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Beaver Creek Ski trip
Posted on 11/24/17 at 10:00 am
Posted on 11/24/17 at 10:00 am
My family and I are thinking about taking a ski trip to Beaver Creek, CO. I'm looking for some info and insight on this place and anything we need to know as beginning skiers. What is there to do at night? Thanks in advance!
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Posted on 11/24/17 at 10:32 am to cassbell86
What is driving your decision to go to that particular mountain?
Posted on 11/24/17 at 10:40 am to HoustonGumbeauxGuy
We’ve been trying to find places that are good for beginning skiers. We heard Neaver Creek was an easier mountain for beginners.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 12:00 pm to cassbell86
If you’re looking for the best beginner mountain in the area, I would highly recommend Copper Mountain. The terrain is naturally divided, with the beginner slopes on the western side of the mountain. Will be significantly less expensive than Beaver Creek/Vail. Copper is within 30 minutes of Breckenridge, Keystone, and Vail if you’re looking for more shopping and things to do in the evenings.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 1:41 pm to cassbell86
Beaver creek is a good mountain for beginners. Kind of upside down with a bunch of greens at the top. That way as a beginner you don’t feel like you’re stuck towards the bottom of the mountain the whole time.
Posted on 11/24/17 at 1:44 pm to cassbell86
I would say go check out Aspen/Snowmass. Aspen Mountain is very difficult, Snowmass is intermediate, and just a few miles down the road is Buttermilk, the entire mountain is full of Greens and it is the perfect mountain to start skiing on. Plus you'll get to enjoy all the perks of Aspen for nightlife, shopping, and dining.....and some boner popping eye candy.
This post was edited on 11/24/17 at 1:47 pm
Posted on 11/24/17 at 3:07 pm to cassbell86
I learned to snowboard at Beaver Creek and my kids learned to ski there also. We used to take an extended family trip there for about 6-7 years straight. BC is great for families but is expensive. They have some great restaurants but things close at a normal hour so not really any nightlife. As someone said earlier they have some green runs at the top so it's nice for beginners so they don't feel stuck on the bottom all day. Plus the 3pm free chocolate chip cookies are great, haha. BC is a great place to take a family but if you need nightlife look at Vail or Aspen.
Winter Park and Copper are nice too for families.
Winter Park and Copper are nice too for families.
Posted on 11/25/17 at 8:54 pm to Tyga Woods
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If you’re looking for the best beginner mountain in the area, I would highly recommend Copper Mountain.
We skied Copper last year and I had lots of trouble gaining confidence on this mountain. I thought it was me but I have heard from several people that many of Coppers greens would be blues at lots of resorts. We are just looking for some gentle greens so that my confidence in my skiing ability can progress. BC seemed like a great beginners mountain, albeit very unaffordable to stay for many, but I'd be open to any more suggestions. How's Breck for beginners?
Posted on 11/26/17 at 7:38 am to cassbell86
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How's Breck for beginners?
Breckenridge is a huge mountain with plenty of runs for every skill level. The only downside of Breck is that it is incredibly busy and has gotten to be really expensive, but I’m sure your group would have a good time there. Maybe take a look at Keystone
Posted on 11/26/17 at 9:32 am to cassbell86
I've gone to Copper the last 3 times I've been skiing, but the place I learned at was Loveland. Not sure if it's the best place to learn, but they have a very long green run that's pretty forgiving for beginners. It's high enough up the mountain that you should get some powder skiing in as well. Loveland's bunny slope is also steeper than other resort bunny slopes I've seen, but it certainly acclimated you better to what you'll see on the mountain afterwards. I find other bunny slopes at resorts to be far too flat.
What you probably want is really wide runs so you have more room to go left to right so as to not build up too much speed. Also good to not have plenty people coming up from behind you on a narrow run because that's the most dangerous part IMO. I've wiped out plenty of times to avoid people in front of me that didn't know what they were doing or just weren't paying attention to their surroundings. It's definitely worth your time to call around or look up information on runs to find the perfect place for you.
Wherever you go, my best advice would be to learn how to fall. And when in doubt, pizza!
What you probably want is really wide runs so you have more room to go left to right so as to not build up too much speed. Also good to not have plenty people coming up from behind you on a narrow run because that's the most dangerous part IMO. I've wiped out plenty of times to avoid people in front of me that didn't know what they were doing or just weren't paying attention to their surroundings. It's definitely worth your time to call around or look up information on runs to find the perfect place for you.
Wherever you go, my best advice would be to learn how to fall. And when in doubt, pizza!
This post was edited on 11/26/17 at 9:35 am
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