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Beaver Creek ski resort

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A Colorado ski resort in winter. Photo: Quang Vuong / Pexels.

Good for

  • Snow-sureLifts up to 3,484 m

From OpenSkiMap piste data, SnowTrex’s stay listings.

The short answer

Beaver Creek has about 167 km of mapped runs and 24 lifts, with skiing from about 2,250 m up to 3,484 m (11,430 ft), a vertical drop of 1,233 m. By mapped runs it is number 5 of the 137 United States ski areas in our list. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Eagle County Regional (EGE), about 33 km away in a straight line.

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  • Denver Airport (BJC) to Beaver Creek Ski Resort -Arrival Transfer
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  • Vail and Beaver Creek Performance Snowboard Rental Including Delivery
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Beaver Creek 7-day mountain forecast

At about 2,867 m · updated 13 Nov, 04:41 UTC

About 2 mm of precipitation as likely snow in the next week (water equivalent).

  1. Fri 137°-6°0 mm
  2. Sat 144°-6°0 mm
  3. Sun 153°-2°0 mm
  4. Mon 166°-8°0 mm
  5. Tue 177°-6°0 mm
  6. Wed 181°-9°8.3 mm
  7. Thu 192°-15°0 mm

Forecast data from MET Norway (CC BY 4.0). "Likely snow" = precipitation with the temperature at or below 0.5 °C; resort snow reports and avalanche bulletins are the authority on conditions.

Beaver Creek: runs from 2,250 m to 3,484 m, a vertical drop of 1,234 m2,2502,5002,7503,0003,250Top of the highest mapped run: 3,484 m (11,430 ft)Top 3,484 m · 11,430 ftBase 2,250 m · 7,382 ft1,234 mvertical drop
Illustrative profile. Top and base are the highest and lowest mapped runs (OpenStreetMap via OpenSkiMap).

Ski area facts

Top elevation
3,484 m11,430 ft
Vertical drop
1,233 m4,045 ft
Mapped runs
167 km241 runs
Lifts
24mostly chairlifts

Runs by difficulty

Run length by difficulty: Easy 53% (88.5 km), Intermediate 26% (44.2 km), Advanced 18% (30.1 km), Expert 3% (4.4 km)Easy: 88.5 km, 123 runs (53%)53%EasyIntermediate: 44.2 km, 68 runs (26%)26%IntermediateAdvanced: 30.1 km, 43 runs (18%)18%AdvancedExpert: 4.4 km, 7 runs (3%)

About 53% of the mapped run length is novice or easy, 26% intermediate and 21% advanced or harder. Difficulty follows OpenStreetMap’s international scale (in Europe, easy ≈ blue, intermediate ≈ red, advanced ≈ black).

DifficultyRunsLength
Easy12388.5 km
Intermediate6844.2 km
Advanced4330.1 km
Expert74.4 km

Lifts

24 mapped lifts, most of them chairlifts.

Lift typeCount
Chairlifts15
Magic carpets6
Gondolas2
Mixed lifts1

Piste map

For the current official piste map, open the resort’s website. You can also explore every mapped run and lift on OpenSkiMap’s interactive map.

Nearest airports

Airports with scheduled flights, by straight-line distance (road distance is longer).

AirportCityStraight-line distance
Eagle County Regional (EGE)Eagle33 km
Aspen-Pitkin County Airport (Sardy Field) (ASE)Aspen52 km
Yampa Valley (HDN)Hayden113 km
Denver (DEN)Denver162 km

Frequently asked questions

What is the elevation of Beaver Creek?

The highest mapped run starts at about 3,484 m (11,430 ft) and the lowest ends at about 2,250 m (7,382 ft), a vertical of 1,233 m (4,045 ft).

How many km of ski runs does Beaver Creek have?

OpenStreetMap maps about 167 km of downhill runs and 24 lifts. The resort’s own figure may differ because it measures runs differently.

What is the nearest airport to Beaver Creek?

Eagle County Regional (EGE) is the closest airport with scheduled flights, about 33 km away in a straight line.

Where can I see the Beaver Creek piste map?

Use the resort’s official website for the current piste map, or view the mapped runs and lifts on OpenSkiMap.

Ski area data © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), processed by OpenSkiMap; airports from OurAirports. Retrieved . Elevations are those of the highest and lowest mapped runs; run lengths are measured from the map and can differ from the resort’s published figures. Check the official website before you book.