Beaver Creek
Colorado, US — size XL · 161 km of trails · 1223 m vertical · 24 lifts · heavy snowfall
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Season: Nov 21 – Apr 11
26/27 Passes
| Pass | What it grants | Blackouts |
|---|---|---|
| Epic Pass | unlimited days | no blackout dates |
| Epic Local | 10 days shared across 3 resorts | 4 blackout windows |
| Shares that 10-day budget with Vail, Whistler Blackcomb. | ||
The mountain
- Trails
- 161 km — size XL
- Vertical
- 1223 m
- Summit
- 3482 m
- Base
- 2259 m
- Lifts
- 24
- Trees
- 14.3 km, 8.9% of mapped runs plus 37 ha of zones — Corkscrew, Coyote Glade, Forget About It
- Region
- Avon, Colorado, United States
Typical Snowfall
Our take: ❄︎❄︎❄︎❄︎ Heavy
- Measured, 10-season mean
- 564 cm — OnTheSnow
- Snow-day share
- 40% of December–March days — a centimetre or more; ERA5 model
- Longest snowy stretch
- 6 days — consecutive days with a centimetre or more, typical winter; ERA5 model
- Model climatology
- 362 cm — ERA5 model, ~10 km grid
The Season
middle half of winterstypical (dashed: model)2025/26planned season
Snow on the ground: measured at Mccoy Park (SNOTEL sensor), 1.4 km away; 19 winters
Snowfall: model (ERA5 at mid-mountain), 10 winters, scaled ×1.56 to OnTheSnow 10-season mean
Natural snow; a groomed base runs deeper.
Character
It drops 1223 m top to bottom, in the tallest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median is 324 m. 161 km of trails, in the largest tenth of North American resorts on a pass, where the median has 19 km. Its lift fleet runs to 2 gondolas among 24. 49% of it is novice or easy terrain — 80 km, against 23 km for North American resorts over 60 km. There is a lot of room here for someone still learning.
Terrain
- novicegreen circle0.1 km · 1 run
- easygreen circle79.7 km · 77 runs
- intermediateblue square46 km · 61 runs
- advancedblack diamond29.8 km · 40 runs
- expertdouble black5.4 km · 5 runs
- other0.6 km · 5 runs
North American grading.
Lifts
- 2gondolas
- 15chairlifts
- 1mixed lift
- 6magic carpets
Nearby
| Resort | Distance | Trails | Snowfall | Passes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vail | 15 km | 205 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local (shared) | compare |
| Copper Mountain Resort | 35 km | 115 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
| Breckenridge | 43 km | 111 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local (shared) | compare |
| Keystone | 52 km | 110 km | heavy | Epic Pass, Epic Local (shared) | compare |
| Loveland Ski Area | 54 km | 47 km | heavy | Indy Pass, Indy+ Pass, Power Pass | compare |
| Buttermilk | 55 km | 41 km | heavy | Ikon Pass, Ikon Base | compare |
Also compared with
- Beaver Creek vs Snowmass — 58 km away
- Beaver Creek vs Park City — both on the Epic, both over 150 km
- Beaver Creek vs Whistler Blackcomb — both on the Epic, both over 150 km
FAQ
- Is Beaver Creek on the Epic Pass?
- Yes. The Epic Pass grants unlimited days at Beaver Creek for 2026/27, with no blackout dates.
- Is Beaver Creek on the Epic Local?
- Yes. The Epic Local grants 10 days shared across 3 resorts at Beaver Creek for 2026/27, with 4 blackout windows.
- How much snow does Beaver Creek get?
- Beaver Creek has heavy snowfall by our banding, averaging 564 cm a season over the last ten measured seasons.
- What else can I ski nearby on the same pass?
- Vail (15 km), Breckenridge (43 km), Keystone (52 km)
Sources
- Pass terms
- Epic
- Mountain figures
- OpenSkiMap, from OpenStreetMap
- Season dates and live status
- skiresort.info
- Snow on the ground
- USDA NRCS SNOTEL, and Open-Meteo