Resort to Offer Scenic Gondola Rides and On-Mountain Dining beginning Wednesday, Nov. 23
World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition Still Scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 23
Beaver Creek Resort, originally slated to open on Wednesday, Nov. 23, will instead open for the 2016-2017 season on Friday, Nov. 25. The resort will offer scenic gondola rides via the Centennial Express Lift on Wednesday, Nov. 23 and Thursday, Nov. 24, and Spruce Saddle Lodge will be open for on-mountain dining. Weekend overnight temperatures were not as conducive for snowmaking as hoped, but with the current weather forecast for the next several days, the resort operations team is confident that they will be able to open on Friday.
“Our snowmaking and mountain operations teams have been taking advantage of every opportunity to make snow, but the weather was just too warm at night over the weekend to make a Wednesday opening,” said Doug Lovell, chief operating officer Beaver Creek Resort. “The forecast is for cold weather to return on Tuesday night through the weekend, which will enable us to make the snow we need to open by Friday.”
The forecast for Colorado is calling for snowfall tonight into Tuesday with a second storm predicted for the weekend and into early next week.
Kids Winter Camp
The Beaver Creek Children’s Ski and Snowboard School will offer ‘Winter Camp’ on Tuesday, Nov. 22 and Wednesday, Nov. 23 for children ages 3 to 10. The camp will operate between 9 a.m. and 12 p.m. with both indoor and outdoor, weather permitting, activities. Check-in begins at 8:30 a.m. in the Children’s Ski and Snowboard School Office, and no reservations are required. For more information, please call 970-754-5464.
Free Ice Skating
The ice rink located in the Beaver Creek Village will offer complimentary ice skating from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 23 and Thursday, Nov. 24 and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 25.
World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition
Beaver Creek’s World’s Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition is still scheduled for Wednesday, Nov. 23 with an exciting array of events. Five finalists will serve up their delightful creations to an eager crowd of cookie fans and one person will walk away $1,000 and bragging rights as the Official Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe of Beaver Creek for the 2016-2017 winter season. At 2 p.m., the smell of 5,000 cookies will fill the air in Beaver Creek Village, as the judging begins and cookies are doled out to eager guests.
Event Schedule:
2 p.m.: Public judging begins in Beaver Creek Village, next to the Ice Rink. Judging is completely free, but don’t be late – cookies go fast
3 p.m.: Winners announced on the Plaza Stage in Beaver Creek Village
3 p.m.: Cookie Time! (If you didn’t get your fill tasting cookies from the five finalists, the world-famous Cookie Time Chefs will be on hand with heaping trays of signature Beaver Creek cookies.)
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Scheduled for Friday, Nov. 25
Beaver Creek’s 36th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony ushers in another world-class ski season and the beginning of the holiday season at Beaver Creek. The Tree Lighting Ceremony features a holiday poetry contest, ice skating show, performances by various artists, an early visit from Santa Claus, and spectacular fireworks over the Beaver Creek Village.