Beaver Creek is an elegant and secluded resort community located in Colorado's Vail Valley – just 10 miles (16 km) from world-famous Vail. The resort is comprised of three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west. It is the sister resort of Vail, Colorado. Beaver Creek is a regular host of Alpine skiing World Cup events.
The resort is known for its upscale family-oriented accommodations and great terrain. The town hires extensively from the East Coast, Australia, South America, and Argentina to fill its large seasonal employee rosters. Vail Resorts (formerly Vail Associates) is the mammoth corporation that owns Beaver Creek mountain, as well as Breckenridge, Keystone, Heavenly, and Vail Mountain. The issue of ownership is particularly interesting with regards to the mountains, for as the locals all attest, the mountains are public land. Indeed, much of Vail Resorts' 'property' is on National Forests, which no one but the American public owns. However, Vail Resorts does 'lease' these properties from the National Forest Bureau. Accordingly, and to many visitor's surprise, anyone is free to use the mountain. While run-ins with ski patrol do not always confirm this fact or the ease of exploiting it, most higher-ups will more-or-less admit (however begrudgingly) that the entire mountain complex, except for the lifts, is free for the entire public so long as they do not interfere with company operations. With its long mogul runs and perfectly groomed cruisers to the steep slopes of the world-famous Birds of Prey, Beaver Creek is sure to satisfy any level of skier.
Driving to Beaver Creek is very easy. Located in the central Rocky Mountains of Colorado, just 120 miles west of Denver and just 25 miles east of Eagle. I-70 is a scenic and direct route into Beaver Creek from just about anywhere!