Beaver Creek
Slope Breakdown
Beaver Creek at a glance
Beaver Creek is a ski resort in United States, part of the Vail Resorts ski area. It offers 150 km of slopes served by 25 lifts, with skiing between 2,470 m and 3,488 m (1,018 m vertical). That makes it the 11th largest of the 19 ski resorts in United States listed on Intski. The season usually runs from December to April. Beaver Creek leans towards strong skiers, with around 38% of the slopes rated expert (black).
Top features of this resort
Snow forecast
About 1 cm of new snow at the top (3,488 m) in the next 3 days, none at the base.
New snow and temperature at the top station. Estimated by Intski from the MET Norway forecast, updated every few hours. Where it snows most this week
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An alert when 15 cm or more is on the way at Beaver Creek, and a heads-up before it opens.
Getting there & lift pass
Nearest airport
Eagle County (Vail) (EGE) — about 34 km from the resort, straight-line distance, allow more by road.
Lift pass
Adult day pass around 392 USD (2026/27 season). Beaver Creek day pass, high season rate.
About €2.32 per km of piste the pass covers (150 km).
Compare lift pass prices at all resortsPrice source, checked 2026-09-14
Beaver Creek resort facts
Difficulty shares from skiresort.info, applied to the area total.
About Beaver Creek
Beaver Creek Resort is an alpine ski resort near Avon, Colorado, in the western United States. It is built around three villages: the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west.
Resort Highlights
Three villages near Avon
Beaver Creek Resort is an alpine ski resort near Avon, Colorado, in the western United States. It is built around three villages: the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west. The resort is owned and operated by Vail Resorts, the company behind a string of other mountains, and it is a regular host of World Cup ski racing, usually in early December.
The skiing
Beaver Creek offers 150 km of pistes on 25 lifts, and the altitude is the standout: the base is at 2,470 m and the top at 3,488 m, so the lowest point of the ski area is higher than the top station of many European resorts. A vertical of just over 1,000 m may sound ordinary, but every metre of it lies well above the 2,200 m line at which altitude reliably helps snow, which is a luxury few resorts can claim.
Twenty-five lifts for 150 km is a moderate density, roughly one for every six kilometres, and the lift system is tagged as modern, so the rides up are quick even if they are long. No difficulty split is published. The World Cup pedigree says the mountain has racing-grade terrain; the three-village structure says it is set up for families and mixed groups as well, with each village offering a different base from which to ski the same mountain: Beaver Creek Village is the main centre, with Bachelor Gulch and Arrowhead as the alternatives.
Who it suits
The combination of a very high base, a modern lift system and three separate villages points to a resort that is comfortable rather than rugged: the altitude takes care of the snow, the lifts take care of the climbing, and the villages take care of the evenings. A base of 2,470 m does have one consequence worth knowing: visitors arriving from sea level will feel the altitude for the first day or two, and it is sensible to take the first morning gently. Strong skiers get the World Cup terrain; everyone else gets a mountain that is easy to live on. The early-December racing also means the season is properly under way from the start.
Setting and practicalities
The resort is tagged for scenic views. It is also unusually easy to reach: Eagle County airport, which serves the Vail valley, is roughly 34 km away as the crow flies, making Beaver Creek one of the easiest resorts here to reach by air. The season runs from December to April. The resort’s official website carries lift passes and conditions.
Frequently asked questions about Beaver Creek
The main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west.
Vail Resorts, which owns and operates the resort along with a number of others.
Yes. It is a regular host of World Cup events, usually in early December.
2,470 m, which is higher than the top station of many European resorts. The top station is at 3,488 m.
Beaver Creek has 150 km of marked slopes: 28 km easy (blue), 64 km intermediate (red), 58 km expert (black), served by 25 ski lifts.
The skiing in Beaver Creek ranges from 2,470 m at the base to 3,488 m at the top — a vertical drop of 1,018 m.
The ski season in Beaver Creek typically runs from December to April. Exact opening dates vary by year and snow conditions.
Beaver Creek is better suited to confident skiers — only around 19% of the slopes are rated easy.
Beaver Creek has 58 km of expert (black) slopes — about 38% of the total.
An adult day pass in Beaver Creek costs around 392 USD (2026/27 season). Beaver Creek day pass, high season rate.
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