| The base of Beaver Creek Colorado is at 8100 feet, | | | | intermediate slopes. One doesn't have to be an |
| with the summit at 11,400 feet. What does that | | | | expert to enjoy this resort, but if you are, there are |
| mean? It means 3,340 feet of rise into some of the | | | | challenging runs for you too! Snowboarding is really |
| best powder I've ever seen in my life. It means a | | | | popular these days too, so the kids can transfer their |
| long enough run that I can take advantage of the | | | | surfing and skateboarding skills on over to the slopes. |
| inter-village runs, and rub elbows with the folks over | | | | And even if some just want to stay in, I rent one of |
| at Bachelor Gulch or Arrowhead Village, so I'm not | | | | the Beaver Creek Colorado Condos, so there's plenty |
| missing out on either of those destinations either! It | | | | of room to hang out. Beaver Creek Lodging is never |
| means the air is going to be that sweet sort of dry | | | | a problem with the options available in the valley. |
| that makes for awesome snow without that cold, | | | | Even if I wanted to bring my mom and dad along, |
| wet feeling. It means there are over a dozen lifts | | | | there'd be plenty for them to do. The area is |
| taking me up to 140 trails that cover something like | | | | steeped in history, from the Ute Indians, who were |
| 1600 acres of slopes. It means "I'm gonna have a | | | | the original in habitants of this incredible resort area, |
| great time!" | | | | to the stories George Townsend, who was one of |
| To ski Beaver Creek you only have to trave 2.5 | | | | the first Europeans to settle the area, all the way |
| hours outside of the Denver to get to one of the | | | | back in 1881. George's wife Allie, is known as the |
| best-kept secrets in Colorado - Beaver Creek. The | | | | unofficial First Lady of Beaver Creek, and hers is the |
| Ritz Carlton Bachelor Gulch may get more of the | | | | story behind the name of Allie's Cabin, one of the |
| attention, but Beaver Creek is the best of the bunch | | | | many charming restaurants and shops available to |
| for my money! Why? Because I love good powder | | | | visitors. |
| but don't like crowded lift lines, for starters... and | | | | That's what I like best about Beaver Creek. No |
| because there's just so much more to do! | | | | matter who you are, there's something for everyone! |
| For starters, Beaver Creek Colorado has the Vilar | | | | There's the Halloween Fest, before opening. I just |
| Center, a state-of-the-art performing arts theatre | | | | went to the Vilar Center website and saw that |
| that brings in the same greats who perform at | | | | Johnny Lange is playing this October 23rd! Then the |
| Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center. Where else can | | | | Opening Day festivities around the 3rd week in |
| you get that sort of entertainment for your | | | | November, The Talon Challenge in the 3rd week of |
| apres-ski? Maybe that's because Beaver Creek is also | | | | January (over some 13 black diamond slopes!)... |
| a summer hotspot for golfers and other outdoor | | | | Always something going on to get your blood |
| enthusiasts. I don't really care why they put the Vilar | | | | pumping, and then some of the best relaxation and |
| Center in, I'm just glad that they did! | | | | entertainment on the planet for afterwards. That's |
| What about the rest of the family? They're gonna | | | | why it's my favorite place to ski on earth. Beaver |
| have a great time, too. For starters, there are Bunny | | | | Creek? Heck yeah! What more could anyone want? |
| slopes for beginning skiers, as well as the | | | | © 2006 RightNow Communications, Inc. |