Beaver Creek 2026
4 March 2026 06:54 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
expedition_retirementWe had such a great time skiing at Beaver Creek last year (well, except for the broken arm) that we were looking forward to returning. My wife, especially, wanted to return, to confront her injury and prove she was able to ski here without further injury. Unfortunately, the weather did not cooperate. Huge sections of the ski area remained closed throughout our visit, leaving us limited options for skiing, and marginal conditions for much of our stay. Those closures and bad snow conditions made navigating the mountain more challenging, and we ended up only skiing five days there.
Having said that, we did get a couple of decent powder days later in our stay, and did enjoy skiing the soft snow when we had it. One of those days was the last day for someone we met our first day as Vail, and he loaned me his skis to try, knowing that I was looking to buy new skis. His skis were fun in the powder, but were a bit longer and wider than I ultimately decided was right for me.
The other powder day was our last day in Avon. We skied with a friend we made last year, and enjoyed the powder early in the morning, and worked our way around the mountain through the rest of the day, ultimately ending at the main base area for free cookies at the end of the day.
While the conditions were not what we had hoped for, we still enjoyed the skiing we were able to do, and I fully expect that we will return to Beaver Creek again someday, hopefully when the snow conditions are more optimal.
Having said that, we did get a couple of decent powder days later in our stay, and did enjoy skiing the soft snow when we had it. One of those days was the last day for someone we met our first day as Vail, and he loaned me his skis to try, knowing that I was looking to buy new skis. His skis were fun in the powder, but were a bit longer and wider than I ultimately decided was right for me.
The other powder day was our last day in Avon. We skied with a friend we made last year, and enjoyed the powder early in the morning, and worked our way around the mountain through the rest of the day, ultimately ending at the main base area for free cookies at the end of the day.
While the conditions were not what we had hoped for, we still enjoyed the skiing we were able to do, and I fully expect that we will return to Beaver Creek again someday, hopefully when the snow conditions are more optimal.