Beaver Creek
In 1981, Beaver Creek-Vail's even-more-upscale sister resort 10 minutes west on I-70-was opened: It's a smaller resort, but superlative in its own right, with a World Cup downhill course, a Ritz-Carlton, and a spit-shined vibe (not to mention covered escalators in the base village and free hot chocolate-chip cookies handed out by staffers).
Ski Areas
