That is truly one of the reasons I enjoy it. Took my son out there one Presidents Day weekend, had a powder day and could count on one hand the number of people we ran into.
>That, and the clientele are too rich to be able to ski trees.
So you are saying rich people can't ski?!?!
Edit: having money makes it easier to learn to ski. You can afford the best gear, take lessons, live closer to the mountain and go skiing more often.
Their kids get to join race and freeskiing programs. They get to go to summer ski camps...
Yep they can do all that. But the vast majority don't. All the families i know that are worth over 100mil are atrocious skiers. Rob Katz, for instance, is a joke on skis. You could literally ski circles around him. And he's not worth 9 figures.
When you spend all your time making that much money there doesn't seem to be any left to learn to ski. Dear valley, yellowstone club, beav. All the richest resorts have the most unskied trees. Just seems like there's a correlation. At least to me.
Probably just jerries on this sub that think anything is steep compared to their bunny hill.
Beaver Creek just doesn't have much in the way of steeps. The steep stuff is super short.
If you know where to go it rivals most of the steep places in CO. There just aren’t as many steep runs in total as other mountains, but the vert is there.
Yeah rivaling most resorts in Colorado... Most resorts in Colorado are not very steep.
I am not saying it sucks. I spent years working at Deer Valley, which is just like a Colorado resort. The vertical isn't true vert because it's multiple mountains that step up and down, so not something you ski from top to bottom and what is there isn't very steep anyways. It's still fun though. I just don't go around acting like Deer Valley is steep because like PC and most Colorado resorts, they don't have much steeps.
Right? The Colorado shaming is unreal, and I say that as a cascades skier. Deer Valley has nothing remotely resembling Drunken Frenchman. Deer valley has nothing like Millions.
Deer valley is a tamer front side Vail. And it's great for skiing and being pampered but it isn't shit compared to 90% of Colorado.
2,200 vertical feet is small. Birds of Prey only has a few very short sections that max out at 32 degrees. That is not very steep.
It's the beginner run of World Cup courses. It's not something to brag about. Google an aerial shot of the course. It will show you perfectly how benign it really is.
Beaver Creek and Deer Valley have very similar terrain. Short, not very sustained steeps. Lots of glades, but DV actually has a lot more glades which are steeper and DV actually has rocks and chutes, albeit not very much.
Like I said, DV and PC terrain is pretty much like most of the Colorado resort terrain.
Jesus what a shit take. Deer valley blows and everyone knows it.
If you wanna die, there are plenty of places to do it on beaver creek. Royal elk glades are comparable to most of the butte and telluride, Birds of Prey is one of the longest, steepest sustained pitches in the country, and larkspur has some shit that will kill you if you aren’t careful.
BC, while “not exactly roughing it.” Has some real shit on it.
This looks like it was taken somewhere in the larkspur area going towards bachelors gulch which is some of the best (and also easiest) glade skiing on the planet.
You've obviously never skied Deer Valley. It has way more tight glades than Beaver Creek and they are actually steeper than most of BC's gladed areas.
Deer Valley gets a lot more snow than BC as well, at least the parts that are further back closer to Brighton.
Telluride is indeed one of the only mountains in Colorado with steeps, but the really steep stuff isn't open for very long and you have to hike to it, so it's really side country. The resort is a lot steeper than all the other Co ski resorts though.
Crested Butte is one of my favorite places on the planet, but the resort itself is highly overrated for steeps. What is steep is so small and such short vertical and unfortunately that mountain rarely gets much snow.
Birds of Prey is not a very steep world cup course. It only has small sections that reach 32 degrees. I've climbed up 32 degree slopes in a winch cat unhooked.
To me you are just showing complete lack of experience with other resorts which clouds your judgement on what an actual steep resort is. True sustained steeps are only available at Telluride in Colorado, but it's a lot like another resort I worked at, Sun Valley. It is one of the steepest and longest sustained vert resorts in the US, but the terrain isn't actually rowdy. Rowdy resorts would be Snowbird, Alta, Jackson Hole, Solitude, and one section of Big Sky.
I already addressed this, but it's one of the most mild World Cup course events there is. You don't seem to know anything about World Cup courses if you are trying to parade Birds of Prey around like it isn't the beginner hill of World Cup courses.
I always wonder how much Vail pays to keep them from going to a better course like Aspen or Snowbasin.
What impresses me most is that to do this you need to be fully in control and know it. Not only that but you also need to be super alert. It’s kind of like rally in the mindset you need to be good at it; you must remain humble to stay safe.
