhead, have dinner in Vail, go all the way to the Top of the mountain for the breathtaking views but don’t get too Rocky Mountain «high» :) Enjoy the beautiful Colorado !

Man, if I had a ton of money I would only ski Beaver Creek. My only beef with them is the price of a day pass, but I whole heartedly think it’s worth the money so it’s not really a knock on them. And they’re on the epic pass so you’ve definitely got options in the area of pricing.
The good:
1) Great place to ski in my opinion. Lots of fun, fast greens towards the top of the mountain. I am a green skiier (i can do blues) but prefer a long and fast green. This place has those.
2) Hardly lines. I’ve only skiied here 3 times and it’s always been around holidays and I’ve never experienced the anxious mess that takes place at the base of other mountains.
3) The cookies. The cookies!
4) Top notch customer service. I had not one, but a few people offer to carry my skies to the base of the lift. When we were waiting for the shuttle back to the Elk lot, there were people keeping skiiers in order and making sure no one was cutting. They were SUPER friendly. Several people also asked if we needed directions. They have a LOT of people on staff here and they literally want to help you out.
5) Parking is easy. The busses come quickly and it’s free.99.
I’m sure there are many other plusses like the village, dining, but since we live in Denver we are more of the day trip type of people.
We will be back!

You have to bring your own Cokes. In various restaurants, we saw people bringing in their own Coca-​Cola from the «outside world». Shocking for a resort that attempts to be «Upscale».
Not a good place for beginners, or others who like to ski greens. Compared to other resorts in the area, I found the trails to be poorly marked. From the main resort area, there is only one green trail down (Cinch). For the most part, Cinch Is basically a road.
It’s a little strange entering Beaver Creek. We went through 2 security checkpoints just to get to the parking lot. Do not use the Shuttle, you can park close to the lifts.
The following day, we went to Keystone where there are many greens and they are wide. Moreover, the night skiing there is a blast.

Well I was here for the Oktoberfest. It was very crowded and the music was extremely loud and obnoxious. I enjoyed seeing all the different types of food offered at this venue. I wasn’t able to try any but all smelled delicious. they also had a free shuttle service to get to and from your car. The shuttles were definitely overcrowded and should have been more carefully watched by the driver. All and all event was nice and festive with German culture.

Been skiing here since ’89. Love it. This review is for the ticket taker at Centennial named Lex from TN. He helped my mom and I reunite after we lost each other for hours. I really appreciated his helpful attitude and wanted to give kudos.

This is a wonderful place to ski, especially for families and beginners. The runs are easy — except for the Grouse Mountain area. The resort fees are high, and the amenities are ritzy; Beaver Creek is targeting a very affluent demographic, which is fine by me.
I was there Valentine’s Day/President’s Day/​World Cup weekend, and the runs were very empty, which really surprised me. At Northstar, which is my go-​to resort in Nevada, the resort would be absolutely mobbed. At Beavercreek, you are paying a premium for a more exclusive ski experience.
The village has all the usual suspects: Ski shops, bars and restaurants, jewelry stores, ice skating rink, art galleries. They give out chocolate chip cookies around the village, and many of the shops have hot cocoa.
Most of the lifts are quad or six-​pack high speed lifts, and the kiddie area has a gondola lift to take them to the top — can’t have the little darlings squalling for mom and dad while they are skiing, right? — so they stay cozy while on the way to the beginner area.
While I was there they had the World Cup set up around the Birds of Prey lift this year, what fun to watch! I really loved my experience at Beaver Creek, and will be back, premium price is not a problem.

