eaver Creek is known across the country as a family friendly resort. From the world's best Ski and Snowboard School to daily activities in the village to intimate performances in the Vilar Center, Beaver Creek has something for all ages.
Here is just some of what Beaver Creek has to offer:
Weekly Family Programming
Most nights of the week Beaver Creek offers special family programming such as Thursday Night Lights, rail-jams, disco skate nights, twilight snowshoe tours and more. Weekly Schedule of Events
Ice Music in the Crystal Grotto
New this winter, guests can experience North America’s only performing arts center created from ice and containing instruments carefully hand-crafted from ice. Seating 150 people, The Crystal Grotto at Beaver Creek will debut around the holidays in late 2009 near Spruce Saddle Restaurant. Performances at this unique ice theater are at 1pm and 3pm on Saturday, Sundays and select Fridays throughout the winter. Pre-purchase tickets ($10) at the Information kiosk next to the Village Ice Rink. On Friday, Saturday and Sunday, available tickets will only be sold at the venue location starting an hour before show time. Kids 12 years old and under are free for the 3pm Saturday family show.
Tubing Hill
Beaver Creek’s new tubing hill now sits just below The Ranch and can be accessed by riding the Buckaroo Express Gondola. It features four lanes that run 300 feet in length, served by a surface lift. This new amenity offers adventure for the entire family. Open daily approx. 1pm-Dusk, Dec 19-April 11. $25 per hour. (970) 754-5368.
Mountain Welcome Tours
Complimentary guided terrain tours (2 hours) of Beaver Creek Mountain are offered daily at 10am (Dec 19-April 4). Meet at the top of the Centennial Express Lift #6. Available to intermediate and advanced skiers and snowboarders.
Cocoa and Corduroy
Guests can enjoy hot cocoa and freshly groomed runs (the corduroy) every morning at 9:30 at the top of Centennial Lift #6. Starting Dec 19th.
Vilar Performing Arts Center (VPAC)
An intimate theater with a world-class entertainment line-up, the Vilar Performing Arts Center in Beaver Creek Village hosts symphonies, ballet companies, film, Broadway musicals, comedy, children’s theater and much, much more. www.vilarpac.org or (888) 920 2787.
Ice Skating
Located in the heart of Beaver Creek Village, ice skate anytime of day from noon to 9pm. Skate rentals are available.
The Ski and Snowboard School
Graduates like to say the Ski and Snowboard School at Beaver Creek is the best in the country. Maybe any country. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, learn from the best at your own pace.
Last winter, Beaver Creek introduced The Ranch, a state-of-the-art children’s ski and snowboard school that has revolutionized the way kids learn to turn. The 4,000 square foot, on-mountain center is located at the top of the Buckaroo Express Gondola and is surrounded by premier beginner learning terrain. Parents can rest easy knowing their kids will have healthy and fresh food options at lunchtime. All-natural meat, hormone-free dairy and a yogurt bar are served as part of Vail Resorts’ Appetite for Life initiative.
Adult Ski School: (970) 754 5300
Children’s Ski School: (970) 754 5464
Small World Play School and Nursery
Younger children can have their very own vacation in this exclusive program. It’s designed to stimulate kids from 2 months to 6 years old, in child care centers that suit their age and stage. (970) 754 5325
Kids Spa at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek
Everyone needs a little TLC.
Cookie Time
Every afternoon at 3 o’clock, an unmistakable aroma sweeps through our village. It’s Cookie Time, when chefs serve from heaped trays of warm, fresh-baked chocolate chip cookies. 495,000 cookies a year! One small reason Beaver Creek has won four consecutive Best Overall Customer Service Awards.
Family Dining
In Beaver Creek, we understand the importance of eating with the family. That’s why our restaurants welcome kids with custom menus, special dining times and even magicians. Take a sleigh ride to dinner. Dine in a meadow, an aspen grove, a private museum. Here eating is a family adventure, to be savored and remembered.
Also, the new “Lunch for Less” value meal is offered at all our on-mountain restaurants for just $9.95, and includes an entrée, side dish and beverage.
Helmut Fricker
Beaver Creek’s jolly, alpenhorn blowing, lederhosen wearing mascot has been entertaining all of us since the mountain opened in 1980. Meet the legend himself on Saturday, Sunday and Wednesdays in the Village Plaza from 2-4pm, Nov. 25th to April 4th.