Beaver Creek, Colorado
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| Beaver Creek, Colorado | |
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 Beaver Creek, Colorado
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| Coordinates: 39°36′18″N 106°30′55″W / 39.605°N 106.51528°WCoordinates: 39°36′18″N 106°30′55″W / 39.605°N 106.51528°W | |
| Country | USA |
| State |  State of Colorado |
| County | Eagle County |
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| • Type | unincorporated community |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| • Summer (DST) | MDT (UTC-6) |
| ZIP Code | 81620[1] |
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.[1]
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[edit] History
The Beaver Creek area was settled about 1951.
[edit] 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.
[edit] '76 Winter Olympic Games
When Colorado sought to host the '76 Winter Olympic Games, Beaver Creek development was part of its bid. 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.
[edit] Grand opening
The Beaver Creek Resort opened in 1980 with 425 acres (1,720,000 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 December 2011, the Resort reported 1,815 acres (7,350,000 m2) of skiable terrain, 25 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.[2]
[edit] Gerald Ford
The community is home to the annual AEI World Forum, 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.
[edit] Geography
Beaver Creek is located at 39°36′18″N 106°30′55″W / 39.605°N 106.51528°W (39.604895,-106.515305).
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "ZIP Code Lookup" (JavaScript/HTML). United States Postal Service. January 3, 2007. http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/citytown.jsp. Retrieved January 3, 2007.
- ^ Ali Trachta, 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: The Creaky Beavers Hit Beaver Creek', in The Los Angeles Times, Sep. 13 2011 [1]
[edit] External links
- Vail Valley Partnership – The Chamber and Tourism Bureau
- Beaver Creek, Colorado at the Open Directory Project
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