Beaver Creek, Colorado
Encyclopedia
Beaver Creek is an unincorporated community
in Eagle County
, Colorado, United States. Beaver Creek is located immediately south of the town of Avon
and encompasses the Beaver Creek Resort
and adjacent business, lodging, and residential areas. The U.S. Post Office
at Avon
(ZIP Code
81620) serves Beaver Creek postal addresses.
opened in 1980 with 425 acres (1,719,915.5 m²) of skiable terrain, 4 chairlifts and 28 runs. Although he had originally opposed it, Governor Richard Lamb referred to the ski area during the grand opening ceremonies as the Tiffany's of ski resorts. As of April 2008, the Resort reported 1815 acres (7,345,050.9 m²) of skiable terrain, 17 lifts, and 149 runs. The late U.S. President Gerald Ford
and Betty Ford
owned a home in Beaver Creek. Steve Fossett
also lived here. Kelsey Grammer
and his ex-wife Camille Grammer had a house in Beaver Creek, and an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
was shot here.
, founded by Ford, and the annual Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
. Beaver Creek was the host to Gerald Ford hosted annual summits for the retired heads of Europe at Beaver Creek.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Eagle County
Eagle County, Colorado
Eagle County is the thirteenth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado in the United States. The county is named for the Eagle River. The county population was 41,659 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is the Town of Eagle...
, Colorado, United States. Beaver Creek is located immediately south of the town of Avon
Avon, Colorado
Avon is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,561 at the 2000 census. Avon is the gateway to the Beaver Creek Resort which lies about two miles south of the town. It was the previous site of Vail Resorts before the...
and encompasses the Beaver Creek Resort
Beaver Creek Resort
Beaver Creek Resort is a major United States ski resort near Avon, Colorado, run by Vail Resorts. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west...
and adjacent business, lodging, and residential areas. The U.S. Post Office
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
at Avon
Avon, Colorado
Avon is a Home Rule Municipality that is the most populous town in Eagle County, Colorado, United States. The population was 5,561 at the 2000 census. Avon is the gateway to the Beaver Creek Resort which lies about two miles south of the town. It was the previous site of Vail Resorts before the...
(ZIP Code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
81620) serves Beaver Creek postal addresses.
White River National Forest
Beaver Creek ski area operates on National Forest System lands under special use permit to the White River National Forest. The 30-year permit assigns a portion of the bundle of rights associated with land ownership to the permit holder. All lifts, ski trails, and facilities must be approved by the Forest Service in advance prior to construction. Master development plans, construction plans, and summer and winter operating plans are approved by the federal agency prior to each season of operation. Vail Resorts pays a fee to the U.S. Treasury for the use of federal lands amounting to about one dollar per skier. Beaver Creek was originally conceived by Erik Martin, Forest Service Program Manager for Ski Area Administration (1972–2003), White River National Forest, to be a small portion of a larger ski area connected on the east by ski lifts and trails to the Town of Minturn via Meadow Mountain and Grouse Mountain, as well as, Battle Mountain, and Vail ski resort, and on the west to a new entrance portal in Lake Creek. Grouse Mountain was rated excellent for skiing and comparable to Snowmass-at-Aspen by the Forest Service. Skiing connections to Minturn, Battle Mountain, and Vail ski resort was stalled in 1976 due to public opposition.'76 Winter Olympic Games
Colorado was awarded the ill-fated '76 Winter Olympic Games. The prestigious alpine downhill race, the showcase event of the Winter Olympic Games, was planned for Beaver Creek by the Denver Olympic Organizing Committee. Erik J. Martin, Program Manager for Ski Area Administration, WRNF, was the first Landscape architect in the world to use three dimensional computer modeling for ski resort planning at Beaver Creek (Reference: History of Vail by June Simonton, and History of Beaver Creek by Seth Marks). Design of the award winning pedestrian village resulted from a Forest Service decision to limit vehicle access and parking and their architectural direction to blend the architecture and ski trails with the scenic National Forest landscape backdrop (Landscape Management, Ski Area Chapter, and FSM 2380). The design theme was eventually established by Vail Resorts after a thorough investigation of European architecture and alpine ski resorts. The Birds of Prey Downhill Course was eventually constructed and Beaver Creek resort has hosted numerous international alpine ski races and the alpine World Championships.Grand opening
The Beaver Creek ResortBeaver Creek Resort
Beaver Creek Resort is a major United States ski resort near Avon, Colorado, run by Vail Resorts. The resort comprises three villages, the main Beaver Creek Village, Bachelor Gulch, and Arrowhead to the west...
opened in 1980 with 425 acres (1,719,915.5 m²) of skiable terrain, 4 chairlifts and 28 runs. Although he had originally opposed it, Governor Richard Lamb referred to the ski area during the grand opening ceremonies as the Tiffany's of ski resorts. As of April 2008, the Resort reported 1815 acres (7,345,050.9 m²) of skiable terrain, 17 lifts, and 149 runs. The late U.S. President Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford
Gerald Rudolph "Jerry" Ford, Jr. was the 38th President of the United States, serving from 1974 to 1977, and the 40th Vice President of the United States serving from 1973 to 1974...
and Betty Ford
Betty Ford
Elizabeth Ann Bloomer Warren Ford , better known as Betty Ford, was First Lady of the United States from 1974 to 1977 during the presidency of her husband Gerald Ford...
owned a home in Beaver Creek. Steve Fossett
Steve Fossett
James Stephen Fossett was an American commodities trader, businessman, and adventurer. Fossett is the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in a balloon...
also lived here. Kelsey Grammer
Kelsey Grammer
Allen Kelsey Grammer is an American actor and comedian. He is most widely known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane on the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier...
and his ex-wife Camille Grammer had a house in Beaver Creek, and an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills is an American reality series for the Bravo cable network. The sixth installment in the network's The Real Housewives of... franchise, production for the Evolution Media series began in March 2010. The show premiered on October 14, 2010...
was shot here.
Gerald Ford
The community is home to the annual AEI World ForumAEI World Forum
The AEI World Forum is an annual meeting of business and financial executives, heads of government, government officials, and intellectuals. Held every summer in Beaver Creek, Colorado, it is sponsored by the American Enterprise Institute and the Vail Valley Foundation, and it features a number of...
, founded by Ford, and the annual Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival
The Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival is an annual summer classical music festival located in Vail, Colorado. The festival was founded in 1987 by violinist Ida Kavafian and attorney John Giovando with the initial purpose of presenting a concert series of chamber music...
. Beaver Creek was the host to Gerald Ford hosted annual summits for the retired heads of Europe at Beaver Creek.