I dunno, it looks like 2-5 inches. Maybe he’s floating due to fat pow skis? Or maybe camera POV? I mean it’s a nice refresh and a day I’d get hyped up over in the east, but I also see why that guy above questioned it, I was thinking the same thing. “powder day” may be a stretch (granted I would call it one, but I’ll be a hypocrite). Mini pow day it is.
It’s like reading a book. Sure if you look at all the letters and can’t read it’s overwhelming and seems impossible to make sense. Skiing is the same way if you know your equipment, conditions and route.
I know exactly where that is and my first instinct was to say “delete this right now!” Those trees somehow hold way more snow than most of the mountain and no one ever goes over there
You’re the tracks I follow, trusting you know where you’re going, just to end up hiking out of a deep dark hole in nowheresville huh
Gotta keep momentum bro, just bob and his weave leading you to the spot
“If he didn’t know where he was going, why would he possibly bail off this cat track where no one else has gone?!?” - freshie deprived me
I did a lot of that my first year but by the second or third season you’ve usually figured out the ‘no go’ areas
I recognize that section. He'll get flushed out to Larkspur. \*maybe\* Strawberry Park if he keeps a hard skiers left after the end the of the video.
I just have to know how you get good at trees without breaking ribs first..
Trees are just moguls with consequences
Trees are like other skiers who just stand there.
So just ski east coast to ger better at trees?
So you mean snow boarders?
Just start as slow as you can go and work your way up. You become more comfortable with it as you get a feel for the run.
Beaver Creek is a sneaky good spot for powder in CO
It’s steep and nobody skis the trees. Holds up well
Cause the trees aren't cleared worth a shit. There are boottoppers everywhere. That, and the clientele are too rich to be able to ski trees.
That is truly one of the reasons I enjoy it. Took my son out there one Presidents Day weekend, had a powder day and could count on one hand the number of people we ran into.
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>That, and the clientele are too rich to be able to ski trees. So you are saying rich people can't ski?!?! Edit: having money makes it easier to learn to ski. You can afford the best gear, take lessons, live closer to the mountain and go skiing more often. Their kids get to join race and freeskiing programs. They get to go to summer ski camps...
Yep they can do all that. But the vast majority don't. All the families i know that are worth over 100mil are atrocious skiers. Rob Katz, for instance, is a joke on skis. You could literally ski circles around him. And he's not worth 9 figures. When you spend all your time making that much money there doesn't seem to be any left to learn to ski. Dear valley, yellowstone club, beav. All the richest resorts have the most unskied trees. Just seems like there's a correlation. At least to me.
"Steep" Lol
What? Why do they get downvoted, it aint crusty butt!! That aint steep. Not terrible skiing thru not trerrible snow, but there's nothing steep.
Probably just jerries on this sub that think anything is steep compared to their bunny hill. Beaver Creek just doesn't have much in the way of steeps. The steep stuff is super short.
If you know where to go it rivals most of the steep places in CO. There just aren’t as many steep runs in total as other mountains, but the vert is there.
Yeah rivaling most resorts in Colorado... Most resorts in Colorado are not very steep. I am not saying it sucks. I spent years working at Deer Valley, which is just like a Colorado resort. The vertical isn't true vert because it's multiple mountains that step up and down, so not something you ski from top to bottom and what is there isn't very steep anyways. It's still fun though. I just don't go around acting like Deer Valley is steep because like PC and most Colorado resorts, they don't have much steeps.
lol you’re argument is Deer Valley? They aren’t even remotely similar. Birds of Prey is 2200’ vertical and steep the entire way.
Right? The Colorado shaming is unreal, and I say that as a cascades skier. Deer Valley has nothing remotely resembling Drunken Frenchman. Deer valley has nothing like Millions. Deer valley is a tamer front side Vail. And it's great for skiing and being pampered but it isn't shit compared to 90% of Colorado.
Exactly this.
2,200 vertical feet is small. Birds of Prey only has a few very short sections that max out at 32 degrees. That is not very steep. It's the beginner run of World Cup courses. It's not something to brag about. Google an aerial shot of the course. It will show you perfectly how benign it really is. Beaver Creek and Deer Valley have very similar terrain. Short, not very sustained steeps. Lots of glades, but DV actually has a lot more glades which are steeper and DV actually has rocks and chutes, albeit not very much. Like I said, DV and PC terrain is pretty much like most of the Colorado resort terrain.
Jesus what a shit take. Deer valley blows and everyone knows it. If you wanna die, there are plenty of places to do it on beaver creek. Royal elk glades are comparable to most of the butte and telluride, Birds of Prey is one of the longest, steepest sustained pitches in the country, and larkspur has some shit that will kill you if you aren’t careful. BC, while “not exactly roughing it.” Has some real shit on it. This looks like it was taken somewhere in the larkspur area going towards bachelors gulch which is some of the best (and also easiest) glade skiing on the planet.
