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Momix is a visual masterpiece that is not to be missed by anyone and everyone who loves dance and live performance. Beginning in the early eighties, Momix dancers were led by their fearless leader, Moses Pendleton, and were able to transform their movements and choreography into spectacular displays that mimic creatures, structures, and scenarios. Now they are back and better than ever with brand new breathtaking routines and some classic older ones from their hay day.
The Momix dancers are some of the most limber and skilled in their area, and they don’t come around that often so this is your chance to get in on this visual gold while you still have the chance. Watch in awe as the Momix players transform their dancing into amazing creatures like a winding snake or turn the stage into a space terrain right before your very eyes. This performance is called "The Best of Momix" and will feature their most memorable, heavy hitting, and unimaginable feats from all of their years of performance. Come witness this event for amazing images from the best of their performances while previewing some new surprises that will leave you delighted. Celebrate 25 years of incredible Momix dancing and effects with this once in a lifetime opportunity.
Momix was modern dance back in the early eighties, and it is still modern dance today with movements and concepts that are still considered edgy and top of the line. It all happens on January 13th, 2010, and tickets are going fast, so get in on Momix while you still have the chance! For more information about Momix, and for this performance in Beaver Creek call 888.920.2787.
This ski season is going to be spectacular and Beaver Creek lodging has some outstanding accommodations at very reasonable rates. A big part of what keeps so many others returning each season is the charm of these mountain villages and the relaxing atmosphere of the Beaver Creek lodging. Here’s just a few of this season’s best offerings.
Beaver Creek West Condominiums
This is a first class property with 85 condominiums of one, two and tree bedrooms. All units feature a fireplace and full kitchen complete with cookware, so whipping up an intimate meal for two or dinner for the whole family will be a breeze. For another nice touch, all of the bedrooms have their own bathroom, and every unit features their own laundry facilities. You may also want to take advantage of the brand new leisure facilities, which include an outdoor heated pool for the adults as well as one for the kids, three hot tubs and an enormous state of the art sauna. Their excellent service and polite staff are all about making your Beaver Creek vacation a memorable one.
Through October, the Beaver Creek Resort will be busy rating chocolate chip cookies in preparation for their World's Best Chocolate Chip Cookie Competition. Anyone can enter their favorite chocolate chip recipe. The only catch, it can't include peanut butter or nuts in the ingredient list, only chocolate chips and the best cookie dough recipe you can muster.
The five best cookies are then chosen, and the five top finalists flown to the Beaver Creek Lodge to represent their cookie in a stand-off that takes place in the Beaver Creek Plaza on November 25th, 2009. This date also happens to be the opening day for the Vail/Beaver Creek Mountain ski season, giving just one more reason to take the day off from work to join in the festivities.
This favorite Beaver Creek family tradition has been going on for nearly three decades and gets better and better as each year passes. Start the evening off with a fun and delicious gingerbread competition, and bring your best! You will see some of the most big and beautiful gingerbread houses that you have ever witnessed, and will get a chance to bid on them in the Tree Lighting and Gingerbread Competition silent auction.
The proceeds of this gingerbread competition will go to the CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) which works to recruit and train community members to serve as court appointed advocated for neglected and abused children. Help out the local children while having lots of fun with the annual Beaver Creek Gingerbread Competition! After the judging, enjoy a monumental tree lighting ceremony at 5:30. Men, women, and children young and old will all gather to witness a big beautiful winter celebration that pays homage to all holidays of the season. Once the tree is lit, the fireworks will start and the real celebration starts!
You just can’t beat the appeal and charm of a Beaver Creek lodge for your next ski vacation or romantic winter getaway. While you have many choices in Beaver Creek lodging in the villages of the resort itself and the surrounding towns, rooms at the areas multiple top tier resort lodges are truly something special. I’m going to point out a few of the best properties available to you this season.
Seasons Lodge at Arrowhead
This acclaimed Beaver Creek lodge is set apart from the foot traffic of the main resort village and lies in a beautiful gated community with a very relaxed atmosphere. Here mountain and European architecture blend together to provide relaxing and luxurious accommodations at an affordable price and in an absolutely ideal location. While staying here you will be connected to Beaver Creek itself via a wonderful first in resort planning, the Vail Valley Village-to-Village ski terrain. The lodge rooms and one, two or three bedroom condo units are well appointed and come with wood burning fireplace, full kitchen, washer and dryer.
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From lodging to ski’s to snowmobiles, Beaver Creek rentals have every aspect of your next ski vacation to Colorado covered. Let me help point you in the right direction for everything you’ll need while making your Beaver Creek travel plans.
