Beaver Creek
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Pros
- Until you said affordable I would have suggested Beaver Creek. Lower altitude means less health issues, warmer, fun easy terrain, and they cater to the rich so they know how to be kind to newbies.
- My son was 2 last winter and we skied every green run at Steamboat, Beaver Creek, and Winter Park.
- Beaver Creek was first to mind. Warm chocolate chip cookies and great adult ski school.
- Last year we went to Beaver Creek and loved it.
- I'm a sucker for a silly animal theme as well, so Beaver Creek might end up on my shelf as well.
Cons
- CO being a 2-3 hr likely direct flight and a train ride to Winter Park, or a basecamp in Frisco for summit county resorts plus Vail and Beaver Creek will beat northern VT skiing 9/10 days and NH skiing 19/20 days
- She noted how flat some of the greens were at Beaver Creek and absolutely *hated* that
Sentiment
22 positive (92%) · 1 mixed (4%) · 1 negative (4%)
Trust + time weighted score: +86% · raw score 88%
What redditors said (10 of 24)
Until you said affordable I would have suggested Beaver Creek. Lower altitude means less health issues, warmer, fun easy terrain, and they cater to the rich so they know how to be kind to newbies.
CO being a 2-3 hr likely direct flight and a train ride to Winter Park, or a basecamp in Frisco for summit county resorts plus Vail and Beaver Creek will beat northern VT skiing 9/10 days and NH skiing 19/20 days
My son was 2 last winter and we skied every green run at Steamboat, Beaver Creek, and Winter Park.
Beaver Creek was first to mind. Warm chocolate chip cookies and great adult ski school.
She noted how flat some of the greens were at Beaver Creek and absolutely *hated* that
Last year we went to Beaver Creek and loved it.
I'm a sucker for a silly animal theme as well, so Beaver Creek might end up on my shelf as well.
Beaver creek! Rose bowl
Beaver Creek has abundant soft, groomed terrain at the top of the mountain with amazing views as well as lower on the mountain if the weather is stormy.
Parent context: Keystone, Steamboat, Breck or Beaver Creek Reply: And it’s not even close. Shoot, you can just sit by the fire and the instructors will ski for you!
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