Let me first preface — this is my first experience skiing so I really don’t have anything to compare it to, however my boyfriend has been skiing all his life and he loves this place too.
As beginners we (me, my 16 year old daughter, my friend and her 22 year old daughter) enrolled in the 3 day ski school. While waiting in the beginner section we were polled regarding our experience to determine how to best group people. My friend had 2 days of ski lessons at BC 2 years prior but did not have a positive experience due to altitude sickness so even though they wanted to move her to an intermediate beginner group they were happy to leave her with the rest of us because we really did want to stay together. 2 other people were added to our group and we were assigned Alex Delecluse.
I cannot say enough good things about Alex. He was very positive, very patient, very knowledgeable and absolutely a perfect match for our group. This review is really more about him and our experience with BC ski school than anything.
The morning of the first day was spent getting comfortable with our equipment, figuring out how to move around a little and then we took a gondola up to an area for learning. Here we navigated down a small incline and then took the «magic carpet» conveyor belt back up. We spent an hour or so in this little area learning how to stop, how to position ourselves while stopped so we didn’t slide, how to get up when we fall and how to turn. We were all feeling pretty confident at this point… maybe a little too confident lol.
At one point one member of our group who had been on the mountain the prior day and experience altitude sickness was still not feeling well, decided that she needed to bow out. Alex had been very attentive to her needs and offered suggestions on how to try and minimize her discomfort but was very positive and encouraging when she finally decided to just try again the next day.
We took a break for lunch and took the gondola back down and had lunch at the Powder 8. Lots of options, but as expected it was pretty pricey. We had a great meal and got to know a little more about Alex and the other person in our group that was not traveling with us and then after lunch we took the gondola back up to the training area.
We then moved on from the magic carpet area and into a beginner slope where we were able to really get some practice in. We made several runs and it was pretty clear that our daughters were advancing more quickly than my friend and I, but Alex did a great job of allowing them to continue to progress while still helping my friend and I master some basic skills.
Day two we made one run on the magic carpet and then one run on the beginner area and then up to the top of the mountain we went.
OMG…the view. I do believe this is absolutely the most beautiful place on earth and while more advanced skiiers may not appreciate the abundance of green slopes at the top, Beaver Creek provides the opportunity for even beginners to be able to experience the magic of skiing while taking in the most amazing view.
We slowly worked our way down Cinch trail and at one point there is a nice little drop off that my friend and I were not ready for, but our daughters were. There is a catwalk that allows beginners to go around this slope so we went around while Alex let the girls give the slope a shot.
On our second run the guys in our group were able to meet up and ski down with us as well and Alex was very accommodating to this. I’m sure it’s not the easiest thing when you are trying to teach someone and their know-​it-​all boyfriends and husbands join in and offer their opinions lol. But we really wanted an opportunity to ski with our guys, even if just for a bit and Alex made sure that happened on the 2^nd and 3^rd days.
The 2^nd and 3^rd days we had lunch in the middle of the mountain and the food selections were just as great as the first day.
On the 3^rd day we made 1 run down the beginner slope just to refresh our memory then up to the top we went. We made 2 runs down Cinch before lunch and then after lunch our girls were well equipped with enough basic skills that we let them go off and ski with the guys. This allowed Alex to focus on me and my friend and the other member of our group that was about on the same level as us.
Overall this was a very positive experience for everyone in our group and I owe all of that to Alex.
Beaver Creek was beautiful and even though we were there during the World Ski Championship the only time we had an issue with crowds was trying to park the 2^nd day. We even got to meet members of the US Ski team on the lifts and were able to watch parts of the race while going up.
We definitely made some memories on this trip.

Caution: Beaver Creeks may spoil all other ski resorts for you. First off, it covers an expanse amount of ski territory that’s all powdery and ice-​free. Secondly, the staff greet you with hot chocolate and smiles at the top of the lift and at 3:30 PM when you finish your last run, you’re presented with warm cookies at the bottom of the slopes. What? Oh, and don’t forget free s’mores at Hyatt as well. There’s a reason why their slogan is «Not exactly roughing it.»
Beaver Creek is also unique in the sense that it has a lot of green runs at one of the peaks, giving beginners an opportunity to catch some breathtaking views. Of course, there are runs for all levels and a great chance for you to try your hand at a black diamond run, as there’s no ice at all. The place is also great for people watching…
If you prefer not hurdling down the mountain, you can also snowshoe. I’m slightly directionally impaired so I wandered into closed territory during my snowshoeing endeavor and found myself falling more on snowshoes than skis.
Not going to deny that things are pretty pricey at the Beav, though the condo deal at Christy’s ski rental was a nice surprise.
Tips: Buses run between the condos and slopes every 20 minutes and are on the dot. I have never seen more punctual buses in my life — to the point we missed 2 because we were 30 seconds behind schedule.

More to come as I prepare to gather the facts.

Amazeballs.
It didn’t hurt that we were here on a Monday after 11 fresh inches of snow the night before, and 6 inches the night before that, but wow. We were on the first few chairs that morning and had our pick of the mountain. Again, it didn’t hurt that it was a Monday, but we skiied hard until about 1:30 pm and were making fresh tracks all day long.
And maybe we went to the wrong on-​mountain lodges at Vail, but I loved the on-​mountain dining options here way more. I can’t remember where exactly we stopped (near the Rose Bowl) for a belly-​warming beverage, but I remember being envious of the lunch foods they had available compared to Vail. And the bartender here is awesome. Of course everything is still super expensive, but this place was worth it.
I really can’t say whether I like Beaver Creek or Vail better because we had a blast at both, but we’ll definitely be coming back to visit ASAP.

