Beaver Creek, Colorado Beaver Creek, Colorado Beaver Creek is positioned in Colorado Beaver Creek - Beaver Creek Beaver Creek is an unincorporated improve in Eagle County, Colorado, United States.
Beaver Creek is positioned immediately south of the town of Avon and encompasses the Beaver Creek Resort and adjoining business, lodging, and residentiary areas.
Post Office at Avon (ZIP Code 81620) serves Beaver Creek postal addresses. The Beaver Creek region was settled about 1865.
Beaver Creek ski region operates on National Forest System lands under special use permit to the White River National Forest.
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 region 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.
When Colorado sought to host the 1976 Winter Olympics, Beaver Creek evolution was part of its prosperous bid in May 1970.
The prestigious alpine downhill race, the showcase event of the Winter Olympics, was prepared for Beaver Creek by the Denver Olympic Organizing Committee.
The Birds of Prey downhill course was constructed in 1997 and Beaver Creek resort has regularly hosted World Cup competitions in early December, primarily in the men's speed affairs.
Vail and Beaver Creek co-hosted the World Championships in 1999 and again in 2015.
The Beaver Creek Resort opened in 1980 with 425 acres (1.72 km2) of skiable terrain, 4 chairlifts and 28 runs.
President Gerald Ford (and wife Betty) owned a home in Beaver Creek.
Adventurist Steve Fossett also lived here, and actor Kelsey Grammer (and his ex-wife Camille) had a home in Beaver Creek, and an episode of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills was shot here. Beaver Creek was the host to Gerald Ford hosted annual summits for the retired heads of Europe at Beaver Creek.
Beaver Creek is positioned at 39 36 18 N 106 30 55 W (39.604895,-106.515305).
Beaver Creek Resort Ali Trachta, 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: The Creaky Beavers Hit Beaver Creek', in The Los Angeles Times, Sep.
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