For all of your Beaver Creek ski and other equipment rentals and you won’t have to go far. Beaver Creek Sports have seven slopeside locations all over the resort and only steps away from every chairlift. Skis and snowboards from top names like K2, Dynastar, Rossignol, Salomon and Volkl are just a taste of the selection you’ll find. Whatever you need you can be sure they have it and will even provide complimentary in-shop ski storage.
One Track Mind bills themselves as an ‘eclectic snowboard shop’ and they specialize in outerwear, snowboards, skateboards, boots, accessories and lifestyle clothing from names like Burton, Ride, K2, Summer, Bonfire, 686 and others.
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For skiers hitting the slopes this season, a Beaver Creek ski trip is definitely this year’s hot ticket, particularly for those looking to get the most for their vacation dollar. A Beaver Creek vacation isn’t just the best skiing in the country; it’s also a great value for the whole family on lodging and activities that everyone can enjoy, and all in a gorgeous mountain setting.
Beaver Creek ski conditions couldn’t be better as thousands of annual visitors can attest. The area is famous for high snowfall rates (around 350 inches), and outstanding ski and snowboard instruction. The mix of terrain is second to none and is widely regarded as delivering the best experiences in North America. The resort also takes mountain maintenance very seriously. They employ fifty-two operators who work ten-hour shifts, seven days a week to keep all of the slopes runs and trails groomed to perfection, and that’s well over 140 runs on 1600 acres.
Beaver Creek Mountain has a variety of runs for all skill levels and all serviced by over a dozen lifts. For the beginner there are the gentle slopes of Bachelor Gulch, while the open trails of Larkspur and Rose Bowl are perfect for the intermediate. Experts have the steep mogul runs of Grouse Mountain.
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The Colorado ski season is upon us and it’s time to book your Beaver Creek hotel room for the perfect winter getaway. With access to so many nearby ski resorts, a stay at one of the areas fine hotels puts you right at the heart of all the winter fun and activities that outdoor adventurers have come to expect in a Beaver Creek vacation. Here are just some of the excellent choices available to you for your next vacation.
Sheraton Mountain Vista
Nestled in the Vail Valley at the entrance to the Beaver Creek ski area, the Sheraton Mountain Vista has all you’ll need to make your ski vacation a memorable one. The hotel is close to the downhill and cross-country ski areas and can help you make all your skiing, snowmobiling and other recreation plans by way of a helpful resort activity desk. You’ll also be just a quick drive from Vail Village, the Eagle River and Nottingham Lake. Just a few of the exceptional amenities the Sheraton offers include a fitness center, sauna, hot tub and outdoor heated pool. The comfortable and affordably priced rooms include minibars, coffee makers, hair dryers and complimentary daily newspapers.
Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas
For a truly luxurious mountain stay you definitely will want to consider the Westin Riverfront. No detail has been left out by the wonderful folks who help make this Beaver Creek hotel one of the most sought after and highly rated places to stay in the area. The Westin is adjacent to the Riverfront Express Gondola and only a half mile from the Beaver Creek Resort and Beaver Creek Rodeo. And whatever else you bring, don’t forget to pack your appetite as well since the Westin includes the Avondale restaurant, one of the best dining experiences in Beaver Creek.
All of the rooms at the Westin are second to none and lavish you with cozy comforts like goose and feather down pillows, pillowtop mattresses, Egyptian cotton linens, down comforters, fabulous full kitchens, flat screen TV’s, gas fireplaces and CD players complete with docking stations for your MP3 players. Oh and they even throw in complimentary wireless internet as well.
A Beaver Creek condo can’t be beat for luxury and affordability this ski season, as so many return guests are already finding out. With many properties either offering the convenience of ski-in/ski-out access to the slopes or just putting you slope side next to the lifts, it’s no wonder that so many annual visitors to this beautiful resort choose a Beaver Creek condo over all other lodging.
The large size and spacious living areas of these Beaver Creek rentals offer something special not found in other types of accommodations. They provide all the comforts of home set in a spectacular mountain setting with some of North America’s best skiing and snowboarding just outside your front door. Add to that many of the amenities found in more traditional Beaver Creek lodging such as concierge services and housekeeping and it’s easy to see how you just might enjoy your time off the slopes as much as you do on them.
Here are just a few of the outstanding options available to you for your upcoming Beaver Creek vacation.
The Westin Riverfront Mountain Villas
These beautiful condos sit at the base of the mountain right on the Eagle River. All of their studio, one and two bedroom units feature beautiful alpine inspired interiors with private patios or balconies and come with a full kitchen and formal dining room. Curl up in the living room in front of the gas fireplace and enjoy the full entertainment system complete with flat panel television, DVD player and a Bose Wave CD system. Each condo also has free wireless internet and complete laundry facilities. The studios are similar in amenities but with a kitchenette in place of the full kitchen.
