Beaver Creek Resort to Offer Access at Bachelor Gulch Beginning Friday, Dec. 2

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America’s Winter Opening kicks off tonight at Beaver Creek Village

Beginning at 9 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 2, Beaver Creek Resort will begin operating Bachelor Gulch Express Lift (#16) with skiing and snowboarding on Sawbuck trail only. There will not be skiing access between Bachelor Gulch and Beaver Creek Village. Mamie’s Mountain Grill will also open for dining options.

Beaver Creek Resort will operate the following lifts with access to 120 acres of intermediate and beginner terrain:
Centennial Express Lift (#6)
Buckaroo Express Gondola (#1)
Cinch Express Lift (#8)
Bachelor Gulch Express Lift (#16)

America’s Winter Opening, Dec. 1-3
The Pumphouse Bar, live music, kettle curling, free ice skating, sponsor booths, prizes and giveaways will all be part of the free America’s Winter Opening festivities in Beaver Creek Village tonight through Saturday. Find the full event line-up here.

Tickets are also on sale now for a series of events at the Vilar Performing Arts Center, including the all-new ‘Beers of Prey’ winter seasonal beer tastings, performances from Strange Americans, Bonfire dub and friends, and a showing of The Fourth Phase, the new movie from Red Bull Media House. Visit AmericasWinterOpening.com for more information on ticketed events.

Last Chance to Purchase a 2016-2017 Epic Pass
Ski as much as you want, whenever you want. With more than 32,000 acres of skiing and snowboarding terrain, the Epic Pass is the best in the industry and the deadline to purchase is Sunday, Dec. 4. It features unlimited and unrestricted access to Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge, Keystone and Arapahoe Basin in Colorado, Park City in Utah, Heavenly, Northstar and Kirkwood at Lake Tahoe, Perisher in Australia for the 2017 season, Wilmot Mountain just outside of Chicago, Afton Alps in Minnesota and Mt. Brighton in Michigan. The Epic Pass and Epic Local Pass now provide five free days at Whistler Blackcomb in 2016-2017 with holiday restrictions. The Epic Pass also grants limited access to Arlberg in Austria, Les 3 Vallées, Paradiski and Tignes-Val D’Isere in France, Skirama Dolomiti in Italy and 4 Vallées in Switzerland. See all of the season pass options at www.epicpass.com before Dec. 4.