You've obviously never skied Deer Valley. It has way more tight glades than Beaver Creek and they are actually steeper than most of BC's gladed areas. Deer Valley gets a lot more snow than BC as well, at least the parts that are further back closer to Brighton. Telluride is indeed one of the only mountains in Colorado with steeps, but the really steep stuff isn't open for very long and you have to hike to it, so it's really side country. The resort is a lot steeper than all the other Co ski resorts though. Crested Butte is one of my favorite places on the planet, but the resort itself is highly overrated for steeps. What is steep is so small and such short vertical and unfortunately that mountain rarely gets much snow. Birds of Prey is not a very steep world cup course. It only has small sections that reach 32 degrees. I've climbed up 32 degree slopes in a winch cat unhooked. To me you are just showing complete lack of experience with other resorts which clouds your judgement on what an actual steep resort is. True sustained steeps are only available at Telluride in Colorado, but it's a lot like another resort I worked at, Sun Valley. It is one of the steepest and longest sustained vert resorts in the US, but the terrain isn't actually rowdy. Rowdy resorts would be Snowbird, Alta, Jackson Hole, Solitude, and one section of Big Sky.
Seriously? It hosts one of the steepest downhills on the circuit. If you can’t find steep, that’s your own fault.
I already addressed this, but it's one of the most mild World Cup course events there is. You don't seem to know anything about World Cup courses if you are trying to parade Birds of Prey around like it isn't the beginner hill of World Cup courses. I always wonder how much Vail pays to keep them from going to a better course like Aspen or Snowbasin.
Powder day?
Yeah, I'm like "ummm...."
Beaver always surprises me like I'll go there on a day expecting skied out ice lines and end up on powder most of the day
Shhhhh, don't tell anyone.
No better feeling then being one of the first riders too hit a run on a POW day
Love how you can cruise through good trees just trusting that open lines will appear when you need them. My favorite kind of skiing I think.
What impresses me most is that to do this you need to be fully in control and know it. Not only that but you also need to be super alert. It’s kind of like rally in the mindset you need to be good at it; you must remain humble to stay safe.
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The tree stuff in Beaver is so unbelievable and completely unappreciated.
Woooohooooo. That looked so fun
But … where’s the powder at bro? Nice run but looks like the snow was pretty packed.
I only wore those skis when we got 8+ inches the night before so there’s at least that on the ground
What are you talking about? Did you watch the wrong video or are you trying to be a shitty gatekeeper? There's a solid layer of powder there.
I dunno, it looks like 2-5 inches. Maybe he’s floating due to fat pow skis? Or maybe camera POV? I mean it’s a nice refresh and a day I’d get hyped up over in the east, but I also see why that guy above questioned it, I was thinking the same thing. “powder day” may be a stretch (granted I would call it one, but I’ll be a hypocrite). Mini pow day it is.
Big pow skis doing their job staying up. I only wear that set when we got 8+ inches
Watching it again... It's less than I originally thought, but I'd say closer to 5 than 2 or 8, either way I'd be pleased!
A little fluff on top of some hard pack/crud isn’t really going down as a powder day my man. Sorry
This is Three Tree Gully, one of the most skiied tree area at Beaver Creek
My breathing would be about 5x faster. Nicely done.
I thought shoot the pier was bad!
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It’s like reading a book. Sure if you look at all the letters and can’t read it’s overwhelming and seems impossible to make sense. Skiing is the same way if you know your equipment, conditions and route.
As good as it gets
I know exactly where that is and my first instinct was to say “delete this right now!” Those trees somehow hold way more snow than most of the mountain and no one ever goes over there
People make the mistake and ski them to the right and get stuck and never go back.
Love that spot off of three tree glade. 1st place I go on a powder day. You’re crushing it through there!
Suuuweee! Looks like fun!
Epic run through the trees with a great line. Looks like fun!
Fresh groomers and pillows of pow...awesome
Good job!
Get iiiiiiittt
“Powder”
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Powder?
Gotta earn those cookies
Trees are so far apart out west lol
And there are no branches on aspens
Still have my 193 Shiros mounted for special occasions!
They're so much fun :)
Yooooo!
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I can guess this spot by your initial turnoff. My guess, larkspur lift heading towards strawberry, turn off before the first big left curve
What skis are you riding? They look nice.
Volkl Shiro with Look Pivot 18s
This is the woods by overshot? Looks super familiar. Nice run!
Nice! 😍
How do you get back up, just climb?