Winter Activites
Winter Activities and Adventure Vacations
Advance Lift Tickets
If you’re purchasing lift tickets for a group, we will help you determining your needs, compile your order and work with you to have them delivered to the appropriate hotel or registration area. With groups of 20 or more, we will ensure that you receive the special group rate and the benefits that go along with the group lift ticket.
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Adventure Ridge™ Activities
Adventure Ridge, situated high atop Vail Mountain™, is the first day-and-night activity center of its kind in the world. Accessible via the Eagle Bahn™ gondola, this thrilling activity center offers a nine-hole regulation disc golf course, horseshoes, croquet, bocci ball, volleyball, orienteering, indoor laser tag, entertainment, dining and more. Packages including activities and dining are available to groups.
Adventure Ridge Vail
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Ski and Snowboard Schools
Vail and Beaver Creek’s world-renowned ski and snowboard school programs are dedicated to providing the most thrilling and rewarding instructional experiences in the world. With more than 1,300 professional instructors, many of whom come from international destinations, Vail and Beaver Creek’s ski and snowboard school programs offer unparalleled instruction in alpine skiing, snowboarding, children's lessons and adaptive techniques.
Beaver Creek Ski and Snowboard School
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Small World Play School™
Childcare is available for non-skiing children ages two months to six years old. In our colorful, slopeside nurseries, children receive individualized care under the watchful eyes of our trained staff. Reservations are required.
Small World Play School
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Nordic Sports
Enjoy cross-country skiing, telemark skiing and snowshoeing on the Nordic and backcountry trails found throughout the Vail Valley. McCoy Park at Beaver Creek features a superb, 32-kilometer track system complete with skating lanes, snowshoe trails and amazing mountaintop views. Vail offers backcountry tours departing from Golden Peak, as well as gourmet lunch tours and Adventure Ridge sunset tours. Both resorts offer instruction, equipment rental and retail shops. Group prices vary.
Beaver Creek Nordic Center
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Group Races
Each season the U.S. Ski Team races on a NASTAR course, with the fastest competitor establishing a "zero handicap." Throughout the rest of the season, each time someone races, his or her handicap is calculated against the National Pacesetter's time. Gold, silver and bronze medals are awarded based on time, age and gender. NASTAR race courses are located on both Vail and Beaver Creek mountains.
Race World Beaver Creek
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Race Clinics
Improve your racing abilities with our NASTAR race clinics, offering personalized gate training and video analysis. Clinics are run by professional racers and race coaches. Pricing is based on the number of participants.
Race World Beaver Creek
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Rentals
Beaver Creek offers ski, snowboard, Nordic ski, snowshoe, helmet and clothing rentals for adults. The children's ski and snowboard centers offer a full line of ski, snowboard and helmet rentals for kids, which can be fitted by our knowledgeable staff and can be stored overnight for free. Additionally, the On-Mountain Demo Centers, located at Vail and Beaver Creek, offer the latest in ski technology from K2, Dynastar, Volkl, Salomon and Rossignol. As a special promotion, if you rent from the Demo Centers and then purchase skis through Beaver Creek Sports, you will receive 2 free lift tickets.
Beaver Creek Sports
Beaver Creek Sports Delivery
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Dog Sledding
Experience the once-in-a-lifetime thrill of dog sledding, which allows you to get to know the pups on a guided sleigh as it weaves through the beautiful winter landscape. Each sled can accommodate up to two adults. Trips include transportation, blankets and a hot cocoa break.
Mountain Musher
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Snowshoeing
Escape to the pristine Rocky Mountain backcountry on a ski/snowboard or snowshoe tour and enjoy untracked snow, quiet glades and breathtaking mountain views. Guides will lead you to wherever the snow is best, which is often over 10,000 feet, at the top of Vail Pass.
Beaver Creek Snowshoe
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Sleigh Rides
Enjoy a Snowcat-drawn sleigh ride up Beaver Creek Mountain and enjoy an elegant dinner at AAA Four Diamond Award-winning Beano's Cabin (call 970-949-9090 for reservations). Or hop on a Snowcat-drawn sleigh and dine at Zach's Cabin, offering spectacular views of Bachelor Gulch (call 970-845-6575 for reservations).
4 Eagle Ranch
Bearcat Stables
Black Mountain Ranch
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Snowmobiling
Embark on an exciting snowmobile tour through the scenic backcountry. Tours range from a two-hour trip including a hot cocoa break to a full-day trip exploring the "powder stashes" and high ridges above 10,000 feet.
Adventure Ridge Vail (970) 476-9090
Nova Guides
Piney River Adventures
Black Mountain Ranch
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Snowcoach Tours
Travel with ease in a 13 passenger, fully enclosed, heated, four-track vehicle that maneuvers over the snow. Trails wind their way through the White River National Forest at historic Camp Hale. Enjoy the pristine beauty of the back country with majestic views of the Colorado Rockies and the Continental Divide.
Nova Guides
