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expedition_retirement We had never skied at Beaver Creek before, but when we told people we were going there, a lot of people raved about the resort, so our expectations had been set pretty high before we arrived. One of the things we like to do when we ski a new resort for the first time is check to see if they offer a complimentary mountain tour. We have found that such tours to be a good way to get oriented to the layout of the resort and to learn how to find our way around. Unfortunately, Beaver Creek does not offer this service, so we were going to have to figure it all out on our own. However, the night we checked into our accommodations, we happened to meet a couple who had been coming to Beaver Creek every year for nearly 30 years. The wife no longer skis, but her husband still does, and he offered to show us around the mountain our first day. We ended up skiing with him all day that first day, and then periodically throughout the week.
When we arrived on the mountain that first morning, the resort was covered with about six inches of freshly fallen snow. It was light and fluffy, and was incredibly soft and easy to ski in. Much of the morning was spent searching for areas of untouched powder to ski in, while also learning our way around the mountain. By afternoon, much of the new snow had been packed down or skied off, and we switched modes to seeing how much of the mountain we could explore. By the end of that first day, I had largely figured out the lay of the land, and was comfortable that I would be able to find my way around the rest of the week.
We continued to explore the mountain over the next couple of days, discovering areas where we enjoyed skiing in the trees, and even venturing onto long mogul runs, where we discovered that the fresh snow made the bumps soft and easier to ski. We discovered that Beaver Creek has lots of very long runs, which allowed us to spend more time skiing and far less time standing in line for the lifts. We also found that the groomed runs were very fast, especially first thing in the morning, when there was almost nobody else on them.
Our fourth day here was another magical powder day, with around eight inches of fresh, light powder on the mountain. We spent several hours skiing through patches of untouched powder, both out on the open runs and back in the trees. The conditions were easily the best we encountered this season, and certainly among the best we've ever had the pleasure to ski in.
Unfortunately, my wife fell and injured herself in the morning on our fifth day of skiing here, ending her ski season early. I got a few extra runs in that day while she was checked out by the medical staff, but it ended up being a short day on the mountain for both of us. On our last day at this resort, I joined our new friend for the day, skiing around the mountain with him, so I didn't have to ski alone. We had fun skiing together, and I discovered that he is a *very* fast skier, and I often found myself struggling to keep up with him.
Beaver Creek was easily the best skiing we experienced this season, and we both are sure that this will not be the last time we ski there.
When we arrived on the mountain that first morning, the resort was covered with about six inches of freshly fallen snow. It was light and fluffy, and was incredibly soft and easy to ski in. Much of the morning was spent searching for areas of untouched powder to ski in, while also learning our way around the mountain. By afternoon, much of the new snow had been packed down or skied off, and we switched modes to seeing how much of the mountain we could explore. By the end of that first day, I had largely figured out the lay of the land, and was comfortable that I would be able to find my way around the rest of the week.
We continued to explore the mountain over the next couple of days, discovering areas where we enjoyed skiing in the trees, and even venturing onto long mogul runs, where we discovered that the fresh snow made the bumps soft and easier to ski. We discovered that Beaver Creek has lots of very long runs, which allowed us to spend more time skiing and far less time standing in line for the lifts. We also found that the groomed runs were very fast, especially first thing in the morning, when there was almost nobody else on them.
Our fourth day here was another magical powder day, with around eight inches of fresh, light powder on the mountain. We spent several hours skiing through patches of untouched powder, both out on the open runs and back in the trees. The conditions were easily the best we encountered this season, and certainly among the best we've ever had the pleasure to ski in.
Unfortunately, my wife fell and injured herself in the morning on our fifth day of skiing here, ending her ski season early. I got a few extra runs in that day while she was checked out by the medical staff, but it ended up being a short day on the mountain for both of us. On our last day at this resort, I joined our new friend for the day, skiing around the mountain with him, so I didn't have to ski alone. We had fun skiing together, and I discovered that he is a *very* fast skier, and I often found myself struggling to keep up with him.
Beaver Creek was easily the best skiing we experienced this season, and we both are sure that this will not be the last time we ski there.