Beaver Creek opens the Winter season with two weekends of activities, entertainment, and skiing!
Make the first chair in Beaver Creek on Wednesday, November 21 and earn EpicMix Pins, early season vertical feet, and bragging rights with all your friends back home.
After a day on the hill, enjoy some of Beaver Creek’s Signature Events including the cookie competition, and Tree Lighting.
15th Annual Cookie Competition
Vote on the official cookie of Beaver Creek for the 2018-19 ski season!
Wednesday, November 21
1:00PM Music begins in village, guests can enjoy hot cocoa being served and begin lining up to taste cookies. Tasting booklets will also be available for guests to jot down notes on their favorite cookies!
2:00PM Bell rings, cookie tasting starts! Guests can sample cookies from each of the finalists and vote for their favorite
2:30PM Giveaways and dance-offs on fountain stage!
3:00PM Award ceremony on the fountain stage
3:00PM Beaver Creek cookie time begins
38th Annual Tree Lighting
Kick off the holiday season with figure skating, caroling, the lighting of the tree, and fireworks!
Friday, November 23
Beaver Creek takes a few days off to prepare for one of the most famous stops on the men’s World Cup Alpine Skiing tour, the Birds of Prey. Watch as the best ski racers in the world take on the famous course, home of the 2015 World Alpine Ski Championships. All race events are free and open to the public, concessions and restrooms will be available.
Birds of Prey Schedule of Events
Thursday, November 29th
11:00am: Men’s Downhill Training, Birds of Prey Racecourse
4:00pm – 7:00pm: Birds of Prey Eighties Ski Welcome Party, Beaver Creek VillageFriday, November 30th
10:45am: Men’s Super G Race, Birds of Prey Racecourse
12:00pm – 6:00pm: Birds of Prey Way, Beaver Creek Village
7:30pm: Warren Miller Movie, Vilar Performing Arts CenterSaturday, December 1st
11:00am: Men’s Downhill Race, Birds of Prey Racecourse
12:00pm – 6:00pm: Birds of Prey Way, Beaver Creek Village
3:00pm – 6:00pm: Beers of Prey, Beaver Creek Village
8:00pm: Darius Rucker, Vilar Performing Arts CenterSunday, December 2nd
9:45am: Men’s GS Race – Run 1, Birds of Prey Racecourse
12:45pm: Men’s GS Race – Run 2, Birds of Prey Racecourse
10:00am – 3:00pm: Birds of Prey Way, Beaver Creek Village
If you’re interested in VIP Packages contact the Vail Valley Foundation at 970.777.2015.
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