I had such a love hate relationship with this place; loved it because it was so well maintained, the staff is incredible, they give free cookies and chocolate covered strawberries out, there’s restaurants on the mountain and the runs are top notch but hated it because I am covered in bruises and cannot lift my legs, lol.
I want to especially thank two staff members, a supervisor named Patrick and a lift operator named Skylar. Patrick went so far out of his way to make me feel more confident in snowboarding, going as far as walking me to a slope that wasn’t so steep to strap in and giving me pointers and talking me through my discouragement. He was so wonderful and it’s staff like him and Skylar that make this a world class resort in my mind!
Skylar was so nice, fun, and energetic and encouraging! He was even break dancing when people weren’t in line to make guests laugh. He must have sensed my frustrations because he would high-​five me and give me words of encouragement every time I went up the lift.
Beaver Creek gets it, they train their employees so well and hire the right kind of people! Thank you for making our trip one I will never forget! I cannot wait to come back!

Great resort and Ski Mountain. We love that you can stay so close to the slopes and walk right to the lift. The terrain and snow conditions are usually near perfect every time I have been. Plus you can travel from here to Vail so easily, or come here for a day from Vail. We have had a few celebrity sightings while here, but Aspen is really the place for that.

While I liked Beaver Creek, I couldn’t quite give it 5 stars just because that would be unfair to Breck and Vail, which are my favorite resorts so far in Colorado. Beaver Creek is nice and caters more to an upscale crowd with children. The mountain has a good variety of terrain. If you are looking for the tough ones the Birds of Prey chair will be what you want to try. If you are short on time avoid the Arrowhead Village side of the mountain… It’s mostly beginner with some intermediates. Apparently they give out free cookies at 3 pm but we were busy getting in as many runs as we could so we saved the calories for later.
I think that I would’ve given 5 stars to this place if the peak were not green runs. I mean, when you think of a mountain, the highest part is usually the steepest right? Not at BC… the top chair accesses ONLY green runs… so yeah it’s a little bit backwards. Overall definitely glad I checked off this resort on my to do list, but still short from the top of the list.

Their logo says it all: «Not exactly roughing it.» The resort is the farthest west along I-​70 in Colorado, so the crowds are… well, what crowds? I’ve been here many, many times, including once in the summer, and my max wait time in line for a lift was probably 4 chairs. Snow is usually pretty darn good here. However, I have experienced BC when conditions were disappointing — but the resort as a whole has yet to be. Sure, you pay a premium to play here, but I have always felt like it was a true getaway once I pass the entrance gates at the bottom of Avon. Heated walkways, outdoor escalator, ice skating rink, firepits galore…
The ski/​ride runs are great: the resort is not ginormous like Vail or Breckenridge, but not small either with plenty of varied terrain for all skill levels that will keep you entertained for a couple days. The daily complimentary 3PM chocolate chip cookies for all guests just outside McCoy’s will top off the experience!
I can see why President Ford, Justin Timberlake, and Kelsey Grammer maintain (ed) homes here.
Free parking in three lots with free shuttle to access all parts of the resort. Covered parking is available in the middle of the village, and as of 2013, it’s free 0 – 2 hours, $ 10/​hr after that, and up to $ 33/​day.

This review is written specifically for the annual Colorado Tough Mudder event.
This is the third consecutive year I have «run» in this event.
I say «run» because it makes me sound like I’m in better shape, in actuality, your gluteus will be handed to you somewhere along the course. It is a 12-​mile long course set up on the Beaver Creek Ski Resort, you traverse, climb, crawl, swim, jump, swing, and freeze through 25 Obstacles (designed by British Special Forces), while going through a 4,000 foot change in elevation.
And, when you are just about to complete the grueling course, you have to run through water, mud and hay bales below your feet while thousands of electrical wires hang in front of you. totaling somewhere in the 10,000 volt neighborhood.
Why do it?
1. The proceeds go to The Wounded Warrior Project. Millions of dollars have been given directly to this cause.
2. This is not a race, it’s a challenge, a reminder of our fallen soldiers, no one gets left behind. A true team effort with no time keeping.
3. I’m a 52 year-​old veteran, and I get choked up every year and find myself somewhere on the course filled with pride and crying when I witness true camaraderie.
When you watch a team of 15 help a disabled veteran, missing his legs, climb12’ walls, or push his wheel chair up the mountain, because he’s climbing the hill using only his arms, but never wavering… you know you’re in the right place, physically, mentally and emotionally.
My goodness I love this event.
I love the Tough Mudder for all it stands for and I love Beaver Creek for hosting this event the last few years. Check it out, if only as a spectator, you won’t believe what that town does for two days. And being able to run it with my son for Father’s day… priceless.
Check it out: