The Mountain
Beaver Creek: The Mountain
Tackle thigh-burning bumps and thrilling steeps, lose yourself in pristine glades or cruise corduroy ‘til the sun sets. There’s something for everyone at Beaver Creek. And the best part? You can often keep your little slice of heaven to yourself. Ski or ride from village-to-village and you’ll find there’s plenty of powder (and carpet) to go around.
Grooming
Beaver Creek grooms half the mountain each day. Grooming sensations Dan Ramker and Britt Bishop received top honors in the state in June 2005 for their contributions to the Colorado ski industry. Dan and Britt were named Terrain Park Master of the Year and Slope Groomer of the Year (respectively) by Colorado Ski Country, Colorado’s non-profit trade organization representing the state’s ski areas.
Beginner Terrain
With 1,805 acres, the resort dedicates a significant portion of its terrain to teaching beginner skiers and snowboarders. In fact, Beaver Creek Mountain is virtually laid out upside down with most of the prime beginner runs located at the top. This layout gives beginner skiers a true "ski-down-the-mountain" experience, not to mention spectacular views of the nearby Gore Range.
What Makes Beaver Creek’s terrain conducive to teaching?
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The new children's gondola and ski school offers excellent beginner teaching terrain for kids and teens
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Beaver Creek Mountain is virtually laid out upside down with most of the prime beginner runs located at the summit, providing beginner skiers a true "ski-down-the-mountain" experience and spectacular views of the Gore Range.
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Beginner areas are serviced with the best beginner-lift technology, including surface carpet lifts, which are easier to ride and cut down on fatigue.
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Slope maintenance crews move and shape the snow in the resort’s beginner areas for optimal learning opportunities, creating sculpted terrain features including burms, knolls and rolls that help ease the learning curve for beginning skiers and riders.
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Learning snowboarders have their own section of the beginner area on which to learn that is specifically sculpted for optimal beginner riding conditions.
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Three terrain parks and a Superpipe means plenty of beginner to expert level FUN. Park 101 and Zoom Room are an integral part of the Park-ology learning program for kids and teens (see Terrain Parks & Freeride section of this guide).
Intermediate Terrain
Check out Bachelor Gulch and Arrowhead for excellent cruising.
Advanced and Expert Terrain
Powder hounds set their sites on The Talons and, in its second year, the Stone Creek Chutes extreme terrain. The Talons advanced to expert area is served by three high-speed quad lifts and offers enough steeps, bumps and glades to challenge the most seasoned skier or rider. Ride the high-speed quad in Larkspur Bowl to ski the Stone Creek Chutes. Stone Creek offers 180 acres short, steep glades runs for experts.
