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Beaver Creek Winter Fast Facts 2012-13
2012-2013 Beaver Creek Winter Fast Facts
 
Dates and Hours
Ski Season: Nov. 21, 2012- April 14, 2013
Hours of Operation: 9:00 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Hours extend over the course of the season as daylight hours extend.

Elevations
Base Elevation: Beaver Creek Village 8,100 ft./ Arrowhead Village 7,400 ft.
Summit Elevation: (Beaver Creek Mountain) 11,440 ft. /3,488 m
Vertical Rise: 3,340 ft.

Snow
Annual Average Snowfall: 325 inches
Snowmaking: 650 acres

Acreage
Total Skiable Area: 1,815 acres

Trail Classification(Total Mountain Acreage)
38 % Expert/Advanced (694 acres)
43 % Intermediate (776 acres)
19 % Beginner (345 acres)
Conventional Trails: 149
Longest Run: Centennial at 2.75 miles
Bowls: 2, Rose Bowl and Larkspur Bowl

Terrain Parks
Terrain Parks: 3 (Park 101, Zoom Room and The Rodeo)
Half-Pipe: 1

Lifts
Total Number of Lifts: 25
Gondolas: 2 (Buckaroo Express Gondola and Riverfront Express Gondola)
High-Speed Quads: 11
Triple Chairs: 1
Double Chairs: 2
Surface Lift: 1
Conveyor: 8
Total Uphill Capacity: 34,220 people per hour

Climate(Temperatures in Fahrenheit)
Average Winter Temperatures: 45 degree days, below 30 degree nights
Average Summer Temperatures: 75 degree days, 45 degree nights
Beaver Creek enjoys more than 275 days of sunshine annually.
 
Important Information for Editorial Use
Snow Line: (800) 427-8308
Toll Free Reservations: (800) 404-3535
Beaver Creek Information Center: (970) 754-4636
Ski and Snowboard School: (800) 503-8748
Facebook.com/beavercreek
Twitter: @beavercreekmtn
m.beavercreek.com
Consumer Web Site:www.beavercreek.com

About Vail Resorts
Vail Resorts, Inc., through its subsidiaries, is the leading mountain resort operator in the United States. The Company's subsidiaries operate the mountain resort properties of Vail, Beaver Creek, Breckenridge and Keystone mountain resorts in Colorado, and the Heavenly Ski Resort and Northstar-at-Tahoe Resort in the Lake Tahoe area of California and Nevada, and the Grand Teton Lodge Company in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The Company's subsidiary, RockResorts, a luxury resort property and hotel company, manages casually elegant properties across the United States and in the Caribbean. Vail Resorts Development Company is the real estate planning, development and construction subsidiary of Vail Resorts, Inc. Vail Resorts is a publicly held company traded on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: MTN). The Vail Resorts company website is www.vailresorts.com and consumer website is www.snow.com.

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